Flower power
Subtitle: the meaning of flowers in Asian art
By: Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Contributors: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Asian Art Museum
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780939117796
Subjects: Exhibitions; Flowers in art; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco; Flowers; Themes, motives; Asian Art
Description: "In 1967, the phrase "flower power" transformed the commonplace flower into a Buddhist-inspired symbol of peace. In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of San Francisco's Summer of Love, this book showcases the expressive powers of flowers in Asian arts and cultures. Beginning in ancient times, a language of flowers, where certain blooms suggest specific themes, was communicated in art throughout Asia. Here forty artworks, all drawn from the Asian Art Museum's renowned collection, focus on six celebrated flowers--lotus, plum blossom, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, tulip, and rose--and the messages they convey"--
Notes: "Flower Power is organized by the Asian Art Museum. Exhibition dates: June 23-October 1, 2017."

Includes bibliographical references (page 112).
Table of contents: title: Transcendence: lotus; title: Transience: plum and cherry; title: Reflection: chrysanthemum; title: Sophistication: tulip and rose; title: Provocation: flowers in contemporary art.