Current
Special Exhibitions at Botanical
Garden of Every Day Life of National Museum
of Japanese History, Sakura city Chiba prefecture.
Outline of
Exhibition
The
annual Traditional Antique Chrysantheum exhibition was held from November 25 to
27th at the Botanical Garden of Every Day Life of the National museum of
Japanese History in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture.
According to the two page summaries with
the photograph of this Traditional Antique Chrysantheum is described as six kinds. And each of these six kinds
of Traditional Antique
Chrysantheum is divided into two
kinds.
For
details, please visit this museum's homepage: https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/exhibitions/index.html
And please click next
Exhibitions|National Museum of Japanese History ⇒Botanical Garden Of Everyday Life⇒Special program
Then, you can see Traditional Antique
Chrysantheum.
The
Japanese have long thought of the sakura
(cherry blossom) as the flower which symbolizes the
nation.But, the chrysanthemum is another flower which,because of its use in the
Imperial Crest,is
considered to be symbolic of Japan.
Speaking
of chrysanthemums, 『The
Chrysanthemum and the Sword 』this
book has been published in 1946, but I have not read it, I only know the name
of the book.
I will install six kind of traditional antique chrysanthemum, the first time is Sagagiku.
Sagagiku,嵯峨菊
It is
said that it was planted in the court in the days of Emperor Saga(809-823) and appreciated side by side
with tea ceremonies and poetry party.