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Reader Collection > Exhibitions > Symbolism in Japanese Art: plants and birds
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Plant
Lespedeza (Lespedeza sp.) Symbol of autumn, beauty, ephemerality
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Bird
Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Symbol of autumn, courage, poverty
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Artist
Yūho Tanaka |
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Plants
1 Common reed (Phragmites australis) Symbol of autumn, winter
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Bird
White-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) Symbol of autumn, winter, happiness, caution
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Artist
Rinsai Shiba |
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(Dianthus superbus) Symbol of autumn, summer, delicacy, love
3 Scabious patrinia (Patrinia scabiosifolia) Symbol of autumn
4 Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil) Symbol of autumn, love, death |
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Plants
1 Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) Symbol of autumn
2 Fringed pink (Dianthus superbus) Symbol of autumn, summer, delicacy, love
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Bird
Gray wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) Symbol of autumn, winter, happiness, caution
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Artist
Hiroshige III Utagawa |
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Plants
1 Eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis) Symbol of autumn, loneliness
2 Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) Symbol of autumn
3 Porcelain vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Koson Ohara
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Plant
Snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumeroides) Symbol of autumn, fertility, longevity
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Bird
White-cheeked starling (Sturnus cineraceus) Symbol of autumn
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Artist
Seitei Watanabe |
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Plant
Rice (Oryza sativa) Symbol of autumn, prosperity
Bird
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Gessō Yoshimoto
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Plant
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Symbol of autumn, fertility
Bird
Eurasian siskin (Carduelis spinus) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Shizuo Ashikaga
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Plants
1 Indian chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum) Symbol of autumn
2 Florist’s chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum grandiflorum) Symbol of autumn, power, longevity, delicacy, happiness, courage, honor, purity
Bird
Green-winged teal (Anas crecca) Symbol of autumn, winter
Artist
Bairei Kōno
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Plant
Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) Symbol of autumn, winter, longevity, better fortune
Bird
Brown-eared bulbul (Ixos amaurotis) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Gorō Imae
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Plant
Japanese persimmon (Disopyros kaki) Symbol of autumn, victory
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Bird
Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) Symbol of autumn, summer
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Artist
Gakusui Ide |
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Plant
Cockscomb (Celosia cristatus) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Long-tailed rosefinch (Uragus sibericus) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Tsunenobu Kanō
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Plant
Japanese bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Bihō Takahashi
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Plants
1 Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) Symbol of autumn
2 Aster (Aster sp.) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Rustic bunting (Emberiza rustica) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Keinen Imao
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Plant
Cotton-rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica) Symbol of autumn
Publisher
Katsugorō Inoue
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Plant
Oak (Quercus serrata) Symbol of autumn, victory
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Bird
White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) Symbol of autumn
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Artist
Shigemasa Kitao |
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Plant
Japanese-creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni) Symbol of autumn
Artist
Issei Nomura
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Plant
Hardy begonia (Begonia grandis) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Symbol of beauty, power
Artist
Hodō Nishimura
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Plant
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum makinoi) Symbol of autumn
Bird
Domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) Symbol of power, courage, protection,beauty, happiness, herald of morning
Artist
Sōzan Itō
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Plant
Sasanqua camellia (Camellia sasanqua) Symbol of winter, death
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Bird
Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) Symbol of winter, elegance, sweetness, kindness, loyalty, honor
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Artist
Chikuseki Yamamoto |
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Plants
1 Camellia (Camellia japonica) Symbol of winter, death
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Artist
Kiyoshi Takizawa |
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2 Bunchflower daffodil (Narcissus tazetta) Symbol of winter, new year, spring, happiness, prosperity, immortality
Birds
1 Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) Symbol of winter, love, happiness, loyalty
2 Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) Symbol of winter, perseverance, victory, loneliness, strife |
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Pine (Pinus sp.) Symbol of winter, longevity
Bird
Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) Symbol of winter, longevity, prosperity,marriage, messenger or mount for the immortals
Artist
Bakufū Ohno
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Plant
Bunchflower daffodil (Narcissus tazetta) Symbol of winter, new year, spring, happiness, prosperity, immortality
Birds
1 Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Symbol of winter, boldness, courage, victory, kindness, purity
2 Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus) Symbol of winter, elegance, sweetness, kindness, loyalty, honor
Artist
Hiroshige Utagawa
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Plant
Common reed (Phragmites australis) Symbol of winter, autumn
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Bird
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) Symbol of winter, autumn, prosperity
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Artist
Keinen Imao |
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Plant
Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) Symbol of winter, spring, fertility, power,happiness, love, prosperity
Bird
Winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Symbol of winter
Artist
Sūgakudō Nakayama
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Plant
Pine (Pinus sp.) Symbol of winter, longevity
Bird
Scops owl (Otus sp.) Symbol of winter, ingratitude, death
Artist
Hiroshige Utagawa
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