Hanami
Submitted by julie on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 03:51.
Name: Hanami
Size: 4'2" x 6'1"
Medium: Acrylic on fabric and fir.
Status: For Sale
Hanami is the festival to celebrate the flowering Sakura tree in Japan. The Sakura
symbolizes feminine beauty are believed to exemplify the transient nature of life, because of their short blooming times. The Sakura to be an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life and mortality, an aspect of Japanese cultural tradition that is often associated with Buddhistic influence.