Offering colour at winter's end, it was believed that daffodils, camellias, wintersweet and Japanese apricots were at their most fragrant when it snowed.
Collectively known as the '4 Friends of the Snow', the 'setchū-no-shiyū' (雪中四友) were a particularly popular subject for Chinese painters.
❄️FOUR FRIENDS OF THE SNOW💮
Daffodils, camellias, wintersweet and Japanese apricots are known as 'setchū-no-shiyū' (雪中四友), the 'Four Friends of the Snow'.
keeping company
with the plum tree-
the gate's last snow
梅の木の連に残るや門の雪
-Kobayshi Issa (小林一茶), 1822.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
#wagashi #和菓子 #japanesesweets #雪中四友 #fourfriendsofthesnow #Japan #Kyoto
Offering colour at winter's end, it was believed that daffodils, camellias, wintersweet and Japanese apricots were at their most fragrant when it snowed.
Collectively known as the '4 Friends of the Snow', the 'setchū-no-shiyū' (雪中四友) were a popular subject for Chinese painters.
Camellia Tea Ceremony