3. Chinese and Japanese Ink Paintings While lotus flowers are common in traditional Eastern art, black or dark-hued lotuses often appear in works symbolizing the balance of light and dark or as a ...

Now is a good season to enjoy lotus flowers around China. Chinese people have an abiding fondness for this beautiful species. Untouched by any impurities, the lotus symbolizes purity of the heart ...

There are “the dark lotuses” of the protagonist ... Alex Majoli IF THERE’S ONE flower with which the lotus has historically been confused, in art and literature as well as in science ...