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From China, with love
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 15/10/2012
» China has always been fascinating to me, not only with her long history and colourful civilisation, but also because of her natural wonders. Flora and fauna in China have captivated the imagination of the people in the West for hundreds of years. Chinoiserie is the term for the fashion of Chinese themes in decoration in western Europe, beginning in the late 17th century, reaching its peak in the rococo chinoiserie wave, 1740-1770.
Nihon no Hana
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 01/10/2012
» The second exhibit of the Museum of Floral Culture is called "The World of Floral Culture". This takes the visitors on a magic carpet ride to the beautiful world of floral cultures. Important floral cultures of different nations flourishing in different parts of Asia _ China, Japan, Cambodia, Bali, Tibet, Laos and India _ are celebrated and put into delightful displays in the exhibition.
Beauty bountiful
Life, Sakul Intakul, Published on 08/02/2012
» Especially in Eastern cultures, flower symbolism plays a significant role in the way the people use and associate themselves with those little pretty things with petals we call flowers. And my new discovery is that fruit symbolism does pretty much the same. In every culture around the globe, fruits symbolise fertility, joy and happiness. Together with flowers, fruits have long graced the dining tables of royalty and nobility as a modest display of abundance in lives.