Isn’t a briar rose sort of ‘low’ coded in European tradition?
Interesting to see associations for chrysanthemums that AREN’T queer.
“If a person truly cares for them, why must one always think back to Qu Yuan’s marsh and Tao Qian’s eastern hedge?” This seems like the clincher, and we have no further information.
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Re: 3.6 咏白菊 On the White Chrysanthemum
Date: 2022-01-26 10:25 pm (UTC)Interesting to see associations for chrysanthemums that AREN’T queer.
“If a person truly cares for them, why must one always think back to Qu Yuan’s marsh and Tao Qian’s eastern hedge?” This seems like the clincher, and we have no further information.