The Japanese name of this plant, murasaki shikibu, is taken from Lady Murasaki, a 10th century lady of the Japanese imperial court, and famous author of The Tale of Genji. The plant represents all the elegance of a lady of the imperial court. It is normally admired for its perfectly round, tiny purple berries, which come at a different stage of its growth.
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Debbie - how lovely....both the saga of Lady Murasaki and your wonderful painting!
ReplyDeleteMy Valentine Card arrived....it is even more wonderful in person!!!!
I love it!
Big Hugs from San Francisco,
♥ Robin ♥
This is exquisite and the verse is so apt. Thank you for this beautiful inspiration.
ReplyDeleteA very sweet etegami!
ReplyDeleteOh! I used to have beautyberry growing in my garden-- it was lovely. It was very vigorous for a while but then one year it just suddenly vanished. I can't remember if there was some unusual condition that year... but somehow this illustration really captures both its presence & its disappearance for me...
ReplyDeleteLovely, Debbie! So soft and calm. And the Scripture from Titus is perfect.
ReplyDelete~LuAnn