
Denese Erickson, Minnesota Peony Society, 2021
Flying Celestial (Apsara), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials
15 year Art in Bloom participant
Floral Products Used: peonies, lisianthus, limonium, statice, wax flower, salal, myrtle, variegated pittosporum, bleached curly willow
This seated bodhisattva may be defined as a person who may enter nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion to save suffering beings. In a similar fashion our beautiful peonies bring us joy and comfort each time they bloom.
Floral Arrangement Inspired by...
Flying Celestial (Apsara), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials, c. 951-953
China
Fresco
Gift of C.T. Loo, Inc. 50.41.2
On View in Gallery 200
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