Chrysanthemums (Oriental Art) - Chow Chian-Chu & Chow Leung Chen-Ying - Framed Plate - 16"H x 12"W

Chrysanthemums (Oriental Art) - Chow Chian-Chu & Chow Leung Chen-Ying - Framed Plate - 16"H x 12"W

Chow Chian-chiu and Chow Leung Chen-ying are married Chinese artists

They moved to Hong Kong and established the International Studio of Chinese Arts. They later moved to the United States and founded the Chow Studio in Miami.

Mr. Chow Chian-chiu showed a talent at painting birds, before later becoming more committed to landscape. Mrs. Chow excelled at painting flowers and calligraphy that she got the nickname “Hibiscus Leung”.

Chrysanthemums, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia.

Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as a flowering herb from the 15th century BC. The plant is renowned as one of the Four Gentlemen in Chinese and East Asian art. The flower may have been brought to Japan in the eighth century AD, and the Emperor adopted the flower as his official seal.

Chrysanthemums entered American horticulture in 1798 when Colonel John Stevens imported a cultivated variety known as 'Dark Purple' from England.