ONLINE COURSE The chrysanthemum in art and culture

From philosophy to art, ceramics to silks, medicine to death; the chrysanthemum winds its way through ancient Chinese culture into the gardens of French Impressionist painters and onto the pages of a novel by one of America's foremost writers. Often dismissed as the 'showman's flower' it draws its allure from the gold of the sun and the rule of the emperors. Truly a flower that spans the history and art of cultures around the globe.