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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4295335, member: 5833"]Could be any dark color for all we know. The borders of the hems look black. I don't want us to get stuck on the idea of some kind of mourning piece because the figure is in black & dropping flowers (into a body of water?)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The leaves of the hollyhock & those of the plant on the cup are very different from one another. Wish I had the botanical knowledge to ID the plant because it is probably important to the meaning. It's symbolism may tell us whether it is a mourning image or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4295335, member: 5833"]Could be any dark color for all we know. The borders of the hems look black. I don't want us to get stuck on the idea of some kind of mourning piece because the figure is in black & dropping flowers (into a body of water?) The leaves of the hollyhock & those of the plant on the cup are very different from one another. Wish I had the botanical knowledge to ID the plant because it is probably important to the meaning. It's symbolism may tell us whether it is a mourning image or not.[/QUOTE]
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