Lotus seed pod with green seed cavities – Vintage Wall Art
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A window into the past: Lotus seed pod with green seed cavities, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lotus seed pod with green seed cavities
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The seed pod of the sacred lotus, with its green seed cavities set into a flat, honeycombed head, is a study in the plant's unusual architecture. Each cavity holds a single seed, and the pod dries and matures on a long stalk above the water, which is why botanists and gardeners have long used it to show how the lotus reproduces. Lotus seeds have been gathered as food in parts of Asia for centuries, and the plant itself appears throughout Buddhist and Hindu art, where its bloom stands for purity rising out of mud. Looking closely at the pod shows how a flower's aftermath can be as striking as the blossom.
| Original scan | 2,491 × 2,496 px · prints to 8 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3747325925_32c1926351_o takomebabelot Lotus Pod at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens (Washington, DC) |
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