Gao

Japanese: 雅黄 - がおう
Gao

…Even today, the highest quality heavy-grained varieties with a brocade pattern are exported to Europe. Light-grained varieties have been used in Japan since ancient times, and the light-grained Gao variety with a brocade pattern is currently imported. On the other hand, European cultivars (which are thought to have already become hybrids) and the Korean Rhubarb R. coreanum Nakai are also cultivated in Japan. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Masao" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現在でもヨーロッパへは錦紋の重質系の最上級品が輸出されている。日本では古来,軽質品が使われ,現在,錦紋軽質系の雅黄(がおう)が輸入されている。一方,ヨーロッパ栽培種(すでに雑種になったと思われるもの)および朝鮮産のチョウセンダイオウR.coreanum Nakaiが日本においても栽培されている。…

※「雅黄」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  "Flower tradition book since Kao" - Kao Irai no Kadensho

>>:  Kao - Kao

Asp
Asp
Blog    

Recommend

School Landscaping - Gakkozoen

...(6) Factory landscaping This is done as part o...

De Tham (English spelling)

?-1913 A national hero who resisted the invasion o...

Speaking ability

...In criminal proceedings, the idiom used to ref...

Atsuage - Thick Fried Tofu

...It is also called "aburaage" or &quo...

Kaidokiryu - Kaidokiryu

One of the border governance policies implemented...

Guignol

Finger puppets. The head and hands of the puppet a...

Reverse window dressing

…Window dressing generally includes both overstat...

English ivy

…There are several varieties and cultivars, and t...

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer - Kakujikikyomeisouchi

A device that uses the phenomenon of nuclear magne...

greater hedgehog-tenrec

...The life span in captivity is about 5 years. T...

Earrings - Ear decorations

An accessory worn by pinching the earlobe or by dr...

knee-shaft

...Therefore, some swords have sleeves made of ho...

Hollander

…In Japan, bast fibers such as paper mulberry and...

Sarukakemikan (English name) wild orange tree

An evergreen climbing tree of the Rutaceae family ...

film

Photographic film is made by coating a thin film b...