Seasonal plants, trees and flowers play a major role in how the characters are named, how nature and emotions are described, and how the Tale of Genji is narrated. The description of the gardens of the Heian period highlights the relationships that are forged between the protagonists of the different episodes of the novel by Murasaki Shikibu.
Hiroko Endo is a landscape architect, a graduate of the Ecole nationale supérieure du paysage and the Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles. She specializes in the study of Western and Japanese gardens and works with many institutions.
As part of the Rendez-vous aux jardins 2024 weekend, visitors will be able to admire some jewelry made by the designer and jewelry designer Anna Hu. Passionate about the transmission of know-how and the training of future generations, Anna Hu participated this year in the Individual Project of Creation of students in Bachelor Design Bijou 3rd year of the High School of Jewelry. The designer worked with 13 student designers on the theme «The Four Gentlemen» (plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum) inspired by the Guimet Museum’s Chinese collections, including screens, furniture, porcelain and textiles. This research will be exhibited at the Guimet Museum from June 1 to 3, 2024. The exhibition of Anna Hu’s sketches and works of High Jewellery will be accessible free of charge from Friday, June 1 to Monday, June 3, 2024, outside the slots reserved for conferences and guided tours organized at the Hotel d'Heidelbach.