#lantern flowers

[maoyeamh]

#flower #cherry blossoms #cherry blossom #night #paper lanterns #original photography

[cabbage-shack]

I am LIVING for the head cannon going around that Xie Lian has actually lost it centuries ago and his beautiful husband, Hua Cheng the Crimson Rain Sought Flower Ghost King himself, is actually a putrefied abomination/horrific creature of the night and he just doesn't see it.

BUT! Why leave the other calamity ghosts out of this fun filled horror fest??

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#YESSS #They are rancid and I love them! #Xie Lian lost it long ago #I'm so happy I drew this #qi rong #hua cheng #he xuan #bai wuxiang #crimson rain sought flower #black water sinking ships #night touring green lantern #white no face #four calamities #san lang #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #tgcf

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Teal | White Green ~

#lanterns #teal #flowers #spring #teal white

[jemkha]

#he’s humiliated #hua cheng #he xuan #qi rong #bai wuxiang #white no face #white no-face #crimson rain sought flower #ship sinking black water #night touring green lantern #ship-sinking black water #night-touring green lantern #white clothed calamity #heaven official's blessing #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #fanart #my art #mxtx tgcf

[deeva-arud]

So, about that one AU that's been marinating in my mind for years

#'second canvas will be just simple sketches' *half cleans sketches* *adds base color* *adds shading* *adds bg* WHY AM I LIKE THIS 😭​ #anyway- you know how the flower that gave Rapunzel her powers (and also the Kingdom) is associated with the sun? #well. here it's the opposite bc Deeva is moon coded! :] #Gotta love the fact that her wings emphasize the bird in a cage symbolism.... #Ofc she doesn't have much experience flying in this AU since Mother Gothel forbid her from going outside #Talking about Mother Gothel... it's Azul HGSAHD #at first I thought maybe Vil or Crewel? but since the character later kinda makes a deal w the twin thieves it fitted him more(?) #Also yes. Cater's alias is Cameron Mägi bc... Mägi Cameron..... Magicam.... 💀​💀​ #it doesn't sound as cool as Flynn Rider but honestly I didn't know what to call him LMAO #I'll be back w this AU someday! I still haven't drawn the iconic lantern scene!!!! #twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #twst cater #deeva twst #cateeva #my art

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage - Main Road

#kingdom hearts 0.2 birth by sleep a fragmentary passage #kh0.2 #main road #castle of dreams #realm of darkness #scenery #my gif #i suppose this area is still within the same world as my last set but i felt it deserved its own post #because it's so beautiful here i love the atmosphere #some areas are so lush with pretty flowers and fireflies and a few lanterns scattered around that make the place feel lived in #while other areas are covered in an eerie fog with distorted structures and an uncanny sky shimmering above #i spent... a very long time staring at all of the foliage. nomura can you put a first person view camera back into these games please #should we question why the people who live in these worlds aren't sent to the realm of darkness but the fireflies are? #what'd they do to deserve that

[sesamenom]

Festival of the Trees in Rivendell (very much outdated) vs Festival of We Got Another Wine Shipment in Mirkwood (invented three hours ago)

somewhat inspired by this post by @elvinye

#silm #silmarillion #elrond #thranduil #the gems on elronds outfit are inherited from the massive treasury finrod and turgon lugged across the Ice #the glass fruit of laurelin/flower of telperion lantern was brought back by glorfindel when he was reembodied #and the harp is fingon's #rivendell has All the Holidays including the ones that. don't really make sense anymore #in name of preserving history #so they still celebrate the Awakening despite not having access to cuivienen on account of it being somewhere past mordor #they celebrate the festival of hte trees with the Tree Lantern and the sun & moon #someone also has an idea for the festival of the valar despite not being able to go to taniquetil to pray to the valar #so instead lindir makes elrond stand on a hill and declares him a proxy of the valar by virtue of ainur blood #despite his protests that it doesn't work like that

[whozui]

qi rong being considered a calamity only because they other three wanted an even four is so fucking funny

#qi rong #hua cheng #he xuan #bai wuxiang #did they just look at him and think 'guess he'll do' #were there no other options besides this cannibal twink #crimson rain sought flower #black water sinking ships #night touring green lantern #white no face #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #mxtx #heaven official's blessing #hob

[taterdraws]

windblumies aka cyno is hilarious actually and tighnari’s just a hater 

#when i say i cried at ''collei flower''.....the delivery just hit the spot i was weeping laughing #genshin impact #gi #windblume #venti #tighnari #cyno #collei #sucrose #albedo #klee #traveler #aether #this years events just keep delivering the preciouness.... #first the lantern rite which honestly was my favourite since the first one.. and now this windblume #love it #tater's art

[149panda149]

TGCF: My theory on the inspiration behind the 4 calamities

In some of the oldest Chinese myths and legends, there are 4 guardian gods of the four cardinal directions - the green dragon, white tiger, crimson bird, and black tortoise, and each have a colour, season and element associated with them. I'm not sure if anyone has made this connection before, but I'm writing it down if anyone is interested. There are spoilers about the calamities' identity.

First, the 青龙 （qing long, green dragon) --> Qi Rong, Night-touring Green lantern.

The qinglong's territory is the East, and its colour is qing, which means green, or turqoise. Its element is wood, and its season is spring. Closely associated with royalty and the imperial family.

Now, for the similarities with our favourite green goblin. "qing" is literally the colour in Qi Rong's title, and his colour scheme. Qi Rong has a habit of hanging corpses from trees, which may be his relation to the element "wood". He does not have any obvious coleration with the season "spring"- perhaps he was born in spring. He is royalty, part of the imperial family as cousin to the crown prince.

Second, the 白虎 （bai hu, white tiger)--> Bai Wuxiang, White Clothed Disaster upon the Earth.

The baihu's territory is the West, its colour is white, element is gold/metal, and its season is summer. It is the king of all beasts, associated with disease and war, often used as a guardian symbol by soldiers.

On the other hand, Jun Wu's title, alias and colour scheme are all white, and has plenty of weapons that may be his link to the element of "gold/metal". I don't think he has anything to do with summer, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. He is king of the gods, a god of war, and the one to spread the human face disease.

As east and west are considered a pair, the guardian spirits are meant to reflect each other. In Chinese poems and such, symmetry is important, and both Qi Rong and Jun Wu were princes, one becoming revered by the highest of gods, covered with masks and false identities, one becoming the object of disgust by the lowest of ghosts, using his real name and face. There is a certain poetic symmetry to it, don't you think?

To the second pair. The 朱雀 (zhu que, crimson bird)----> Hua Cheng, Crimson Rain Sought Flower

The zhuque rules over the south, its colour is red, element is fire, and its season is summer. It is the king of all birds, more powerful than even the phoenix, immortal and undying. As such, in many places it is also considered a symbol of life.

Now, to the most popular ghost king: Hua Cheng. The english translation of his title is "crimson", and his colour scheme is indubitably red and autumn-y shades. He also re-re-met Xie Lian in autumn ( I think - I mean, the leaves were all red in the donghua??), and has died again and again to return like the zhuque. He is the king of all ghosts, with a great determination to live(sorta? are ghosts alive??) for his love.

Lastly, my personal favourite, the 玄武 (xuan wu, black tortoise)---->He Xuan, Black Water Sinking Ships

The xuanwu, also called a tortoise, is actually the only spirit to be a combination of 2 animals, a snake and a tortoise. It rules over the north. Its colour is black( sometimes depicted as dark blue), element is water, and its season is winter. In earlier legends, he is considered a guide and guardian to the netherworld, of death and of long life.

Thus, to our poor indebted water ghost. He Xuan's name is "xuan", the same! goddamn! character! as the spirit! His title and colour scheme are all to do with the colour black, and he is a water ghost because he died because of the Water Master. He has been marked by death, yet survived and vowed revenge. This, and the fact that his house is called the Nether Water Manor, is probably his relation to the netherworld of the xuanwu.

To the pair of south and north. Both Hua Cheng and He Xuan have suffered and suffered again, yet Hua Cheng chooses to linger on due to hope and love, and He Xuan due to revenge and hatred. But hatred and love are two sides of the same coin. If Hua Cheng hadn't experienced the hatred from his childhood, he wouldn't have thrown himself from the city wall and met Xie Lian. If He Xuan hadn't loved his family, so much, he wouldn't have broken that hard after their deaths to lose himself to hatred and empty vengence.

Aaaaaand that concludes this essay. Keep in mind that this is a theory, and probably even isn't true, but if anybody wants a more detailed description of the guardian spirits, or to know more about the similarities between the mythical creatures of ancient china and tgcf, I will be more than happy to make a part 2.

Thanks for reading!!

#he xuan #tgcf #bai wuxiang #hua cheng #qi rong #four great calamities #heaven official's blessing #tian guan ci fu #black water submerging boats #black water sinking ships #night-touring green lantern #crimson rain sought flower #white-clothed calamity #shan hai jing #meta #tgcf meta

[maoyeamh]

#flower #cherry blossoms #cherry blossom #night #paper lanterns #Paper Lantern #original photography

[cellgatinbo]

F U D G E

#qsmp #badboyhalo #cellbit #qsmp clips #he <3 #it's always fun seeing him from another pov bc he just looks so silly holding his lantern and flower

[emeraldwarriors]

hey there, flower thief

#based of my chemist!barry au ... song is flower thief by kanazu tomoyuki :) #halbarry #barry allen #the flash #hal jordan #green lantern #绿灯小丑

[3kidsinacoat]

#tgcf #heaven official's blessing #tian guan ci fu #mxtx #he xuan #Ship sinking black water #tgcf hua cheng #crimson rain sought flower #Xie Lian #bai wuxiang #white no face #qi rong #night touring green lantern #Memes #Hualian #Funny #Shitposts

[jemkha]

I actually like Qi Rong’s donghua design. The nails, the makeup, the braid I all loved. But, I love clowning on him more.

OG comic under the cut ⬇️

#qi rong #hua cheng #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven officials blessing #heaven official’s blessing #heaven official's blessing #mxtx tgcf #fanart #my art #night touring green lantern #crimson rain sought flower

[zegalba]

Waterlily, Lantern Court

#water lily #plant #flower #floral #nature #photography #lantern court