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An eternal bouquet for the dead, limestone relief from Egypt, 4th century bce; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York.
Chinese artists created artificial flowers by fashioning blossoms and fruits from precious and semiprecious materials. Specifically, they crafted peony blossoms and fruits using semiprecious stones and carved jade leaves, which were then assembled into small decorative trees. Additionally, gold lotus blossoms were highly treasured in East Asia for their beauty and craftsmanship.1