停车坐爱枫林晚
霜叶红于二月花
杜牧 · 山行
霜叶红于二月花
杜牧 · 山行
殷红
I stop my cart to sit with the maple wood at dusk —
its frosted leaves outredden the flowers of spring.
— Du Mu (Tang), “Mountain Travel”
三候
THREE PENTADS古人将一个节气分为三候,每候五日,以物候记录天地的细微变化。
I
一候 豺乃祭兽
First pentad — Jackals lay out their prey
II
二候 草木黄落
Second pentad — Plants yellow, leaves descend
III
三候 蛰虫咸俯
Third pentad — All creatures bow into dormancy
节气色谱
SEASONAL PALETTE取一色为主,佐以三色,皆出自中国传统色谱。
殷红#A24343
yānhóng · Deep Maple Red
柿红#D2691E
shìhóng · Persimmon
霜白#EBEFEF
shuāngbái · Frost White
枯木褐#8A6B52
kūmùhè · Bare Branch Brown
风物
CUSTOMS吃柿子——霜降摘柿,皮薄肉甜,御寒又润燥。
Eating persimmons at their frost-sweetened best.
赏红叶——霜打枫林,层林尽染,正是观叶时节。
Viewing red leaves as frost sets whole hillsides ablaze.