IKEBANA FLOWER ART ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALL SEASONS ILLUS WITH COLOURED PLATES - KASUMI TESHIGAHARA

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. This is a quote from the beginning of the book, in the section called “Four Seasons with Sogetsu”:The beauty of Ikebana, in a word, is live beauty. “Live beauty” means beauty of life which is transient. Because the beauty is transient, it changes incessantly and that is the most precious factor of Ikebana. Ikebana originated in man’s instinctive desire to capture the changing beauty of flowers, express it to the utmost and display it. Conclusively, Ikebana is an art of combining natural changes into formative art.The Contents Four Season with Sogetsu by Sofu Teshigahara Foreword Spring Flower Arrangements Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II, A Village at the Foot of Mountain, Yamato, White Clouds, Spray of Flower, Waiting, Balmy Breeze, A Girl, Sunshine Filtering through Foliage, A Bird in an Evening Glow, A Fairy Tale, Threads of Rain, A Messenger from the South, A window of Southern France, White Dream, A Melody of Spring, and others. Summer Elegance, Morning Mist, At a Street Corner, Chatting, Maiden's Dream, Nymph, Colleagues, A Sail, Drops, Waves, Prayer, A Mirror, A Vessel of a Dream, Awakening, and others Autumn Certain Day, Departure, Meditation, Mountain Path, Celebration, Chorus, Cool Wind, Red Bells, Life, A Couple, Poetry on Black, Words of Autumn, A Hill, Deep Autumn, Farewell, Reminiscence, Finery, and others Winter Flight, Warmness, Red Flowers, Boson Friends, A Wish, Children, A Serenade and other.

1981 UK ed printed in Japan Hardback with dustcover lovely condition well-binded and clean pages 127 pages including index.

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