Ikebana

This beautifully illustrated volume celebrates the Japanese art of arranging flowers with reproductions of classical seventeenth-century artworks from the New York Public Library’s Spencer Collection. Meticulous reproductions of sublime paintings showcase Several schools and styles of ikebana have evolved over the centuries. The Today, ikebana remains one of Japan’s most popular art forms, and it is increasingly embraced by flower arrangers around the world. It is a wonderfully meditative and contemplative form of creative and personal expression, allowing practitioners to flee their daily cares into a world of balance, order, serenity, and beauty.

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Frédéric Girard is director of studies emeritus at the École française d’Extrême-Orient, specializing in classical Japanese studies.