The flower art of Japan /

About Japanese style flower arranging, or ikebana

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Averill, Mary, 1866-1954 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2018
Edition:Dover edition
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Choice of flowers
  • Rules in rhyme
  • Forming mental line pictures
  • Practical suggestions
  • One-flower arrangements
  • Short-stem flowers
  • Hanging and hooked arrangements
  • Boat arrangements
  • New and old forms of flower holders
  • Arrangements in shallow vases
  • Importance of branches
  • Proper use of foliage
  • Proper placing of flowers
  • Flower placing in Japan
  • Combining different varieties of flowers
  • Flowers in baskets
  • Flower preservatives
  • Proper use of vases
  • Flower ceremony
  • Symbolism in flower arranging