Japanese Flower Arrangement - Classical & Modern

Norman J. Sparnon

For the lover of and student of flower arrangement, this is
perhaps the most practical, informative, and inspiring book
ever published, certainly one that will remain a standard
work.  And no pains have been spared to give it a physical
format worthy of its contents.  It is a book that speaks
eloquently for itsself, and only a few of its many outstanding
features need be listed here:

Covers the full range of Japanese flower-arrangement
styles - Old classical ; Classical ; Modern ; Avant-garde.

100 full-page color plates, plus 115 photographs and
diagram, showing careful, step-by-step models as well as
imagination-provoking ideas for experimentation.

15 step-by-step lessons in the basic styles, constituting a
full home-study course in flower arranging.

Authentic and authoratitive, being based directly upon
the methods of two of the largest and most highly reputed
flower arrangement schools in Japan, the Ikenodo and the
Sogestu, the heads of which wholeheartedly endorse the
book.

CONTENTS

Introduction  :  A Historical Summary

Flower Arrangement in Japan Today

Containers and Design

Part One: Classical Arrangements

Introduction

Classification of Plants  :  In and Yo

Three Styles: Shin, Gyo, and So

The Rikka Form

The Branches and Their Positions  :  The Angle of the Shin Branch

The Length of the Branches

Rikka Arrangements

The Shoka Form

Shoka Arrangements

Part Two:  Modern Arrangements

Introduction

Freestyle Arrangements

Basic Lessons

Appendix 1: Preservation of Plants

Appendix 2: Nomenclature of Plants

Bibliography  :  Glossary and Index

234x293mm.   264Pgs.   Charles E. Tuttle Co., USA & Japan