Ikebana: The Zen Way of Flowers 9784805317365, 9781462923816, 4805317361

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Why I Wrote This Book
About the Term “Hanaike”
Chapter 1 Looking at Flowers / Arrangements with a Single Type of Flower
Arranging Flowers
Looking at Flowers
Distance from Flowers
Values Placed on Flowers
Anthropomorphizing Flowers
Narcissus Jonquilla
Camellia Japonica
Petunia
Dianthus Superbus var. longicalycinus
Ipomoea Purpurea
Lilium Concolor
Campanula Punctata
Lilium Leichtlinii var. maximowiczii
Sorbus Commixta
Coreopsis Lanceolata
Chapter 2 Light and Flowers / Creating a Natural Arrangement
The Direction of Light
Light and Position in the Tokonoma
Turning Away From the Light
Light as Staging
Camellia Sasanqua
Wild Tulip
Clematis“Duchess of Edinburgh”
Fritillaria
Crataegus Cuneata
Anemone
Pueraria Montana var. lobata
Aconitum, Pueraria Montana var. lobata
Ipomoea Purpurea 2
Cosmos, Chestnut
Ribes Rubrum,Paederia Scandens
Tulip
Chapter 3 Vessels and Flowers / Enjoying Combinations
How to Choose a Vessel
Knowing Your Vessels
Color Matching
Matching Form and Color
Trientalis Europaea, Viola Mandshurica
Narcissus Pseuodonarcissus, Wild Tulip
Campanula, Carrot
Smoke Tree, Flannel Flower
Narcissus Jonquilla 2
Camellia Japonica, Spathodea
Eriocapitella Hupehensis, Lithified Edamame
Camellia Japonica 2
Zinnia Elegans
Hardenbergia
Linaria, Sedum
Pansy
Flannel Flower
Chapter 4 Being aware of Gravity / Making Use of Branches and Stems
Gravity
Hanaike and Gravity
Visualizing Energy
Shaving Off
Camellia japonica 3
Celastrus Orbiculatus, Angelonia
Paeonia Obovate
Solanum Jasminoides
Aquilegia, Akebia Quinata
Pine, Camellia Japonica
Tristellateia Australasiae
Cucumber
Violet
Cosmos, Pueraria Montana var. lobata
Hardenbergia 2
Nelumba Nucifera
Linaria, Iris Ochroleuca
Chapter 5 Balance / The Balance of Beauty
The Balance of Beauty
Being Interesting
Decision Work
Places to Display Flowers
Anemone 2
Camellia Japonica 4
Hydrangea, Clematis
Celosia Argentea
Hydrocotyle Vulgaris, Campanula
Nelumba Nucifera 2
Fritillaria, Aspidistra
Rose
Chapter 6 Techniques for Personalizing Hanaike
Hitomoji—one stroke
Jumoji—Cross or Crucifix Form
Securing flowers with wire
Techniques to bring out height
Hanadome using stones
Techniques that make use of the vessel
Using the lid
Stacking two vessels 1
Stacking two vessels 2
List of vessel artists
About Jikonka TOKYO
Index
Afterword
Copyright