THE JAPANESE WAY OF THE FLOWER: Ikebana as Moving Meditation.

Davey, H. E. and Ann Kameoka.

ISBN 10: 1880656477 / ISBN 13: 9781880656471

Published by Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, (2000.)

About this Item

SIGNED first edition - First printing, a trade paperback. Based on the traditional Japanase kado - the 'Way of flowers.' A title in the Michi: Japanese Arts and Ways series. SIGNED on the first page by author H. E. Davey. Illustrated with drawings and full color photographs. Notes, glossary, 151 pp. Square format. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Seller Inventory # 51981

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE JAPANESE WAY OF THE FLOWER: Ikebana as ...

Publisher: Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, (2000.)

Binding: Soft cover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

This volume of "moving meditations" shows how simple Japanese flower arranging (ikebana) techniques can be used to refresh the body and restore the spirit. Emphasizing that ikebana is first and foremost a "Way"--a spiritual and meditative art--the book offers solid grounding in Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, with references to Zen, tea ceremony, and other traditional Japanese arts. Line drawings and color photographs show step-by-step arrangements especially for beginners and casual practitioners.

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H. E. Davey is Director of the Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts. He has decades of training in Japanese yoga, healing arts, martial arts, and fine arts. Ann Kameoka is a certified teacher of Ikenobo flower arrangement.

From the Publisher:

The Japanese Way of the Flower: Ikebana as Moving Meditation is part of Stone Bridge Press's MICHI: JAPANESE ARTS AND WAYS series. From chado--"the Way of tea"--to budo--"the martial Way"--Japan has succeeded in spiritualizing a number of classical arts. The names of these skills often end in Do, also pronounced Michi, meaning the "Way." By studying a Way in detail, we discover vital principles that transcend the art and relate more broadly to the art of living itself. Featuring the work of H. E. Davey and other select authors, books in the series MICHI: JAPANESE ARTS AND WAYS focus on these Do forms. They are about discipline and spirituality, about moving from the particular to the universal... to benefit people of any culture.