"Rikka Imayõ Sugata" (Manual of Ikebana Arrangement). Eight volumes. Kyoto, Nakano, Jõkyõ 5 (1688).

FUSHUNKEN, SENKEI:

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Large 8vo (22 x 30 cm). Lvs. 25, 23, 25, 22, 22, 21, 17, 24. Text in Japanese with numerous b/w illustrations. A few leaves in volume seven have a small marginal wormhole, otherwise internally fine. Bound in the Japanese fashion (fukuro-toji). Original decorated paper wrappers, title labels on upper covers, lightly worn. Small Japanese owner stamp on first pages of each volume. Housed in a modern cloth box. Complete work on flower arrangement written by Kuwara Fushunken Senkei, the Grand Master of kado (ikebana) of the Genroku era (1684-1704). He started the Kuwahara Senkei School of Ikebana in 1699 and also devoted himself to writing. Senkei was a master of Rikka, the oldest form of ikebana, and through his knowledge of botany and gardening created a new tradition. This "Bible of Ikebana" contains more than a hundred different arrangements along with instructions, etiquette and more.The first three volumes contain 119 illustrations of flower compositions (some double-page) with explanations. The author also draws attention to different vessels used. The fourth volume is devoted to plants and branches used in the arrangements including illustrations. Volumes five and six contain important instructions for the main component in the arrangement depending on the season, for ex. cherry blossom, peach, chrysanthemum, pine, etc. The seventh volume deals with various ikebana tools with explanations how to use them, including illustrations. The final part is dedicated to the preparation of soil for bonsai (miniature trees). A magnificent copy of this monumental work on Japanese flower arrangement that has been used as a ceremonial manual for hundreds of years.

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• Titre: "Rikka Imayõ Sugata" (Manual of Ikebana Arrangement). Eight volumes. Kyoto, Nakano, Jõkyõ 5 (1688).
• Éditeur: 1688
• Reliure: Couverture souple
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