Japanese Way of the Flower: Ikebana as Moving Meditation: v. 2 (Michi, Japanese Arts & Ways) - Softcover

Davey, H.E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880656477 ISBN 13: 9781880656471

Publisher: Stone Bridge Press, 2000

Synopsis

Cultural Writing. Art. Asian Studies. The Japanese art of flower arrangement -- ikebana -- has been enthusiastically embraced in the West as a method of creating beauty and expressing the intimate relationship between human beings and nature. After a brief cultural overview, "The Japanese Way of the Flower" examines practical methods for looking at nature and experimenting with meditative states prior to composition.

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Review:

"As artful as a flower arrangement, this succinct, powerful book instructs as well as inspires. From historical overview to stylistic differentiation, and from meditative exercises to basic principles to step-by-step design, this is a wonderful work that will enrich anyone's personal Way of self-cultivation." -Stephen M. Fabian, Ph.D., author of Clearing Away Clouds: Nine Lessons for Life from the Martial Arts

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1880656477
• ISBN 13: 9781880656471
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152