Contents
Translations
Ikebana: a History Volume 1: Antiquity Through The Early Modern Period KOBAYASHI Yoshiho Philip FLAVIN
Articles
Yugen and Hana in the arts of the late Medieval Period: The Aesthetics of Nijō Yoshimoto and Zeami SHIGETA Michi
The Spread of Ikebana: the Musō shinko-ryū and the Ginaku jishō-ji temple and the Tōkō-ji temple in Ibigawa-chō, Gifu Prefecture KOBAYASHI Yoshiho
Natural Form and Ikebana: Natural form and the Plastic Arts in Ikebana Schools ŌYA Keiko
Primary Sources
Reprint: The Rikka Taizen from the Holdings of the Amemori Clan in Bichū Matsuyama Domain WATANUKI Toyoaki Reprint: Kadensho held in the Gunma University Library’s Nitta Collection KOISO Mariko
Essays
Ikebana in Contemporary Performance Art Marc LANCET
Friendship through Flowers YAZAKI Reihō
Environmental Arts and Ikebana SHIMBO Shōsō
Ikebana and Tourism MARUMOTO Kazuyo
Finding Balance for the Body and the Mind: A Beginner’s Perspective Kim VERLIN
Japanese Honey Bees and Their Plant Sources IMAHORI Yōko
The World Seen through Flowers SAITŌ Chisato
A New Awareness of Ikebana IHARA Yuka
The Flowers of Japan and Egypt TAKEUCHI Junnosuke
Reports of regular meetings
Editorial