Vol.5 (2017)

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