Traces the history of ikebana, flower arranging: its origins, its formalization 500 years ago, the emergence of the rikka or standing flower style with its heaven-earth-man trinity, and the influence of Rikyu’s simplicity. Enter the modern era, embodied at the Sogetsu School, where flower arranging is taught alongside modern sculpture and pottery. We visit a weekend class of flower arranging with novice and experienced students evaluated by a master, Sofu Teshigahara, the director’s father. Then we watch the master prepare for his annual one-man show. If life is an unceasing spiritual journey, says the narrator, then art gives us the courage to go on. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.0/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1956 | |
Runtime: | 32 min | |
Genres: | Documentary Short | |
Companies: | Seinen Productions | |
Cast: | Tomoko Naraoka Sofu Teshigahara | |
Crew: | Hiroshi Teshigahara | |
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