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Ikebana Book Quest

7/9/2016

 
​Where are your books?  Perhaps some are neatly shelved, on the coffee table, on the nightstand, or strewn on the floor. I confess:  mine are in all these places.  Some deal with history, art, science, literature, and of course, Ikebana and more. 
 
Periodically, I shelve them by discipline or topic, but then I delve into a topic and they are no longer on the shelf.  That’s what I found when I decided to do this blog post on Ikebana books.  I’ve located some that I want to share with you, the Ikebanafuzion readers. 
 
Twenty-five years of ikebana study result in numerous references, books, notebooks, drawings and pictures.  Here is a sampling the books in no particular order, chronological, alphabetical, or even by Ikebana School. 
 
The first two may be my favorites:  
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A Comprehensive Tome on Ikebana
The Art of Arranging Flowers: A Complete Guide to Japanese Ikebana 1968 by Shizo Sato.
This beautiful, classic book has lessons and numerous illustrations. It was condensed and reissued with the same title in a shorter version in 2008, which is less intimidating than the original 366 pages. Even a Kindle version is available today, but when it comes to Ikebana, I prefer the heft of the book in my hands:  And this one is certainly heavy. I wonder what the next iteration of this volume will be. The early editions are collector’s items and very expensive.  Mine was a gift. 
(Book covers from Amazon.com except where noted.) 
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My First Ikebana Book

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    Author: Mable Orndorff 

    Ikebana Practitioner - 25 yrs
    Ikebana Instructor - 14 yrs

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