Bamboo Baskets: 2japanese Art and Culture Interwoven with the Beauty of Ikebana

by Maggie Oster

Book Overview

Shows the art and craft of the bamboo basket and its companion arts -- Ikebana (flower arranging) and the tea ceremony. Since World War II, there has been limited access to information about Japanese bamboo baskets. Discusses the Japanese philosophy of art and traces it as related to bamboo as a raw material, to Ikebana, to the tea ceremony, and to the tokonoma, an alcove in traditional Japanese rooms where flower arrangements are displayed. Discusses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670861871
• ISBN13: 9780670861873
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 11.2"