Ikebana

December 17, 2017

KYOTO- Japanese Ikebana master Shuho Hananofu prepares a flower arrangement to purify a Noh theater stage at Shimogamo Shinto Shrine in Kyoto city, Kyoto province, Japan, Saturday, 16 December 2017 (issued 17 December 2017).

The Japanese flower art tradition of Ikebana has a more than a 600 year history.

Ikebana was developed from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the other world. <

A Japanese Ikebana flower arrangement practitioner prepares a flower arrangement on a Noh theater stage at Shimogamo Shinto Shrine. strong>Jiji Press