Ichiyō school of ikebana

Displayed 16 – 19 August 2007
Room 3
Exhibition closed

The Ichiyō school of ikebana was founded in 1937. It was the first school to simplify the rules of arranging for foreigners, with an English text book. The school is a modern one, which does not adhere to the usual form of an asymmetrical triangle. The motto of the school is ‘love of flowers and people’.

This arrangement contains bamboo, anthurium, fatsia leave, Oriental bittersweet and New Zealand flax.

The demonstrator was Tineke Robertson: "In 1991 I was made master in both the Ichiyō and Enshū schools and I am now President of Ikebana International London. Last year I was asked to give a demonstration in Tokyo. My favourite summer flowers are Japanese irises and calla lilies, as well as beautiful tropical blooms."