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Image:
8.00" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
13.50" x 13.50"
Ikebana at Shofuso Framed Print
by Stephen Russell Shilling
$76.00
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Ikebana at Shofuso framed print by Stephen Russell Shilling. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
Ikebana at Shofuso Japanese Tea House and Garden. Ikebana is the Japanese art of arranging flowers. One translation of the word Ikebana (活け花)... more
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Ikebana at Shofuso Japanese Tea House and Garden. Ikebana is the Japanese art of arranging flowers. One translation of the word Ikebana (活け花) is "making flowers alive." It is also known as Kadō (華道, "way of flowers"). The tradition dates back to Heian period, when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the tokonoma (alcove) of a traditional Japanese home. Ikebana reached its first zenith in the 16th century under the influence of Buddhist tea masters and has grown over the centuries, with numerous distinct schools extant today. Ikebana is counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement, along with kōdō for incense appreciation and chadō for tea and the tea ceremony.
About Stephen Russell Shilling
"[...] sensitive, classical photography. The images seem to have been steeped in sentimentalism." I was born in Southern New Jersey on the edge of the Pine Barrens. After growing up in a somewhat rural area I decided a change of scenery was in order, so I moved to New York City where I studied photography. My professional career didn't begin until after college, where I worked photographing architecture and construction sites as well as the occasional portrait. I've always been interested in telling stories whether it's the story of a place, a person or simply describing a moment. Photography has been the best method for me to seek out and tell the stories of the world around me. I have since relocated back to New Jersey to enjoy a...