Ikebana: The Art and Beauty of Flower ArrangingThis beautifully illustrated volume celebrates the Japanese art of arranging flowers with reproductions of classical seventeenth century artworks from the New York Public Librarys Spencer Collection. Meticulous reproductions of sublime paintings showcase rikka, the oldest and most traditional form of flower arranging, which is linked to the Ikenob school, Japans first and largest school of ikebana. The images presented here perfectly illustrate the