Bamboo Baskets: Japanese Art and Culture Interwoven with the Beauty of Ikebana - Maggie Oster - Paperback

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 selection and preparation of raw bamboo; basket styles, shapes and wrapping techniques; and where to obtain fine baskets and how to care for them. Introduction by Marilyn Marinaccio.Oster, Maggie is the author of 'Bamboo Baskets: Japanese Art and Culture Interwoven with the Beauty of Ikebana - Maggie Oster - Paperback' with ISBN 9780140243413 and ISBN 0140243410.