Background:

These unique prints are from a 1930s guide to Japanese flower arrangements (known as Ikebana, literally "flowers kept alive") based on a paper originally presented to the Asiatic Society of Japan in 1889.  The prints feature exquisite detail and beautiful coloring.  The two major styles of Ikebana are represented in these prints - Moribana (shallow vase style) and Nageire (tall vase style).