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Special Demonstration by Professor Matsunaga


preparing the night before...

lots of helpers

It all began with "tatehana" arranged for Buddha...

Tatehana

and evolved into Koten (classical) Rikka ...

Professor Matsunaga

Bronze containers from China dominated early on ...

Shoka Shofutai Futakabuike 

There were also bamboo containers ...

Tsuru-Kame

and baskets too...

Jiyuka or Free-style

The idealized rikka modernized ...

Rikka Shofutai 

and forms simplified further...

Shoka Shimputai

Ceramics came into fashion...

Shoka Shimputai

and continued to evolve...

Rikka Shimputai

and become smaller!

Yuko's daughters

the demonstration

post-demonstration celebration

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