Roger's Pictures
11-15 Nov 2015
The annual fall ikebana exhibit, known as the Tanabata Exhibit, was held at the Takashimaya Department Store in Kyoto starting 11 Nov, changing out most arrangements every two days. This is a compilation of some of the arrangements as seen on 11, 13 and 15 Nov. Arrangements fall into one of 3 basic styles: jiyuka or free style, rikka and shoka with both of the latter styles having two main variations -- traditional shofutai or modern shimputai. I've tried to label each accordingly...
 At the main entrance to the store |
 Rikka Shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka at the exhibit entrance |
 Shoka shofutai mangetsu - hanging full moon arrangement |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai issiki - various types of pine |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Shoka shofutai kakeike |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Sunamono rikka |
 Jiyuka wall hanging |
 Jiyuka wall hanging |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shofutai nijuike tachinobori - traditional two-level shoka with climbing shin |
 Detail of lower level |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Senei-sama talking with an exhibitor |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimoputai |
 Jiyuka wall hanging |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka wall hanging |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka wall hanging |
 Jiyuka wall hanging |
 Jiyuka wall hanging |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 In the exhibit |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Suirikuike soewake - dividied shoka shofutai of land and water materials with soe separated from shin and tai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shofutai Tsuru-ike (in crane vase) |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai nijuike - traditional two-level arrangement |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Senei-sama's arrangement titled Dream, Dream, Dream |
 Senei-sama's arrangement titled Dream, Dream, Dream |
 Senko the first was widely known for his RIkka arrangements |
 Sunamono Rikka |
 Senko the 2nd furthered the ideals of rikka |
 A reproduction of an arrangement by Senko the 2nd |
 Senko the 3rd rebuilt Rokkakudo in its present day form |
 Rikka Shofutai |
 Since November 11, 2015, the 70th anniversary of Senei Ikenobo becoming the headmaster, his oldest daughter, and headmaster designate, has taken the name Senko the 4th (previously Yuki-sama). |
 Arrangement by Senko-sama |
 Arrangement by Senko-sama with changing lights |
 Arrangement by Senko-sama with changing lights |
 Arrangement by Senko-sama with changing lights |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Visitors |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Tatebana? |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Divided rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Shoka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Arrangement by Mika Ikenobo |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Rikka shofutai issiki - narcissus |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Lycianthus |
 Jiyuka |
 Rikka shimputai |
 At the exhibit entrance |
 Shoka shofutai kakeike |
 Shoka shofutai nijuike tachinobori - traditional two-level arrangement |
 Quince detail |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai isshuike - quince |
 Rikka shofutai issiki - various pines |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Sunamono rikka |
 Divided rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Rikka Shimputai |
 Suiriku-ike soewake - divided shoka shofutai with land and water materials with soe separated |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Sunamono rikka |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai issuike - narcissus |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai isshuike - quince |
 Standing boat shoka shofutai |
 SHoka shofutai isshuike - quince |
 Shoka shofutai isshuike |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Soka shofutai isshuike - narcissus |
 Gyodoike (fish path) - shoka shofutai of divided water plants |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shofutai isshuike - narcissus |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shofutai mangetsu - hanging full moon |
 Shoka shofutai kakeike |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Divided rikka shimputai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Orchid detail |
 Shoka shofutai kakeike |
 Jiyuka |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Crowd shot |
 Jiyuka |
 Detail of berries in lotus pod |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Standing boats |
 Standing boat shoka shofutai |
 Standing boat shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 SHoka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Sunamono rikka |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Rikka shofutai |
 Taebana? |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Shoka shofutai |
 Divided shoka shimputai |
 detail |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Shoka shimputai |
 Refreshed arrangement by Mika Ikenobo |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Jiyuka |
 Rikka shimputai |
 Jiyuka |
 Back at the entrance... |