SHIMPUTAI OF THE SEASONS: Kisetsu no Shimputai is a series of collection books of shimputai of the seasons. There are four books, spring, summer, autumn and winter. In each book, you can enjoy photography of 72 shipmputai works of rikka and shoka using 15 kinds of plants which represent each season. All the works are created by professors of Ikenobo Central Institute of Ikebana.
FLORAL MATERIALS USED IN THE BOOK:
SPRING: Japanese quince, peach tree, cherry blossoms, mimosa, corni fructus, magnolia, Leucocoryne, golden bells, Spiraea thunbergia, sweet crabapple, ranunculus, Delphinium, wisteria, Spirea, Alstroemeria
SUMMER: Iris laevigata, hydrangea, rose, clematis, gypsophila, smoke tree, lily, anthurium, calla lily, Agapanthus, Gloriosa, liatris, white angel, Virginia sweetspire, sunflower
AUTUMN: oriental bittersweet, maple, chrysanthemum, dahlia, Sorbus commixta, balloon flower, cockscomb, purple fountain grass, burnet, eulalia, Ilex serrata, cosmos, Chinese tallow
WINTER: Narcissus, camellia, plum tree, Sarcandra glabra, nandina, wintersweet, poinsettia, red bud pussy willow, willow, Gleichenia japonica, bamboo, pine, Euphorbia tirucalli, Ionopsis, oncidium, moth orchid
CONTENT:
Kisetsu no Shimputai Summer (Shimputai in every season; summer) page 4
Shoka shimputai using Iris laevigata
Kisetu no Shimputai Summer (Shimputai in every season; summer) page 8
Rikka shimputai using Iris laevigata
ORDER BOOKS FROM HERE:
Kisetsu no Shimputai (Shimputai works in every season) - Spring
Kisetsu no Shimputai (Shimputai works in every season) - Summer
Kisetsu no Shimputai (Shimputai works in every season) - Autumn
Kisetsu no Shimputai (Shimputai works in every season) - Winter