Doll Clothed in Chrysanthemum Flowers — 菊人形

"Doll Clothed in Chrysanthemum Flowers" (菊人形, kiku ningyo) depicts the elaborate art form of dressing life-sized figures entirely in fresh chrysanthemum flowers — a tradition celebrated at autumn festivals, particularly at Yanaka and Nihonzashi in Tokyo. The chrysanthemum doll (kiku ningyo) exhibitions featured historical and theatrical figures rendered in living flowers, their costumes, skin, and features all created from the massed blooms. Shuntei renders this spectacular autumn art form with the attention it deserved — the living-flower figure combining the seasons' most celebrated bloom with the most complex of decorative arts.