Kasamatsu's Ikebana presents the Japanese art of flower arrangement with elegant simplicity. As a still-life subject, it stands apart from his dominant landscape work. Standard editions are available for $200-$600, likely Unsodo publications. The intimate domestic subject matter appeals to collectors interested in traditional Japanese cultural practices beyond scenic views.
A ikebana arrangement — the Japanese art of flower arranging that transforms cut materials into compositional statements about season, space, and form — appears as a still-life subject in Kasamatsu's printmaking. Ikebana's principles of asymmetry, negative space, and the relationship between the arrangement and its vessel gave Kasamatsu formal problems analogous to those he faced in landscape composition: how to organize natural materials within a defined space in a way that feels necessary rather than arbitrary.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ikebana was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Ikebana uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Ikebana was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Ikebana depicts still life.
