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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Kakubana (Gladiolus) グラジオラスの格花

kakubana
^ My work in class

This week's lesson is the Gladiolus Kakubana, a typical Mishoryu style. The leaves are removed and grouped together in 3 or 5 leaves, then carefully arranged according to the direction of how the ends are pointing towards, then placed them onto the kenzan before placing the flower stalks behind each group of leaves so that the leaves wrap around the flower stalks. Lots of practice needed to perfect the skill. Below is what i did at home after class.

kakubana