“The beauty of Ikebana, in a word, is live beauty. “Live beauty” means beauty of life which is transient. Because the beauty is transient, it changes incessantly and that is the most precious factor of Ikebana. Ikebana originated in man’s instinctive desire to capture the changing beauty of flowers, express it to the utmost, and display it. Conclusively, Ikebana is an art of combining natural changes into formative art.”

– Kasumi Teshigahara, Ikebana for All Seasons