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Listen: The Latin ProgramAtsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Ikebana flower arranging - West Palm Beach, Florida.
Image Number
FA2907
Photographer
Rosenberg, Jan, Collector.
Date
1987-03-07
Date Note
Photographed on March 7, 1987.
Rights
Collection
Folklife collection
Series 1685, PBFAIE ; Vol 3
Series 1685, PBFAIE ; Vol 3
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Projects, Instate
Folklife and folklore projects
Ethnicity, Asian
Ethnicity, Japanese
Flora and fauna
Ike bana (Japanese flower arranging)
Craft
Material culture--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Ethnic arts--Japan
Arts, Japanese
Vases
Flowers
Flower arrangement, Japanese
Floral decorations
Flower arrangers
Women artisans--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Japanese American women--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Japanese Americans
Flower arrangement
Folklife and folklore projects
Ethnicity, Asian
Ethnicity, Japanese
Flora and fauna
Ike bana (Japanese flower arranging)
Craft
Material culture--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Ethnic arts--Japan
Arts, Japanese
Vases
Flowers
Flower arrangement, Japanese
Floral decorations
Flower arrangers
Women artisans--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Japanese American women--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Japanese Americans
Flower arrangement
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 slide - col.
General Note
Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975.
Atsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Ikebana flower arranging - West Palm Beach, Florida.
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