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Teshigawara Sofu |
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| Biography |
Teshigawara Sofu (1900-1979) was a floral artist who founded one of the three major schools of Ikebana, the "Ikebana Sogetsu-ryu." Although he learned traditional Ikebana from an early age and demonstrated outstanding talent, he also pursued a novel and unconventional style, and advocated his own independent school, Sogetsu-ryu. He was instrumental in raising Ikebana to a world-class standard, and was awarded the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1960, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur in 1961, and the Awards for Art (Geijutsu Sensho) in 1962. |
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