The Magic Mountain: Nakagawa Bijutsu Collection

Yukio Nakagawa, an ikebana artist highly acclaimed both domestically and internationally, has had an avant-garde career spanning half a century. This is a complete collection of Yukio Nakagawa's works, including his latest pieces, following "Hana: Yukio Nakagawa's Works" (1977) and "Nakagawa Yukio's Flowers" (1989).

Author: Yukio Nakagawa
Cover Design: Kohei Sugiura

352 x 256mm, Special Edition, 256 pages (101 color illustrations)

◆ Yukio Nakagawa
Born in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture in 1918 (Taisho 7).
He was an artist who destroyed traditional "ikebana" and created avant-garde "ikebana."
He contracted spinal caries in his childhood. He began ikebana under his aunt, who belonged to the Ikenobo school.
After the war, he was recognized by the landscape architect Mirei Shigemori and gained public attention. In 1951, he left the Ikenobo school at the age of 33 after his work featuring a Chinese cabbage. After that, he did not belong to any school, nor did he have any disciples, focusing on ikebana and engaging in activities such as performances with glass artists, calligraphers, photographers, and dancers.
His collections include "Hana," "Nakagawa Yukio's Flowers," "The Magic Mountain," and "Flower Person - Nakagawa Yukio's Flowers, Glass, and Calligraphy" (all published by this company). He received the Oribe Prize Grand Prix, the Japan Contemporary Art Promotion Award, and the Higashikawa Award.
He passed away in Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture in March 2012 at the age of 93 due to old age.

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The box shows signs of aging and some stains, but the book has only been viewed a few times after purchase, so it is still in a very beautiful, like-new condition.