Oshibana

We went to the Ofuna Botanic Gardens South of Tokyo. It's a lovely area and all the Spring flowers were in full flight.




The highlight was an exhibition of Oshibana, pressed flowers, it was very different from the usual types you see.






These were actually quite marvellous artworks. Not craft, but obviously art.














Even fruit. No idea how they managed to do this :

Incredibly lifelike with the colours and structures wonderfully preserved.






Amazing care had been taken with the arranging and choice of backgrounds to stunning effect.