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Late May to June is the season of iris flowers in Japan. Irises are major flowers in Japanese gardens, some big temples and shrines. Purple of the flowers and glossy green of their leaves are symbolic of natural beauty of Japanese early summer.

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Japan Rain, Snow & Art19

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  1. JAPAN Rain, Snow & Art

  2. Seasons are a main theme in the Japanese culture. Flowers are like mirrors to the seasons, reflecting the passage of time. Fittingly, flower viewing is a very popular activity in Japan as most prominently seen in the annual festivities surrounding the cherry blossoms, but not limited to them

  3. Yoshiko Yamamoto (1973-) Late May to June is the season of iris flowers in Japan. Irises are major flowers in Japanese gardens, some big temples and shrines. Is now early summer but people connect the image of irises to rain rather the clear sky in Japan. Kakitsubata and zigzag wooden bridges have been linked as a motif in art, literature, and gardening

  4. Akira Isogawa - Tulle strap shibori dress with iris motif, 2010 Akira Isogawa (五十川明 b. 1964 in Tokyo) is one of Australia's most prominent contemporary fashion designers

  5. Japanese Tenugui Fabric, Iris Flower & Bird, Traditional Wall Decor, Floral Art Wall Hanging Tapestry Akira Isogawa for Designer Rugs Ayame Japanese Tenugui Fabric

  6. Katō Shinmei (Japan, 1910-1996) - Flowering Iris, 1954 Umeki Shinsaku

  7. Ippei Kusaki (1937-) Ella Du Cane (British, 1874-1943) Japanese Iris Garden

  8. Kunio Kaneko (1949-) Folding fan

  9. Kunio Kaneko (1949-) Folding fan

  10. Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese, active ca. 1783–95) Courtesans in an Iris Garden Metropolitan Museum of Art

  11.  Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai) Japanese, 1764–1824

  12.  Hidetoshi Mito   Yoshiko Yamamoto (1973-) Iris in Bloom

  13.  Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820) Girl holding iris Kiyoko - Bijin and Iris (1910) Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) Imperial Enterprises

  14. Hisui Sugiura (1876 - 1965) Hisui Sugiura (1876 - 1965)

  15. Kyoko Kontani

  16. Ohara Koson (1877 - 1945) Carp and iris Ryusei Okamoto born 1949

  17. Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908)  Girl in iris garden

  18. Katsuyuki Nishijima (1945 -)

  19. Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) Young woman and iris

  20. Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) Young woman and iris

  21. Taika Kinoshita (1957-)

  22. Taika Kinoshita (1957-)

  23. Papercut handicraft - Handcut Paper Art

  24. Papercut handicraft - Handcut Paper Art

  25. Tatsumi Shimura (1907 - 1980) Iris

  26. Tatsumi Shimura (1907 – 1980)

  27. Yuichi Osuga (1939-) Iris

  28. Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838–1912) Iris garden 1890

  29. Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) 12 months of the Year – Iris and Egrets

  30. Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) Beauties Viewing Iris

  31. Toyohara Chikanobu (1838–1912) Ueno Park 

  32. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) Beauty With Irises

  33. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839 – 1892)

  34. f Utagawa Hiroshige Iris and Sparrow Metropolitan Museum Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Bird and Iris Metropolitan Unknown ca1930

  35. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Egret in Iris and Grasses. Met Utagawa Hiroshige White Heron and Iris. Metropolitan museum Utagawa Hiroshige Kingfisher and Iris. Metropolitan Museum

  36. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Kingfisher and iris Boston museum of fine arts

  37. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) Horikiri Iris Garden border

  38. Utagawa Hiroshige II (Japanese, 1829–1869) View of Iris Gardens at Horikiri Metropolitan Museum of Art

  39. Utagawa Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada, 1786-1865) Iris Garden 1849

  40. Utagawa Toyokuni III (Utagawa Kunisada, 1786-1865) Iris, from the series Six Fashionable Floral Selections

  41. Kitagawa Utamaro (1750-1806) Beauties with irises

  42. Yokouchi Ginnosuke (1870-1942) Iris garden Yanagawa Shigemasa (Japanese, 18th–19th century) Peonies and Iris Metropolitan Museum of Art

  43. Taikan Yokoyama (Japanese, 1868 – 1958)

  44. Yoshimoto Gesso (1881-1936) Iris Yoshimoto Gesso (1881-1936) Iris on the Riverside

  45.  Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vase with Mt. Fuji mark Traditional Japanese origami has evolved over many hundreds of years from very basic, ritual objects to the myriad of contemporary designs we see today. Japanese love origami. It's the first subject for children at schools, and if you visit a hospital, therooms are completely full of origami birds hanging from ceiling.

  46. Origami (from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper") is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture

  47. A folk art, a creative art, a mathematical puzzle, a game-- all of these terms describe origami

  48. Some people are attracted to origami for its simplicity, while others marvel at the minds of people who can devise the patterns for such ingenious creations

  49. Some look to origami as a way to entertain, while others find it has a calming, relaxing effect

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