The word Ikebana means 'living flower,' and it's a term used to describe the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging ... of the beauty that resides in simplicity. Keep reading: ...

Zen rock gardens, or karesansui (translated as "dry-mountain-water"), originated in medieval Japan and are renowned for their simplicity and ... curator of Japanese art at Smithsonian's Freer ...

The Japanese art form of ikebana dates back to ancient ... present, and future. Simplicity: “That is really key in that it talks to empty space, also known as ‘ma’ in Japanese,” says ...