Miyako Ko-ryū

Miyako Ko-ryū (都古流) is a Japanese school of ikebana that dates back to 1902, when it was formulated by Hajime Isogai. The name of the school was derived from a poem within the Kokin Wakashū.[1]

Various Miyako Ko-ryū arrangements shown at the Meguro Gajoen (November 2017)

The name means "old style of the capital," with miyako being an old term for Kyoto, the former capital city of Japan.

References
  1. http://miyakokoryu.jp/about%e2%82%8bus/

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