(Kelly stands near an amateur florist.) Traditionally in Japan in preparation for marriage, women were trained in the tea ceremony, calligraphy & this art of flower arranging
.... of Contemporary Art, Calligraphy Museum, and the Tokyo 
Metropolitan Art... [DOC] [TLE] Shibui : Japan chic and post World War II American modernism [PAR] Japanese arts of flower arranging, bonsai, filmmaking, architecture, and 
landscape ... were some components of Japanese culture that shibui enthusiasts 
..... East: White Women and American Orientalism (NY: Oxford University Press, ... 
sought to introduce Americans to Japanese art and design, as well as a similar 
series.