Sakura and snow: MVK hosts a festival of Japanese art

April 17, 2009

You don't mind walking through wind and slush if it gets you someplace beautiful.

  Floral compositions by Moscow's Sogetsu and Ikebana Ikenobo studios are nothing short of incredible.

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DIY Bonsai: a crash course from the guru. VG Soldatov, Executive Director of Moscow Bonsai Center, offers tips to bonsai enthusiasts.

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Time goes slowly here. Moving stones with Fifth Dan master, President of Go Federation IA Grishin

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Crisp outlines and delicate colors.

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Kimonos, silk paintings and origami...

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It wouldn't be Japanese if it wasn't high-tech, right?
 
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Satisfying those sushi cravings.

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The exhibition really sends cameras snapping.

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Only two more days left. Two days filled with art demonstrations, master classes and all things Japanese. Irasshaimasu!