Summary

Chelsea, London

Japanese flower arranging is the latest craze to arrive - here demonstrated by Mrs Akiyama and some upper class ladies

M/S of Lady Roberts making an Oriental grass and tulip display Various shots of Lady R adding finishing touches to her arrangement M/S of a woman in a sari looking at a display of lilies and twigs C/U of Mrs Cowe arranging daffodils and yellow tulips C/U of Mrs C's hand taking a metal syringe from a box of special Japanese tools C/U of Mrs C squirting water on the flowers using the syringe Various C/Us of different Oriental style flower displays - all very minimalist and incorporating twigs and bark

M/S of Mrs Akiyama, dressed in a kimono, making a display from blossom, representing beside the cool water Mrs A adds purple iris to the black metal vase M/S of Mrs A adding her completed arrangements to a display table