This is a student's work—a lovely dahlia with a Dalmatian pattern.

The beautiful red and white pattern gives it a stylish look.

The bright red color stands out with the gray vase.

Bizen ware and other dark gray or brown colored vases are perfect for cherry blossoms, roses, and other brightly colored or pale white flowers.

The contrast between light and dark colors makes the flowers stand out.

Cherry blossoms are beautiful at night because of the dark surroundings. This is the world of Tanizaki Junichiro's “In Praise of Shadows”. It is in the dark that bright colors and light come alive.

We oriental people create beauty by creating shadows and shadows in ordinary places.

The spirit of this famous book written 90 years ago, which explains the Japanese sense of beauty in terms of light and darkness, can be applied to flower arrangement, the beauty of the taimatsu at shrines during New Year's, or the beauty of cherry blossoms at night.

At home, one dark-colored vase such as Bizen ware, such as gray or brown, is easy to match with the pale color of flowers.

A black vase may look a bit strong in a whitish room decorated in a Western natural style, but a natural dark brown color such as Bizen goes well with any room, 

Please use darker-colored vases a try when arranging flowers in your daily life.