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Teaching flower arrangement to students Teaching flower arrangement to students, in her journal of My World in Ikenobo
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Receiving an Ikebana certificate Picture of Mrs. Chandler receiving an accolade
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Japanese newspaper article Japanese newspaper article about Mrs. Chandler
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Hakata doll of Junkyo Hakata Ryu arrangement of Junkyo Oishi and a man talking to each other in front of the temple
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With paper lantern maker, Mr. Yamashita She met Mr. Tatsuji Yamashita, who was chosen as an honorary citizen in the city for his skillful technique, and showed it in front of the emperor.
He showed a paper lantern, Romon gate of Aso shrine.
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With paper lantern maker, Mr. Nakajima The picture was taken when the paper pagoda of Yakushi ji temple was completed by Mr. Tsugito Nakajima. As it only used Japanese Washi paper and glue, building up to this height without any distortion requires a high level of skills and training.
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With paper lantern maker, Mr. Higashida Mrs. Chandler visited the atelier of Mr. Higashida making a paper lantern, a Konpira shrine. She learned the technique and process of making and the story behind it.
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In front of Omiya shrine with Shinto priest This is the place where she encountered the beautiful paper lantern architecture which is given as an offering to this shrine during the Yamaga lantern festival. These replicas of actual buildings are made to scale at around 1/120 to 1/30 reduction with only paper and glue.
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Visiting a doll artist, Mr. Zenjiro Hirano Mrs. Chandler visited many doll artists during her stay in Japan in order to learn their skillful techniques and dedication to making dolls. She also ordered her original Hakata dolls, such as historical figures not only in Japan but the US.
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Visiting a doll artist, Mrs. Tami Nakanoko Mrs. Tami Nakanoko is the granddaughter of Kichibei Nakanoko, the founder of Hakata dolls. She learned from her father, Kichisaburo, from her childhood, and at the age of 21, she started her own carrier. She has lived her entire life devoted to doll making and was selected as a Designated Intangible Cultural Asset of Fukuoka city.
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Watching painting of a Hakata Doll Hakata dolls are all handmade and unglazed clay dolls. It is said it requires years of dedication just to pick up the basics.
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Unit takes over museum Corpus Christi Caller, September 10, 1974
Mrs. Chandler donated the collection of Japanese dolls and other artifacts to the nonprofit organization, the Billie Trimble Chandler Art Foundation in 1974.
The museum is a great asset to the community through its display and programs.
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Opens Oriental Art Museum in 1973 The Texas Tropical Coast Sparkle, Vol.2, No. 7
November 1973
Mrs. Chandler first opened the Art Museum on November 9, 1973.
The museum consisted of four departments: Japanese paintings, a Hakata doll house, Japanese artifacts, and a floral art classroom. She also hosted various tours in the museum.
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Teaching flower arrangement to a student Picture of Mrs. Chandler teaching floral arrangement to a student
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Mrs. Chandler with flower arrangement She is looking at a flower arrangement.
Her several titles hanging on the wall behind;
-Ko Ryu Ikebana Kyoju (teacher)
-Sougetsu Ryu
-Hosokawa Ryu Bonseki Kyoju (teacher)
-Chi Ko Ryu Seika/Kado Kyoju (teacher)
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Rikka certificate from Ikenobo school She had the great privilege of being able to study Rikka (the oldest temple altar arrangement) under the great master Shoukei Tsukamono in 1958.
On December 24, 1959, Sen Ei IKenobo gave Mrs. Chandler a Rikka teacher's Certificate. She was the only foreign person in the world to receive certificates from Mr. Tsukamoto at that time.
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1st grade professor certificate Ikenobo is the oldest and largest school of the Ikebana flower arrangement in Japan. She received the certificate of the 1st-grade professor from the Ikenobo Floral art on June 19, 1963.
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Receiving certificate from Shofu school She received Shian, a master's degree certificate, from Jyosui Oshikawa, Ikebana Master of the Shofu School.
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Receiving certificate
from Ko Ryu school She received Shihan, a master's degree certificate, from Mrs. Wakabayashi, the Ikebana Master of the Ko Ryu School.
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Mrs. Chandler with her artwork
-Hakata Ryu Shotoku Taishi (Prince Shotoku) and a five-story pagoda in Horyuji temple are placed with a flower arrangement. He is one of the most famous historical figures in Japan, who established the court system and created the seventeen-article constitution.
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Her artwork of Hakata Ryu in the Geisha story This is a picture from her first book featuring Madame Butterfly in a dance pose in front of a golden screen. She realized that Hakata dolls can be beautifully complemented with flower arrangements.
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Showing her first book "Geisha Story" This book was illustrated with 13 gorgeous pictures of Hakata Ryu floral art, which is beautiful Geisha Hakata dolls placed in the flower arrangement to vivid the scenes along with their stories. This was a unique way to introduce the aesthetics of geisha and their real life.
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With her first book
The first book, "Geisha Story with doll-and -Flower Arrangements", by Mrs. Chandler was published in 1963. This volume portrays the story of the lives of the Geisha, their true function in Japanese society, and the beloves tales of some famous geishas in Japan. The book also features pictures of Geisha Hakata dolls in settings that suggest the mood of elegance and grace.
