这本奢华的书籍既不是一本参考书，也不单单是一本漂亮花卉的作品集。它是**花卉艺术家Makoto和植物摄影师Shunsuke Shiinoki长期合作下的产物。他们两人一起选出了几百种植物种类，对它们进行摆设，并获得了永远不会出现在自然界的完美组合，因而创造出一种独特的花卉艺术。

本书根据四季的轮回划分主题章节：春天的清新和新生命、夏天的茂盛和富饶、秋天的衰落和壮丽，以及冬天渐暗的阴影。这些照片让人联想到17世纪的静物画，它们不仅描绘出花朵外在的美，还表现出它们的无常和内在的活力四射。

This sumptuous book is not a reference work, nor it is simply a collection of beautiful flowers. It is the product of a longstanding collaboration between renowned flower artist Makoto and botanical photographer Shunsuke Shiinoki. Working together, they have selected hundreds of plant species and arranged them in striking combinations that could never exist in the natural world, so creating a unique floral aesthetic.

The result is a series of dense, luxuriant images, rich in colour and texture, in which nature and artifice are skilfully mingled. The four chapters are themed according to the cycle of the seasons: the freshness and new life of spring, the exuberance and abundance of summer, the fading grandeur of autumn and the deepening shadows of winter. Recalling the opulent still-life paintings of the 17th century, the photographs not only capture the surface beauty of the flowers, but suggest the burgeoning life brimming within them as well as its transience.

From the sensuality of opening petals to the unfurling elegance of fern fronds, these gorgeous displays are vividly preserved in a meditative and inspirational book that will enchant all lovers of nature and art.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Hideto Fuse • Introduction by Mokoto Azuma • 1. The Season of Birth • 2. The Season of Flourish • 3. The Season of Maturity • 4. The Season of Silence • List of Works