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Ikebana is wonderful Japanese flower arrangement. There are some rules and steps. At first, height. The tallest height is called “shin”, the medium height is called “soe”, and the shortest height is called “tai”. Then, there are three terms, formal, semi-formal, and informal. For example, informal is like our casual clothes. Finally, to arrange, you should cut materials the correct lengths and put them in a vase or pierce them on a “kenzan”, a tool to hold plants straight up. And the arrangement is beautiful. When I experienced Ikebana, it was the most difficult to arrange it beautifully. These are basic of Ikebana.
Next, I will tell you about a lot of styles of Ikebana and my experience. Now, there are six big parts styles and I’ll explain three of them; Rikka, Heika-nageire, and Chabana. Rikka is the formal style, classic arrangement and relates to Buddhist philosophy. Heika-nageire is that we can use the flowers of any season and we can arrange them, but not using the kenzan. Chabana is shown in the tokonoma, the tea ceremony room. I experienced Heika-nageire style with my mother and her friends when I was a child. It was difficult for me to cut correct lengths but it was so fun. Now, I have learned a lot of new styles from a book, so I want to try these styles.
At last, I will talk about my most interesting Ikebana styles. First, Seika style. We can see this style of arrangement in the tokonoma, or tea room. We should look at this style of arrangement from the front. If we see another side, it’s not comfortable and this is classic style. Then, the formal kenzan moribana style uses a shallow dark blue ceramic bowl and the kenzan is put in the center. The concept is shin, soe, and tai, or basically tall, medium and short. Finally, suiban or the water platter arrangement style. Flowers are simply put in a shallow platter filled with water. We use rosemary which is like a wonderful dining table. These are my interests and the wonderful art of Japanese flower arrangement.
Next, I will tell you about a lot of styles of Ikebana and my experience. Now, there are six big parts styles and I’ll explain three of them; Rikka, Heika-nageire, and Chabana. Rikka is the formal style, classic arrangement and relates to Buddhist philosophy. Heika-nageire is that we can use the flowers of any season and we can arrange them, but not using the kenzan. Chabana is shown in the tokonoma, the tea ceremony room. I experienced Heika-nageire style with my mother and her friends when I was a child. It was difficult for me to cut correct lengths but it was so fun. Now, I have learned a lot of new styles from a book, so I want to try these styles.
At last, I will talk about my most interesting Ikebana styles. First, Seika style. We can see this style of arrangement in the tokonoma, or tea room. We should look at this style of arrangement from the front. If we see another side, it’s not comfortable and this is classic style. Then, the formal kenzan moribana style uses a shallow dark blue ceramic bowl and the kenzan is put in the center. The concept is shin, soe, and tai, or basically tall, medium and short. Finally, suiban or the water platter arrangement style. Flowers are simply put in a shallow platter filled with water. We use rosemary which is like a wonderful dining table. These are my interests and the wonderful art of Japanese flower arrangement.
ResearchNotes
Shozo Sato, Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids: Ikebana, Tuttle, 2008
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