Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: ikebana

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Ikebana

生け花華道花道
alternative words: Ike-bana, Ike bana, Kado, Kadou, Ka-do, Flower arrangement, Japanese floral art, Floral art
keywords: art , ikebana
related topics: Muromachi period , Sogetsu school , Ikenobo school , Ohara school , Kenzan , Tokonoma
related web sites: http://www.nihonkoryu.org , http://www.kadouenshu.com
explanation: The art of flower arrangement has born during Muromachi period at "tokonoma", a kind of alcove in Japanese traditional house. Since then many schools have appeared under the influence of Buddhist and Chinese philosophies. The most famous ones are Ikenobo and Sogetsu schools. There exist also schools (Zenei) which have separated radically from these traditions.

Ikenobo school

池坊
alternative words: Ikenobo, Ikeno bo, Ikenobou
keywords: ikebana , school
related topics: Ikebana , Muromachi period
related web sites: http://www.ikenobo.or.jp
explanation: The oldest school of flower arrangement (ikebana) in Japan, founded by a Buddhist priest, Ikenobo Senke during Muromachi period. The preferred style is rikka (standing flower) arrangement.

Kenzan

剣山
keywords: ikebana , thing
related topics: Ikebana
explanation: Tool used by ikebana, allowing to plant flowers or stems on a water basin. It looks like a shoe brush but bristles are replaced by needles.

Ohara school

小原流
alternative words: Ohararyu school, Ohara-ryu, Ohararyu
keywords: ikebana , school
related topics: Ikebana , Ikenobo school
related web sites: http://www.ohararyu.or.jp
explanation: School of flower arrangement (ikebana) founded by a dissident of Ikenobo school, Ohara Unshin (1861-1916) at the end of Meiji era in Kansai region. He has introduced moribana (bunch of flowers) technique by using a flat base.

Sogetsu school

草月流草月会
alternative words: Sogetsuryu school, Sogestu-ryu, Sogesturyu, Sogetsu-kai, Sogetsukai
keywords: ikebana , school
related topics: Ikebana
related web sites: http://www.sogetsu.or.jp
explanation: School of flower arrangement (ikebana) initiated by Teshigawara Sofu (1900-1979) in 1927. It is characterized by an influence of modern art and daring choice of materials (school of avant-garde). They have strongly committed to an internationalization of ikebana.

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