San Antonio Weddings Decorations
Free Style Ikebana by Junko
Cosmos, sanguisorba,
lily,celastrus, patrinia and celosia
Ikebana International is a non-profit,
cultural organization dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of
ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. The late Ellen Gordon Allen
founded the organization in 1956 to promote friendship among the peoples of
the world through their mutual love of nature and enjoyment of ikebana.
Today, there are chapters of Ikebana International in over 50 countries with
a membership of approximately 10,000 persons.
The headquarters of Ikebana International is in
Tokyo, Japan. Every five years, it sponsors an international conference for
members from all over the world. The 8th World Convention was held in
Yokohama, Japan in March 2001. It also sponsors regional conferences in
different locations. To learn more about this dynamic organization, visit
the website of
Ikebana International.
Free Style Ikebana by Junko
Kiwi, gomphrena,chlorophytum,
eustoma,craspedia, heliconia and silk balls
IKEBANA
Ikebana arose from early Buddhist offerings and
grew throughout the fifteenth century into an art form with many styles and
schools. Special consideration was given to the choice of plant, vase,
placement of the branches, and the relationship¤ of those branches with
their environment and the chosen vase. Empty spaces, which form a part of
the composition, were also dealt with creatively. In this way it differs
from other known floral arrangement arts.
The most popular styles are Sogetsu, Ohara, and
Ikenobo.
Sogetsu
The Sogetsu school was established in 1927 by
Teshigahara Sofu. He was one of the leaders who ensured that the traditional
Ikebana became an art form. He was succeeded by his daughter Teshigahara
Kasumi. The third leader was Teshigahara Hiroshi, the famous film-maker; his
daughter succeeded him and is the present leader.
Sogetsu is based on the notion that anyone,
anywhere, and at any time, can create ikebana with whatever material that
happens to be available to them. This means that those who practice ikebana
must be creative in their use of material. This means that ikebana is not
merely a repetition of preselected flowers.
Ohara
Because he found the Ikenobo school to be too
rigid and formal, Ohara Unshin broke with the school in the middle of the
Meiji period¤. He founded the Ohara school in 1895 and used even western
flowers in his pieces. He introduced the Moribana style, which makes use of
low vases. There are two key basic forms in ikebana: the Moribana style and
the Heika style, which uses cylindrical vases.
Ikenobo
Ikenobo is the oldest school in Japan. The
oldest leader was the Buddhist monk Ukenobo Senkei, who lived in the middle
of the fifteenth century. Various generations of monks became famous for
their flower arrangement, and ikenobo was the start of Ikebana. The
headquarters of the Ikenobo school is still located at the site where it all
started: the Rokkakudo Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Changes in traditions and
lifestyles have brought about an evolution in the Ikenobo style. |
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