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Ikebana (生け花, 活け花, ' arranging flowers ' or ' making flowers alive ') is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is also known as kadō ( 華道 , ' way of flowers ' ) . The origin of ikebana can be traced back to the ancient Japanese custom of erecting evergreen trees and decorating them with flowers as yorishiro ...
The shōka style developed over a long period, with many schools of ikebana other than Ikenobō appeared. Shōka was firmly established in Ikenobō Senjo's work Soka Hyakki (One Hundred Examples of Ikebana, 1820). [1] He also edited Heika Yodo-shu, in which the traditional methods of rikka were described in detail.
Banmi Shōfū-ryū (晩美生風流) is a school of Ikebana, an ancient Japanese art form that involves arranging flowers for spiritual purposes. [1] Ikebana accompanied Buddhism's arrival in Japan in the 6th century and evolved from a Buddhist ritual.
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Rikka (立花, 'standing flowers') is a form of ikebana. [1] History. The origins go back to Buddhist offerings of flowers, which are placed upright in vases.
Ohara Unshin (小原雲心) (1861–1916) started his own Ikebana school in 1895 when Japan opened up its economy to the West and began to import European flowers. The official founding date was in 1912. [1] For the purpose of this art form, he developed shallow, circular, ceramic vases, which became known as the moribana style. [2]
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While distinctly a hallmark of the Ohara school, moribana has become one of the standard forms learned and created by Ikebana practitioners regardless of school or style affiliation. [1] [2] [3] Moribana is often associated with nageire, and although the two styles share similarities, their historic development is different, nageire being older.