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|| IKEBANA ||

- Zain
Feb 29, 2016
2 min read

Hi there readers..!

Welcome aboard to my detailed post on the Flower arranging Art from the land of Japan.

Have you ever heard of a very interesting form or art of arranging flowers called IKEBANA..?? - In Japanese - (生け花 ‎(hiragana いけばな, romaji ikebana) )

IKEBANA is a Japanese term which translates to 'Giving Life to Flowers’.

This is a flower arrangement art and has very distinctive features of its own.

The Japanese love their nature, and therefore make every possible effort to create fine-looking natural environments around them and enjoy living in the midst of such atmosphere.

As I myself practice Ikebana and love these types of arrangements in my home, I would like to share certain details about it. ( Well, you can not just place one in your home but also at many other suitable spaces where it can add more beauty to its surroundings, like - offices, receptions, lobbies, shops, at the entrances, schools, clinics - and every other place where you would like this feature ).

Ikebana arrangement is not merely adding flowers and plants into a Vase (花瓶 [花·瓶] kabin) or a Suiban 水盤 [すいばん] (A flat shallow tray like container, normally does not have a hole for drainage) ; it has its own rules and regulations to achieve the most striking look. Considering, there are many styles of Ikebana; every style has its rules accordingly.

The one above in my main picture that I have made is called the Moribana style in Ikebana, I would elaborate it - It is arranged in a Suiban.

This arrangement is considered one of the basics of this style - involving of three main Stems, and then the secondary smaller stems are added all around adding depth to the arrangement.

All the stems are fixed in Kenzan – this Kenzan is placed in the flat Suiban (as shown below) and then the stems are fixed into its spiky nails.

There are many types of Vase and Suibans used for arrangements, the level of complexity and beauty increases gradually as you learn.

There are many schools for Ikebana learners; the most popular are Ikenobo, Sogetsu and Ohara.

I practice the Sogetsu school of Ikebana in Japan. So, the style of teaching & learning is a little different from the other schools.

We have diagrams demonstrating every stem of the actual arrangement as to how and where the stems have to be placed.

The diagram above represents the exact angles of the three main stems of Moribana Style.

One can join an Ikebana school which is now available all around the globe, and enjoy making their living spaces more beautiful :) ...

I hope my article inspires you on knowing more about this art form. Also, more on this Ikebana art and designing will be uploaded shortly with my new works.

Till then stay linked & keep it classy!! :)