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Nageire: Traditional Japanese Flower Arrangement

Let's continue the deconstruction of an arrangement from an earlier post that illustrates nageire, a style of arrangement featuring a tall vase and no kenzan. If you haven't read it yet, check out the post entitled Why We're Here.... Nageire (aka heika in some ikebana schools) means "thrown in." According to legend, it originated centuries ago when, on a stifling summer afternoon, a bored samurai tossed a few blossoms into a lofty, deep vase across a room. (Something akin to our present day…

Roadside Ikebana: Arrangements Without Using a Kenzan

Last week I had intended to mention that the Sogetsu installation at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show could be thought of as a large scale version of a 'no kenzan' arrangement in the Sogetsu style. The emphasis in this case is on the vertical lines with a focal mass placed high in the arrangement. Here is an example I have shown before. I made this 'no kenzan' ikebana at a workshop I gave in New Zealand four years ago. This practise of making an arrangement in a suiban…

ROADSIDE IKEBANA

Last week I had intended to mention that the Sogetsu installation at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show could be thought of as a large scale version of a 'no kenzan' arrangement in the Sogetsu style. The emphasis in this case is on the vertical lines with a focal mass placed high in the arrangement. Here is an example I have shown before. I made this 'no kenzan' ikebana at a workshop I gave in New Zealand four years ago. This practise of making an arrangement in a suiban…

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