Ikebana Buddhist ritual developed originally used to spirits of the dead to offer the suggestion of flowers.
Middle of the fifteenth century, with the advent of the first classical styles, Ikebana achieved the status of a connection without independent art with religion.
Ikebana practitioners are usually the first priests and nobles. However, over time many different styles of Ikebana finally began to be practiced at all levels of Japanese society.
Beginning of Ikebana in Japan
Ikebana can be traced starting with the advent of Buddhism in Japan in the 6th Be century.
Ikebana was originally part of the service output of flowers dignity of the Buddha.
India, the cradle of Buddhism, flowers terms informal and often very diffuse on the altar.
In the 10th Century, the Japanese began presenting their floral offerings are placed in a container or vase series.
The oldest style of ikebana is a priest of the temple in Kyoto Rokkakudo qualified as floral arrangements, making it a place to be asking for his colleagues.
Pastor lives on the lake, which is in Japanese Ikenobo. Then Ikenobo it to the force generated by the priest attached.
Ikebana design development
Ikebana-style patterns will only be used to develop and floristics art become popular topics and domains are practiced every life.
The script was written to document the various ikebana. The oldest known manuscript Sendensho found, which is a collection of writings from 1443 to 1536.
Since then Ikebana ruled standardized. Its raw form is the main stem should be followed by two shorter stems. Race is the third heaven, man and earth.
In 1545, Ikenobo flow, formulate the principles of Rikka stringing used in the composition of matter by naming the seven main branches.
Over time Ikebana became an important part of traditional Japanese festivals and Ikebana exhibition held regularly.
