http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/rikka rikka Articles from ArticleSnatch.com Rss Follow Up Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:46:43 -0500 The ancient roots of Japanese flower arranging. Various kinds of japanese flower arranging. Elements in flower arranging. Japanese flower arranging or ikebana, is rapidly becoming more and more popular all over the world. Flower arranging is an art form, and doesn't just take the arrangement of flowers into account, but the entire structure, such as vase, placement and form. In the west, we merely place the flowers in a vase, and strive for a balanced look, but Japanese flower arranging is structured along lines that represent the important elements of life: heaven, earth, humans. These three representational symbols are found in many expressions of Eastern culture and Japanese flower arranging is one of the prettiest forms. Each of the components, such as the stem, the leaf or the flower is viewed as representing a symbol of this holistic view, and the vase also becomes an important component. Ikebana is an ancient art that probably began in Buddhist temples in Japan in the sixth century as a form of offering. The flowers and branches of a plant would be placed in such a way as to point to the heavens, illustrating the faith of the person making the offering.Japanese flower]]> rikka]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Japanese-Flower-Arranging-In-Japanese-Decorating/132958 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Japanese-Flower-Arranging-In-Japanese-Decorating/132958 There are many online courses available on how to arrange flowers the Japanese way. There you can get online lessons on Ikebana which is the traditional art of arranging flowers in Japan, it is also known as Kado. Each arrangement is given a name depending on what kind of flower is used, there are Shoka, Nagerie, Moribana and Rikka and then you have what is called free style. The Shoka, Nagerie, Morbiana and Rikka styles all emphasize on the beauty of the flowers and plants being used. The free style which is the most recently developed style of Ikebana leaves it entirely up to the florist to decide what materials are to be used and what they think are going to look beautiful. Ikebana emerged from the early Buddhist offering and became popular during the 15th century and with its popularity it evolved into an artform with many different styles and schools. Careful attention was placed on the choice of vases, plants, placement of branches and the connection of the branches to their environment. There are quite a few styles of Ikebana with the most popular being Ohara, Ikenobo, and Sogetsu.]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Learn-Japanese-Flower-Arranging-From-Online-Courses-/128106 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Learn-Japanese-Flower-Arranging-From-Online-Courses-/128106