According lily pad to ancient Chinese beliefs, art, Ikebana lily pad is a unique lily pad combinati

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Ikebana is the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging and literally means "to bring life to flowers." It has a symbolic character and decorative use. Practicing lily pad Ikebana is perceived as a form of meditation.
According lily pad to ancient Chinese beliefs, art, Ikebana lily pad is a unique lily pad combination of human spirit and nature. Each composition is the epitome of inner peace man, his feelings and emotions. History of Ikebana According lily pad to historical records in the sixth century, Buddhism was introduced into China, and with it the custom of floral offerings (kuge) Buddha and the souls of the dead. XVII century is the time when Ikebana acquired status of art, independent of religion. The first teachers were priests and their students lily pad - aristocrats. Subsequently appeared many schools are taught how to form floral lily pad arrangements and Ikebana became available to the public - samurai, wealthy merchants, and other classes, including women. Founder of the first school of Ikebana is a priest of the temple Rakkakudo in Kyoto. His works were so exquisite lily pad that other priests sought his advice. Ikebana styles There are three main types: upward sloping falling down like a waterfall
Initially bouquets were simple symmetrical composition of three blades. The basic principle in preparing the bouquet was based on the need for central high stem, which can be combined with two lower branches. But in the early XVII century, the Buddhist school Ikenobo style created rikka (literally "standing flowers"), according to which there are seven basic rules for arrangement lily pad of flowers. Have been great technical skill. Used are tall bronze lily pad vases. The main element symbolizes the sky or the truth and is usually asymmetrical, pointing to the right or left. Later he held centrally and vertically. Numerous other branches, each of which has its own symbolic meaning and decorative function, lily pad placed in the center and form the core of an imaginary sphere. Overall rikka is a microcosm that represented the entire universe in the form of natural picture. The main elements of this style - asymmetry, symbolism and spatial depth, have a strong influence on later forms of ikebana. Antithesis of rikka chabana (literally "tea flowers"). This style originated in the XVI century as part of the tea ceremony (chanoyu). The composition consists of one or two flowers or branches in a small container. Chabana lily pad the basis for another style - nageire (meaning "to throw"), lily pad in which a small number of elements in a tall vase. This style is characterized by a simple lily pad and casual arrangement.
Rikka and nageire determine subsequent development of Ikebana. On the one hand, emphasis on advanced techniques, waving composition, symbolism, and fixed styles, lily pad on the other, spontaneity, simplicity, suggestiveness, and respect for the natural characteristics of the materials themselves. However rikka style becomes more rigid and formal and arises a new simpler style called seika or shock (Chinese - "living lily pad flowers"), which gained great popularity. This style is formal and the composition is composed of three branches, placed lily pad so that the scalene triangle. Many schools promoted their own, but the three branches are known as, respectively, tan (Sky), chi (earth) and jin (human). In the XIX century appears moribana style (literally means "piled flowers"). While traditional styles items are collected and diverged from one point in this style using various devices with which the elements are arranged over the entire surface of shallow containers - SWIBO (literally means "water pool"). Used and Kenzo (special trays with metal "pins" to attach the plants). lily pad This style allows for the creation of landscapes in a very naturalistic rather than symbolic way, as in other styles. Can be used even stones and minerals. This style gives free rein to the imagination, but is more specific and more complex than nageire. Another style is dzhiuka, which means "free falling flowers." In this style there are no rules for arrangement and its purpose is rather to show the artistry and creativity of the artist lily pad and his idea of beauty. Allows use of any materials. There is also bundzhinbana lily pad - arrangement made by the literati. It expresses lily pad the sensitivity of Chinese students lily pad and artists. Japanese bunjin-bana arrangements had a major impact on nageire. Since style bundzhinbana used as a form of personal expression, arrangements had irreligious char