The Japanese flower arrangements create harmony by blending rhythm and color. If you’ve never had the privilege of experiencing it before isn’t it time you got to enjoy the uniqueness of Ikebana vases?
The western world emphasizes the number of flowers and the colors stressing the beauty of the flower where the Japanese emphasizes linear movements. The Japanese isn’t just the flowers. Instead it incorporates the leaves, branches, flowers, and even the vase.
There are three main elements that symbolize earth, heaven, and human kind. What began as a ritual flower in the Buddhist temples way back in the sixth century has grown to a modern art that is rarely understood but whose beauty is instantly recognized.
That’s why it’s so rewarding to see someone take an active interest in the Ikebana flowering and hopefully in expanding the actual art. Over the years it has grown and changed. In fact it has seen some substantial changes.
The late 1800’s shortly after the Meiji Restoration period which was a period of westernization and modernization in Japan. This resulted in a new style called moribana which translates to a pile up flowers. This resulted because of the introduction of the western flowers into Japanese culture.
Again in the early 1930s Ikebana saw another revitalization called zeneibana. This was a more expressive form of Ikebana than the classic form. Today Ikebana is used for all kinds of occasions as well as in modern décor.
Each Ikebana vase is hand made with all the skills one artisan can muster up. You’ll find pieces made from either stoneware or porcelain that is glazed and fired at temperatures in excess of 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.
It can be found in many forms but always tied to an element of nature be it drift wood, stone, sea life, or tree bark combined with floral expressions.
There is o other art form that is as unique and expressive as Ikebana. A simple pot can turn into a stunning vessel and all of these wonders are created with the simplest of tools. Impressive you must admit.
So where do you place your new Ikebana vase? With a matt glaze, matt finishing, impressions from sea creatures of eras gone by, and symbols of the earth and the ocean there are defiantly Ikebana vases that are going to look fabulous in your home.
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