Ikebana

Ikebana is an aesthetic art of flower arranging that utilizes various types of flowers, grasses and plants in order to enjoy its beauty. In Japanese, Ikebana is also known as kado (ka: flower; do: the way of life) that was developed in the 16th century.

In Ikebana there are many streams, each of which has its own way in arranging various types of flowers. Requires a certain flow of people see the flower arrangements right from the front, while others require people to see the flow of flower arrangements in the form of three-dimensional as two-dimensional shapes. Modern style ikebana (avant-garde ikebana) also have evolved. Some of these styles using glass, iron, and other materials in lieu of flowers.

There are 3 styles of Ikebana, ie:

• Rikka (Standing Flower) is a traditional style of ikebana are widely used for religious celebrations. This style displays the beauty of the landscape plants. This style was developed around the early 16th century. There are 7 virtues in a series of Rikka style, ie: shin, shin-kakushi, soe, soe-uke, mikoshi, nagashi and maeoki.

• Shoka ikebana is a series of less format but still traditional. This style focuses on the original form of plants. There are 3 main elements in the style of Shoka ie: shin, soe and tai. In accordance with the times, after the Meiji Restoration in 1868 this style is more developed because of European influence Nageire meaning of free will "inserted" ( a series with high vase with a series of almost free) and Moribana. Then in 1977 a new style born of Shoka Shimputai, more modern, consisting of 2 main elements shu and yo, and complementary elements.

•  Jiyuka is a series of Ikebana is free where the circuit based on the creativity and imagination. This style was developed after World War-2. In this series we can use wire, metal and stone are prominent.