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“Moribana Styles in Several Ikebana Schools”
Location: University of MA – Waltham Center, 240 Beaver St., Waltham, MA 02452
Date: November 27, 2007
Kaye Vosburgh, program chairman, introduced today’s program, “Moribana Styles in Several Ikebana Schools”, by giving a brief history of Moribana.
Moribana, in Japanese, means piled up flowers in a shallow container. The style was first started by the founder of the Ohara school. In general, the style involves the use of a kenzan, a shallow container.
Hiroko Matsuyama demonstrated three types of moribana arrangements, including a water-reflecting style of the Ohara School. She used the same flower and branch materials in each arrangement.
Verda Dale demonstrated a slanting upright style of the Ikenobo school.
Sogetsu school arrangements were demonstrated by Joanne Caccavale’s basic upright style, and Kaye Vosburgh showed two variations of this style. Although there were some differences in the three styles, Kaye noted several similarities in the arrangements from the three schools. All used line materials, scalene triangles, open space, asymmetrical balance, upright and slanting lines and were seasonal.
Date: November 27, 2007
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Demonstrations by Teachers of Ikenobo, Ohara and Sogetsu SchoolsKaye Vosburgh, program chairman, introduced today’s program, “Moribana Styles in Several Ikebana Schools”, by giving a brief history of Moribana.
Moribana, in Japanese, means piled up flowers in a shallow container. The style was first started by the founder of the Ohara school. In general, the style involves the use of a kenzan, a shallow container.
Hiroko Matsuyama demonstrated three types of moribana arrangements, including a water-reflecting style of the Ohara School. She used the same flower and branch materials in each arrangement.
Verda Dale demonstrated a slanting upright style of the Ikenobo school.
Sogetsu school arrangements were demonstrated by Joanne Caccavale’s basic upright style, and Kaye Vosburgh showed two variations of this style. Although there were some differences in the three styles, Kaye noted several similarities in the arrangements from the three schools. All used line materials, scalene triangles, open space, asymmetrical balance, upright and slanting lines and were seasonal.