Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as kadō . The origin of ikebana can be traced back to the ancient Japanese custom of erecting evergreen trees and decorating them with flowers as yorishiro to invite the gods.
Shōka arrangement by the 40th headmaster Ikenobō Senjō, drawing from the Sōka Hyakki by the Shijō school, 1820
Ikebana flower arrangement in a tokonoma (alcove), in front of a kakemono (hanging scroll)
A drawing of mitsu-gusoku, from the Senden-shō (15th–18th century)
Illustration from the Kaō irai no Kadensho, believed to be the oldest extant manuscript of ikebana teaching, dating from a time shortly after that of Ikenobō Senkei. It shows various arranging styles of tatebana (ogibana) wide-mouth (right) and upright styles.
Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant material and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floral design is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Floral designs, called arrangements, incorporate the five elements and seven principles of floral design.
A woman creating a flower arrangement in the 1930s in Tokyo, Japan
An arrangement displayed at a church in Beer, United Kingdom
A recreation of an American Colonial Period arrangement using synthetic flowers
An example of shears that can be used in floral design
