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Language of flowers
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Floriography is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been
Color lithograph Langage des Fleurs (Language of Flowers) by Alphonse Mucha (1900)
Color lithograph Langage des Fleurs (Language of Flowers) by Alphonse Mucha (1900)
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877)
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877)
Primavera, 1482, Sandro Botticelli
Primavera, 1482, Sandro Botticelli
Ophelia, 1851–52, John Everett Millais
Ophelia, 1851–52, John Everett Millais
Ikebana
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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 wit
Language of flowers
…flowers as a tool for spiritual enlightenment, representing inner transformation akin to the elixir of longevity. Among floral traditions, Japanese Ikebana stands out as the highest form of symbolic floral arrangement. This art follows a ternary structure, where the tallest branch represents heaven, the…
Shōka arrangement by the 40th headmaster Ikenobō Senjō, drawing from the Sōka Hyakki by the Shijō school, 1820
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)
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)
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
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.