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Used flowers for decorations,
garlands, wreaths and temple offerings
• Utilized simplistic design principles
– applied a particular pattern several times
– example: a typical design consisted of a single flower with a single bud or leaf on either side repeated as a unit -
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Used flowers for adornment
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Used less graceful designs compared to the Greeks in baskets and cornucopias
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Applied the six canons, or principles, created by Hsieh Ho including:
– rhythm
– organic form
– trueness to nature
– color
– placement of the object in the field – style
• Have two different styles – Rikkwa
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• Created large, symmetrical arrangements with bright colors
Click to return to European
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• Created symmetrical designs, then shifted to asymmetrical designs
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Used any flower available and placed all arrangements into household containers
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Began to focus on the charm of an
individual flower
• Strayed away from large amounts of mixed floral bouquets
• Used fewer flowers in containers -
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Used foliage and grasses to contrast textures • Placed flowers in very low containers
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Began current practices around 1910
• Also known as the Contemporary Florists
• Combined line elements from the Japanese and mass designs from the Europeans
• Marked the beginning of a container
made specifically to hold flowers and small bouquets
