Traditional Chinese Flower Arrangement: Poetry and Flower Arrangement for the Literati

Since the Song and Yuan dynasties, burning incense, cooking tea, flower arrangement, hanging paintings, by the literati and elegant people and cited as the four arts of life, is a little educated people indispensable. The Ming Dynasty Zhang Qiande had in its "bottle flower spectrum" preface wrote: "the secret of the escape, bottle flower is difficult to understand, the solution of the billion shall not be a". Ikebana is the word of the day, in ancient times is more known as bottle flowers, bottle for. The ancients were not satisfied with the direct transmission of flowers, gradually outdoor flowers and trees into the interior, creating space for vitality and fun. Vessel flower arrangement is a reflection of the change in the aesthetic concept of the ancients.

Traditional flower arrangement is one of the important classical arts in China. It began in the Six Dynasties and flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties. The Southern History of Jinan Prince Mao biography records: "There is a dedication of the lotus for the Buddha, the monks to copper poppy water Ze its stems, want to China does not wither." This is the earliest written record of the vessel flower arrangement activities, both flowers for the Buddha, other aspects of the performance of the court decoration or literati appreciation, are skillfully used the beauty of floral art, which makes the development of the art ethos for the great prosperity.

Bottle of flowers a bunch of far-reaching

Song and Yuan down, burning incense, cooking tea, flower arrangement, hanging paintings, by the literati and the elegant and lifelong four arts, is a little bit of literacy indispensable. The Ming Dynasty Zhang Qiande had in its "bottle flower spectrum" preface wrote: "the secret of the escape, bottle flower is difficult to understand, the solution of the billion shall not be a". Ikebana is the word of the day, in ancient times is more known as bottle flowers, bottle for. The ancients were not satisfied with the direct transmission of flowers, gradually outdoor flowers and trees into the interior, creating space for vitality and fun. Vessel flower arrangement is a reflection of the transformation of the aesthetic concept of the ancients.

To honor nature, from nature and above nature is the traditional Chinese culture and art, especially modeling creation of the **** the same guiding ideology, the shape of Shangyi, the pursuit of the shape of God, the shape of both God, the scene of the blending of the profound beauty of the mood is the highest goal of its creation. As a part of Chinese ancient culture, traditional flower arrangement art, it is in many ways very well grasp and reflect the essence of these traditional Chinese aesthetics, and continue to carry forward.

Traditional flower arrangement pursues the beauty of space, a line can show the greatest space when the most beautiful (far, far, far, far), and the formation of the line of the three far to the most beautiful curve. Flowers are used as the basis of material, fit things and timing, to emphasize the natural life and the meaning of space as a whole, to express the author's idea of beauty.

Flower arrangement

Literati flower arranging has a special interest, flower arrangement has become an indispensable part of their lives, and it is also the main activity in the elegant concentration.

Ouyang Xiu's "Record of Peonies in Luoyang" contains the following: the custom of Luoyang is mostly good for flowers; in spring, all the people in the city, no matter how noble or lowly they are, are arranging flowers, even though they are burdened with the same thing.

Mengliang Lu is a record of the city at that time, which is about arranging flowers in four seasons, hanging paintings of famous people, and decorating the doorway.

Mozhuang Manju recorded that the peonies in Xijing (Luoyang) were famous all over the world, and when the peonies were in full bloom, the governor of the city made a meeting of ten thousand flowers. When the flowers were in full bloom, the governor of the city would make a flower party. The place where the banquet was held was a barrier with flowers, and the beams and columns were arched, water was stored in tubes, and the hairpins were nailed and hung.

Poetry and flowers

In the vast sea of ancient poetry, poems involving flower arrangement are unique. For example, Su Zhe's "Chrysanthemums in Play" says, "In the beginning of spring, I planted chrysanthemums to help me with my vegetables, and in the evening, I opened them and inserted them into my pots." Liu Yuxi's "In Praise of the Berry" reads, "The green leaves of the leaves of the berry cage the stone weng, and the red seeds of the berry ripen and shine on the copper vase." Zhu Shuzhen (朱淑貞《示犀》)""A branch is stored under the window of a book, and people and flowers have their own fragrance." Mustard Seed Garden Painting Record" has a title poem: "no other things on New Year's Eve, inserted the plum blossom on New Year's Day." From this we can see, ancient flower arrangement style prevailed, not insert plum blossoms, the year is not over. Ancient flower poems not only reflect the poet's love of flowers and trees, can also be seen in the poet familiar with the steady flower Road ` skills, endowed with the "heart of the image" in the flower skills of the literature.

Many of the literati stream to avoid the reality of more retired in the landscape, when sent to the landscape between flowers and plants, to express their feelings. Such as Zhou Dunyi's student Cheng Hao poem: "everything is quiet to see all from the same, the four times good Xing and people," on the blossoming and falling flowers and other scenes sensitive to think more.

In the Song Dynasty, there was a poem about begonias: "Begonia veins to be pushed by poetry, the purple brocade countless open at sunset", meaning that begonias are half-soothing, half-rolling, veins of love, and have to be a poet to recite a good poem, or else they will not open.

Borrowing flowers and trees to express the will of the people, when the desire, to flower branches to show rhyme, show the flower character flower style, people in the knuckles after the sigh of appreciation, the heart is yearning for. Ancient people look at flowers are separate, drinking wine on the natural growth of flowers, drinking tea on the bottle of flowers, in the sentimental flowers and trees, each flower, each leaf contains a long meaning.