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JAPAN UNWRAPPED Vol.6 Sado-Tea Ceremony- & Ikebana-Flower Arrangement-
Sado-Tea Ceremony- & Ikebana-Flower Arrangement-
Sado is the ceremony celebrating of tea and also means "way of tea", which started in the 16th century in Japan associated with Zen Buddhism. The serving of tea is done by several ways according to the occasions and season. Sado has been much favored as an artistic ceremony; today it is popular as a mean of training spiritual concentration and learning manners.
One is Kooridate, which uses ice water which is placed inside a container made from ice. In this occasion, usually Bluish green bowl are used to make the atmosphere of tea ceremony a cool comfortable place during the hot summertime. Another is Chabako, this is a tea set which lets us enjoy tea anywhere we want. These usually are delicately decorated for the season to fit. When the tea ceremony is done, the flower and scrawl is set based on the occasion and season as well. The flowers that are used are usually taken from the garden.
Ikebana is the Japanese term for flower arrangement art and is also known as Kado "way of flowers". Ikebana is an art form
in which nature and humanity are brought together. First, the main rule in Ikebana is that all the branches, leaves, grasses, and flower all must be organic.
The artist will arrange through color combination, shapes, lines, and imply meaning to its arrangement. There are Ikebana schools all over Japan and at school one is taught to symbolize heaven, earth, man, sun, moon, love etc.
The spiritual aspect is very important; therefore silence is a must during practices. The silent time is to appreciate things in nature that people often
overlook because of their busy lives. Ikebana helps to identify with beauty in all art forms, and feel closeness to nature which gives relaxation for the mind, body and soul.
Sado is the ceremony celebrating of tea and also means "way of tea", which started in the 16th century in Japan associated with Zen Buddhism. The serving of tea is done by several ways according to the occasions and season. Sado has been much favored as an artistic ceremony; today it is popular as a mean of training spiritual concentration and learning manners.
One is Kooridate, which uses ice water which is placed inside a container made from ice. In this occasion, usually Bluish green bowl are used to make the atmosphere of tea ceremony a cool comfortable place during the hot summertime. Another is Chabako, this is a tea set which lets us enjoy tea anywhere we want. These usually are delicately decorated for the season to fit. When the tea ceremony is done, the flower and scrawl is set based on the occasion and season as well. The flowers that are used are usually taken from the garden.
Ikebana is the Japanese term for flower arrangement art and is also known as Kado "way of flowers". Ikebana is an art form
in which nature and humanity are brought together. First, the main rule in Ikebana is that all the branches, leaves, grasses, and flower all must be organic.
The artist will arrange through color combination, shapes, lines, and imply meaning to its arrangement. There are Ikebana schools all over Japan and at school one is taught to symbolize heaven, earth, man, sun, moon, love etc.
The spiritual aspect is very important; therefore silence is a must during practices. The silent time is to appreciate things in nature that people often
overlook because of their busy lives. Ikebana helps to identify with beauty in all art forms, and feel closeness to nature which gives relaxation for the mind, body and soul.
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