Hana-isho

Beginners in Ohara must master the basic and advanced arrangements of Hana-isho before advancing to higher levels.

Hana-isho is a simple type of ikebana that can be created and displayed anywhere and divided into two categories: Basic and Advanced.

Basic

The Rising Form expresses the beauty of the rising appearances of materials that are grouped at the centre of the container.

The Inclining Form expresses the beauty of the slanting appearances of materials that are grouped at the centre of the container.


Advanced

Like the Basic forms, Advanced Hana-isho is a kind of ikebana that makes the most of the unique characteristics of the materials in highly decorative compositions created for the places where people live and work.

Some forms can be composed to be viewed from one side only, whereas others can be created to be viewed from many sides.
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