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What are the principles of flower arrangement? when did flower arrangement rise in China?

Published: 2024-11-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/21, From the historical data that can be found at present, flower arrangement in China originated in the Northern and Southern dynasties, prevailed in the Tang and Song dynasties, and became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. At present, flower arrangement in China can traditionally be divided into religious flower arrangement, court flower arrangement, literati flower arrangement and folk flower arrangement. Various types of flower arrangement styles

From the historical data that can be found at present, flower arrangement in China originated in the Northern and Southern dynasties, prevailed in the Tang and Song dynasties, and became popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. At present, flower arrangement in China can traditionally be divided into religious flower arrangement, court flower arrangement, literati flower arrangement and folk flower arrangement. Different types of flower arrangement have different styles and shapes.

(1) religious flower arrangement: religious flower arrangement is solemn and solemn, which is first seen in historical records. The Southern Historical Records of the six dynasties are as follows: "there are those who offer lotus flowers to Buddha, and the monks fill the water with bronze pods, stain their stems, and do not wither if they want to be Chinese." Since then, flower arrangements have been painted in the Tang Dynasty murals in the Dunhuang Grottoes. The Tang, Song and Ming dynasties are all found in Wentu records, such as the bottle supply from the monastery in the complete Picture of the Western Chamber in the Ming Dynasty. Religious flower arrangement, mainly to lotus and willow branches, simple and elegant and solemn, regardless of shape.

(2) Court flower arrangement: the palace flower arrangement is mainly characterized by magnificence and wealth and strong decorative interest. Most of them take the magnificent peony as the main flower material, and in the Ming and Qing dynasties, in addition to the magnificent wealth and magnificent momentum of the palace, they have begun to express their artistic conception.

(3) literati flower arrangement: the literati generally put interest first, not gorgeous or ostentatious. Some people wrote a systematic monograph on the experience of flower arrangement in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

(4) Folk flower arrangement: folk flower arrangement is usually in season on festivals (such as Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc.) to add lively and festive atmosphere.

 
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