Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, burning incense, cooking tea, arranging flowers, and hanging pictures have been regarded as the four arts of life by literati, and they are indispensable for those with a little bit of literacy. Zhang Qiande of the Ming Dynasty once wrote in the preface to his "Vase of Flowers": "The anecdotes of secluded dwellings and vase of flowers are extremely difficult to explain, and only one person can explain them." The term flower arrangement is the current term, but in ancient times it was mostly called vase flowers and vase offerings. The ancients were not satisfied with the direct expression of feelings through broken branches of flowers, and gradually introduced outdoor flowers and trees indoors to create vitality and fun in the space. Flower arranging on vessels is a reflection of the changes in ancient people’s aesthetic concepts.
Traditional flower arrangement is one of the important classical arts in my country. It began in the Six Dynasties and became popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties. "Southern History" records the biography of Prince Mao of Jin'an: "Someone offered lotus flowers to the Buddha. The monks filled the stems with copper poppies and water, so that the flowers would not wither." This is the earliest flower arrangement activity recorded in writing. It is not only a flower arrangement in front of the Buddha In other aspects, whether it is palace decoration or the expression of literati's appreciation, the beauty of floral art is skillfully used, which makes the artistic trend flourish.
A bouquet of flowers in a vase has a far-reaching artistic conception
Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, burning incense, cooking tea, arranging flowers, and hanging paintings have been regarded as the four arts of life by literati, and they are indispensable for those with a little bit of literacy. of. Zhang Qiande of the Ming Dynasty once wrote in the preface to his "Vase of Flowers": "The anecdotes of secluded dwellings and vase of flowers are extremely difficult to explain, and only one person can explain them." The term flower arrangement is the current term, but in ancient times it was mostly called vase flowers and vase offerings. The ancients were not satisfied with the direct expression of feelings through broken branches of flowers, and gradually introduced outdoor flowers and trees indoors to create vitality and fun in the space. Flower arranging on vessels is a reflection of the changes in ancient people’s aesthetic concepts.
Advocating nature, originating from nature and being higher than nature is the common guiding ideology of the Chinese nation’s traditional culture and art, especially plastic creation. The blending of scenes and the profound beauty of artistic conception are the highest goals of his creation. As a part of China's excellent ancient culture, traditional flower arrangement art has well grasped and embodied the essence of traditional Chinese aesthetics in many aspects, and continues to carry forward.
Traditional flower arrangement pursues the beauty of space. A line is most beautiful when it can express the largest space (distance, depth, and height), and the line formed by these three distances is the most beautiful. Flowers serve as the basis of the material, matching things and timing to emphasize the integrity of natural life and spatial meaning and express the author's idea of ??beauty.
Relaxing with flowers, literati gathering
Flower arranging by literati has a special interest. Flower arranging has become an indispensable part of their lives and the main activity of the gathering.
Ouyang Xiu's "Luoyang Peony Chronicles" contains: Luoyang's customs are generally fond of flowers; in spring, everyone in the city, regardless of high or low, arranges flowers, even those with burdens.
"Meng Liang Lu" records the market at that time like this: planting seasonal flowers, hanging famous paintings, and decorating the facade.
"Mozhuang Manlu" records: Xijing (Luoyang) peonies are famous all over the world. When the flowers are in full bloom, the prefect holds a Wanhua Festival. In the place where the banquet is held, flowers are used as a barrier, and the beams, pillars and arches are used to store water. Hairpins are hung on nails, and there are flowers everywhere.
Poetry and floral sentiments, secluded anecdotes
Among the vast sea of ??ancient poems, verses involving flower arrangements stand out. For example, Su Che's "Chrysanthemums": "Chrysanthemums are planted in early spring to help plate vegetables, and they bloom in late autumn to fill the pots." Liu Yuxi's "Praise to the Cobalt" "The green leaves grow on the stone weng, and the red seeds are ripe and shine on the copper vase." Zhu Shuzhen's " "Showing Rhinoceros") "Under the window where a book is stored on a branch, people and flowers are fragrant." "Mustard Seed Garden Painting Book" has a poem on the painting: "I have nothing else to do on New Year's Eve, so I just put in plum blossoms to celebrate the New Year." It can be seen from this that in ancient times, in ancient times, Flower arranging is very popular, and it would be impossible to celebrate the New Year without arranging plum blossoms. Ancient flower arrangement poems not only reflect the poet's love for flowers and trees, but also reveal the poet's familiarity with the art of ikebana, and his literary thoughts that endow "mental images" with flower art.
When many literati retreated to the mountains and rivers to escape reality, they expressed their feelings among the mountains, rivers, flowers and plants. For example, Cheng Hao, a student of Zhou Dunyi, said in a poem: "Everything is contented when watching quietly, and the joy of the four seasons is the same as that of others." He is sensitive and thoughtful about scenes such as flowers blooming and falling.
There is a poem about Begonia in the Song Dynasty: "The waves of Begonia need poetry to remind them, and at dusk there are countless purple brocades blooming." This means that the Begonia is half relaxed and half curled, and the pulse is full of emotion. It requires poets to write good poems. Come, otherwise we won’t open.
When using flowers and trees to express people's will and wishes, they use flower branches to express their charm and express the flowers and patterns, which makes people admire and admire them, and they are fascinated. The ancients looked at flowers differently. Drinking wine looked at flowers growing naturally, and drinking tea looked at flowers arranged in bottles. Among flowers and trees, every flower and leaf contains a profound meaning.