This week's lesson is advanced Kakubana using Cypress branches to depict the five elements in nature (五行格). A daunting task for me as i grappled with my limited Japanese - trying to understand the Japanese description of the various branches and their meaning in this arrangement.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Kakubana 格花--五行格(ごぎょうかく)
This week's lesson is advanced Kakubana using Cypress branches to depict the five elements in nature (五行格). A daunting task for me as i grappled with my limited Japanese - trying to understand the Japanese description of the various branches and their meaning in this arrangement.
