Any Flower Arrangement Referring to; The Leading Principle(Heaven), The Subordinate Principle(Earth), the Reconciling Principle(Man)
『 It would be interesting, had we time, to enter more fully than is now possible into the laws of composition and detail formulated by the various flower-masters of this period, showing, as they would, the fundamental theories which governed Tokugawa decoration.
We find them referring to the Leading Principle(Heaven), the Subordinate Principle(Earth), the Reconciling Principle(Man), and any flower arrangement which did not embody these principles was considered barren and dead.
They also dwelt much on the importance of treating a flower in its three different aspects, the Formal, the Semi-Formal, and the Formal.
The first might be said to repressent flowers in the stately costume of the ballroom, the second in the easy elegance of afternoon dress, the third in the charming deshabille of the boudoir.』
(The Book of Tea-FLower, pp.104-105,Chales E. Tuttle, Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo, Japan)
We find them referring to the Leading Principle(Heaven), the Subordinate Principle(Earth), the Reconciling Principle(Man), and any flower arrangement which did not embody these principles was considered barren and dead.
They also dwelt much on the importance of treating a flower in its three different aspects, the Formal, the Semi-Formal, and the Formal.
The first might be said to repressent flowers in the stately costume of the ballroom, the second in the easy elegance of afternoon dress, the third in the charming deshabille of the boudoir.』
(The Book of Tea-FLower, pp.104-105,Chales E. Tuttle, Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo, Japan)
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