Midori Yamada, master of the Ikenobo Ikebana School of Kyoto, Japan, shared the art of flower reanimation or ikebana - flower arrangement with a multitude of significances – with the public in Chisinau. The master has promoted the Japanese culture in the CIS states for over 20 years. After a branch of the Ikenobo School was opened in Moscow, a similar branch was set up in Kiev and it covers also Moldova. Midori Yamada presented the art of arranging flowers according to the Japanese traditions in the hall of “Mihai Eminescu” Theater, IPN reports.
The masterclass was held within the Japanese Culture Days staged in Chisinau by the Embassy of Japan in Moldova, based in Kiev, and the Center of Japanese Culture and Art “Ikenobo”. Midori Yamada presented a series of ikebana styles, relating the history of this art and of the oldest ikebana school in Japan, which is 552 years.
According to the master, ikebana is the art of arranging living flowers in a different way, giving them new beauty. These arrangements express both the beauty of the flowers and the beauty of the human soul. Ikebana is translated into Romanian as giving new life to flowers. Those involved in ikebana must have a vivid imagination that would give birth to nice ideas of floral arrangements.
This year, the Japanese Culture Days take place between September 29 and October 1. On the last day of the event, Midori Yamada will give a series of ikebana workshops inside the National Library, starting at 3pm. Entrance is free of charge.
The Japanese Culture Days were launched in 1998 on the initiative of the Center of Japanese Culture and Art “Ikenobo”. The major goal of the event is to promote the Japanese culture and art in Moldova.
