CONTAINER HARMONY
Offering ceramic and basketry containers for Ikebana arrangements that lift people's spirits
Offering ceramic and basketry containers for Ikebana arrangements that lift people's spirits
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OHARA CONTAINERS: DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIC CONTAINERS
USED BY OHARA SCHOOL PRACTITIONERS
BASIC OHARA SCHOOL CONTAINERS www.ohararyu.or.jp
Information courtesy of Judy Charlick
Artist of Ikebana ceramic and basketry containers and
Instructor in the Ohara School of Ikebana
www.ikebanacontainers.net jcharlick@gmail.com
Information courtesy of Judy Charlick
Artist of Ikebana ceramic and basketry containers and
Instructor in the Ohara School of Ikebana
www.ikebanacontainers.net jcharlick@gmail.com
BUNJIN ~ a tall container with narrow base, widening body, narrow neck, and slightly wide rim, in the style of ancient Chinese
vases; sometimes with pictorial decoration; more often in a celadon or pale blue glaze
COMPOTE / PEDESTAL VASE ~ a container with a foot usually 4" to 10" high, a bowl from 5" to 10" wide, and sides 2 1/4" to
3" high
HANA MAI ~ a narrow, long, rectangular container, usually 4" to 6" wide and 16" to 23" long, with sides 2 1/4" to 2 3/4" high; variations include:
- one end 3 1/2" to 5" and the other 5" to 7" high with sides swooping between them
- a crescent shape not as wide as a rimpa
- a wave or open "S" shape
- multiple containers in a free form or abstract shape
HIBIKI ~ a haika with a base that flares out, then in; small "ears" on either side near the rim; sometimes set in a madoka
MADOKA a suiban with sides that angle out, then in; with 1/2" feet
MORIBANA ~ (a) a medium-sized oval container with sides 2 1/4" to 2 3/4" high; with an oval foot 1/2" high that has openings
at the half-way point on one side and the 3/4 point on the other side; (b) synonym for suiban
RIMPA ~ a large, narrow, shallow, fan-shaped or rectangular container, usually 5" to 7" wide and 16" to 24" long, with walls
2 1/4" to 2 3/4" high; usually used in pairs or trios
SUIBAN ~ (a) general term for a large, shallow, circular or oval container, usually 12" to 16" in diameter though can be larger,
with straight or slightly angled-in sides from 2 1/4" to 2 3/4" high; with or without ripples in the base, a "dimple" in the
side to offset the circularity, and/or 1/2" feet; (b) synonym for moribana
NEW SUIBAN ~ a suiban 8" to 10" in diameter, sometimes with taller sides, sometimes with sides that angle in; without feet
HALF-CIRCULAR SUIBAN ~ a half-circle shaped suiban 10" in diameter, with a half-circular foot 1 1/2" high; usually used in
pairs
HALF-"DOUGHNUT" SUIBAN ~ a half-circular suiban with a small half-circle cut out of the straight side; the foot is only 1/2"
high
