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| Guest demonstrator, Dr Leonard Lim, demonstrating the an arrangement in the Ikenobo school of Ikebana |
The Johor Baru chapter of Ikebana
International (IIJB) held their 24th Annual Exhibition and
Demonstration event at the lobby of the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel Johor Baru recently. The exhibition, presented in the theme, Flower Power, was also an opportunity to
celebrate the birthday of Charter President YAM Tunku Shahariah bte Almarhum Tuanku
Abdul Rahman.
Ikebana or the art of Japanese flower
arrangement, follows
a fixed pattern of a triangle with three points that represent Heaven, Earth
and Man, where the key consideration is to use as few plant materials as
possible to compose an elegant arrangement.
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| An arrangement in the Ohara school of Ikebana by Chris Parry |
There are several schools of ikebana like Ikenobo, Ohara, Sogetsu,
Ryuseiha and Ichiyo where each school follows a particular set of rules and
arrangement techniques. The emphasis is
on linear perfection, colour, harmony, space and form, and the choice of plant
materials is guided by the artist’s desire to create harmony between the
materials and the vessels used.
The event programme included a
demonstration by guest demonstrator, Dr Leonard Lim, who demonstrated seven
table arrangements in the Ikenobo school of ikebana with both traditional and
modern freestyle Ikenobo arrangements. Dr
Lim, a dental surgeon by profession, is a practitioner of the Ikenobo school of
ikebana who has undergone formal education in the art of Ikenobo at the Ikenobo
headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. He is also
the founding president of the Singapore chapter of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society
and remains its president to date.
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| An arrangement in the Sogetsu school of Ikebana by Dawn Ling |
Dr Lim shares his skills and knowledge
in the Ikenobo school of ikebana through workshops and demonstrations, and has
exhibited in Singapore as well as in counties like Thailand, Philippines,
China, Macau, Japan, South Africa, India and Malaysia. In 2004, he wrote a coffee table book, Experiencing Ikebana, to introduce
freestyle Ikenobo to flower enthusiasts.
The book was revised in 2009 and presented with a new look entitled, Essential Ikebana.
“The
event is truly a gathering in friendship through flowers,” said IIJB President,
Datin Lynda Loh. “The exhibition, which
is open to the public, promotes the art of ikebana to everyone and is an
invaluable opportunity for networking among members of various chapters in
Ikebana International as they share their experience and ideas in flower
arrangements,” she added.
Visitors
to the exhibition learnt more about this art of flower arrangement and
appreciated the creative presentations of more than 35 exhibits in the theme, Flower Power. The 28 exhibitors who presented arrangements
in the various schools of Ikebana included members from Ikebana International
Singapore.
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| Members of IIJB took the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of Charter President, Tunku Shahariah [4th from Right] |
Also present at the event
were Singapore Consul-General in JB, Ian Mak,
the wife of Indonesian Consul in JB, Ibu Hanisa, and other invited guests. The event ended with luncheon hosted for
about 100 guests where the birthday of YAM Tunku Shahariah was also
celebrated.
Membership in Ikebana International
Johor Baru is open to all who are interested in the Japanese art of flower
arrangement. For more info,
visit http://iijb.blogspot.com/ and Facebook
page: http://www.facebook.com/IkebanaJB for membership enquiries and more info about IIJB activities.
A version of this was published in The Malaysian Insider on 22 April 2015
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