Ikebana has developed in Japan since the 7th century AD from the Chinese custom of offering flowers. At first, flower arranging was reserved for monks. Later, the sword nobility and the samurai also took up the art of flower arranging. Ikebana has developed continuously under the respective conditions of the individual eras - many schools with different focuses have emerged. At the end of the 19th century, with the opening of Japan, the art of flower arranging attracted worldwide interest.
Today, the OHARA school is one of the largest Ikebana schools. It was founded in the 19th century. The special concern of the Ohara school is to depict nature and the natural growth of plants throughout the seasons.
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