Southeastern U.S. Ohara Chapter                                 A chapter of Ohara School of Ikebana

History of the Ohara School of Ikebana

The Ohara School of Ikebana was officially founded in 1895 by first Headmaster Unshin Ohara and is the founder of the Moribana Style of arranging.

The Ohara School of Ikebana respects the natural growth of the plant materials in its classic styles, with particular emphasis on the seasons.  Thus, it is known as a naturalistic school.

As the respected and recognized originator of the form Moribana, with the introduction of the suiban container (low bowl) to accommodate the short stems of the colorful flowers arriving from the western world, the form is now practiced throughout the art of ikebana.

History of the Southeastern U.S. Ohara Chapter

Southeastern U.S. Ohara Chapter was formed in 1974 and has a long history of demonstrating, teaching and promoting the beauty of the Ohara School of Ikebana.  This history is detailed in the documents linked below.

50th Anniversary Presentation  (please note this is a 22 mb file)

3 Fold Demonstration Handout

Two Page Historical Timeline

For more information on the Ohara School of Ikebana, please click on this link

OHARA School of Ikebana
Moribana Center
12-70, Sumiyoshi Yamate 4-Chome
Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0063, Japan
Telephone 078-811-0871

OHARA Center of Tokyo
5-7-17 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
Telephone: 03-3499-1200
Facsimile: 03-5485-1734
Email: international@ohararyu.or.jp

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Last modified: June 22, 2024