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INTRODUCTION Formal flower arrangements were closely allied to the development of the Korean Tea Ceremony , and suggestions have been made that these were often corner-of-the-room arrangements on small tables using a central vessel with most often a small branch and a small group of local flowers. Sprigs of pear blossoms were particularly well known, and during the winters ever-green sprigs that would have enhanced celadonware, or given a cool elegance to whiteware. Leaves, blossoms, ferns, and grasses were also used. Arrangements were primarily done by women in tea-houses, and in the greater houses, Confucian male masters may have done this as well. HISTORY There is no exact date for the origination of this Floral Art , and it was not documented before the 14th century as a distinct art. Votive altar arrangements of flowers for Buddhist temples were and are always profuse, they were precursors. But it was under Confucian hands, in Joseon Yi dynasty times, that arrangements can be said definitely to have begun and were known, and included in numerous illustrations by artists of that time. BASICS MAJOR SCHOOLS OF KOREAN FLOWER ARRANGING The initial list would include:
REFERENCES "Oriental Flower Arrangement" in three volumes and "Oriental Flower Arrangement 100" in four volumes by Im Wha-Kong, Seoul, 1995? SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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