Lesson 3: Basic and Advance Form of Hana-isho

Course objectives: At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1.   Compare and contrast the basic and advance styles of Hana-isho 

2.   Demonstrate the advance form of Hana-isho style

1. Lesson 3 Outline

2. Examples of this week's arrangements:

RISING VARIATION FORM 

• • Rising Variation Form Diagram

  • Rising Variation Form Example #1

  • Rising Variation Form Example #2 (7.22.2020)

  • Rising Variation Form Example #3 (7.30.2020)

  • Rising Variation Form Demonstration Video #1       (**Basic manuscript of Rising Variation & Radial Form Demonstration Video)

  • Rising Variation Form Demonstration Video #2

RADIAL FORM

• • Radial Form Diagram #1

  • Radial Form Diagram #2

  • Radial Form Example #1

  • Radial Form Example #2

  • Radial Form Example #3 (7.16.2020)

  • Radial Form Example #4 (7.22.2020)

  • Radial Form Example #5 (7.23.2020)

  • Radial Form Demonstration Video              (**Basic manuscript of Rising Variation & Radial Form Demonstration Video)

ONE ROW FORM

• • One Row Form Diagram #1

  • One Row Form Diagram #2

  • One Row Form Example #1

  • One Row Form Example #2

  • One Row Example #3 (7.22.2020)

  • One Row Form Example #4 (7.16.2020)

  • One Row Form Example #5 (7.23.2020)

  • One Row Form Demonstration Video  

• MORE INSTRUCTOR EXAMPLES (as of September 2020)

Like I mentioned in lesson II, Hana-isho is divided into two categories “basic and advance”.

Today, I’d like to demonstrate:

a.   One of the Basic forms which is called The Variation Form of Rising Form.

b.   Two of the Advance Form -One-Row-Form and Radial Form

The Basic Rising Form has its subject in the center of the container.

The Variation Form of Rising Form has its subject either in the left or right corner of the container, therefore the boundaries of the filler shift accordingly with the subject placed in the left corner, the imaginary line on the left of the subject becomes one-third of its length.

When the subject is placed in the right corner, imaginary line on the right of subject becomes one-third of the subject length.

The Basic Rising Form has the same rules in length as Rising Form.

a.   subject length: one and half times the diameter of the container

b.   object length: 1/3 of subject

There are three types of Advanced Hana-isho.

a. The Radial Form

b. The One-Row Form

c. Circular Form

Today, I’d like to explain about items(a) and (b).

This can be arranged in a shallow container or in a tall vase. 

Front view arrangement rules: 

   The same material or different material is used for subject and secondary.

   Also, the same material is also used for filler stem.

   Subject length:  free

   Secondary length: 2/3 of subject length or same as subject length

   Object length: 1/3 of subject length

The subject and secondary are inserted in the center along the midway line of the container extending out to the left and right.

The object is positioned tall in the center with extension of the object positioned slanting to the front.

When the filler is same material as that used for the subject and secondary, it should be positioned within the 30-degree range of the subject and secondary.

This style is an advanced form of Rising form that emphasizes the beauty of a composition where three stems are arranged horizontally in a row.

There are four possible combinations for the principal stems.

a.   The same material is used for the subject, secondary and object

b.   A different material is used for the subject, secondary and object

c.    The same material is used for the subject and secondary and a different material for the object

d.   The same material is used for the subject and object and a different material for the secondary

Front view arrangement rules:

1.   Subject length: free

2.   Secondary length: 2/3 to 3/4 of the subject length

3.   Object length: 1/2 to 2/3 of the subject length

4.   Filler must be positioned within the shaded area as diagram shows.

Can you identify the form?