Kenzan

<i>Kenzan</i>

Kenzan

Device for holding flowers in an ikebana arrangement

A kenzan (剣山), also called spiky frog, is a specific device used in the Japanese art of flower arrangement ikebana for fixing the flowers in the container. It consists of a heavy lead plate with erected brass needles where the stipes are fixed.

A kenzan used in an ikebana flower arrangement
For the video game, see Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!

The name kenzan (剣山) literally means sword mountain. It was introduced by the Moribana style of ikebana.[1]

Another flower holder without spikes but only holes is called shippo dome (七宝留め) and is used by the Saga Go-ryū school and sometimes other schools.

References

  1. [1]
    Keiko's Ikebana: A Contemporary Approach to the Traditional Japanese Art of Flower Arranging, p. 45.

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