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The centuries-old Japanese art of flower arranging captivates those in search of inner peace.

The centuries-old Japanese art of flower arranging captivates those in search of inner peace.

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September 22nd, 2026

The centuries-old Japanese art of flower arranging captivates those in search of inner peace.

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Ikebanathe Japanese art of flower arrangementis a form of expression whose origins can be traced back more than five centuries.

花道——这门日本插花艺术——乃一种可上溯至五百余载之前表达形式

It continues to quietly flourish, not only among traditionalists but also among newcomers who discover in it a fusion of creativity and mindfulness, together with a therapeutic quality.

它依旧在悄然绽放不仅绽放在传统主义者之间绽放在那些发觉融创造力与正念于一体兼具疗愈功效新晋者当中。

In a sense, ikebana is akin to solving a puzzle, except that it admits of no fixed solution.

花道在某种意义上近乎于解谜只不过并不存在某种固定的答案

Since every flower and every individual is unique, there arises an inexhaustible multiplicity of solutions.

由于每一朵花每一个人各有不同因而便会衍生出多种多样的解法

Hiroyuki Okada, then forty years old, took up the study of ikebana roughly seven years ago.

时年四十岁的冈田博之约莫七年前开始修习花道

He candidly remarked, "It contains a certain purifying element akin to a 'detox,' and it is not without its healing effects as well."

他坦言:“其中蕴含着某种‘排毒’般的净化要素亦不乏疗愈之效。”

Today he teaches Ikenobothe school with the most ancient lineage among the three major schools of ikebana.

如今他执教池坊——三大花道流派中渊源最为古远的一支

Okada also imparts the art of the backflip to anyone who aspires to it.

冈田向任何有志于此者传授后空翻之技

He customarily sports a silver chain and jeans, yet on the occasion of a formal ikebana demonstration, he dons a dignified kimono.

通常佩戴银链身着牛仔裤于正式插花演示之际,则一袭体面和服加身

He regards himself as representative of the sort of people who are drawn to ikebana todaythose who seek delight, purpose, or solace amid the mundane trivialities or tribulations of modern life.

自认代表了当今为花道所吸引的那一类人——那些于现代生活的日常琐碎苦痛之中寻觅欢愉目标慰藉之人

Okada says, "When you do ikebana, you are confronting the life that is there, and of course there is beauty, but what you find is something deep within yourself.

冈田言道:“插花之际你所直面的是彼处的生命当然亦不乏美然而你所觅得的,却是深藏于你内心之物

You end up coming face to face with yourself."

你终将与自己面面相觑。”

The Ikenobo school, headquartered in Kyoto, traces its origins deep into Buddhism, and today its branches have spread across the globe.

总部设于京都的池坊流,其渊源深植于佛教,而今其分支已遍及寰宇。

Okada had previously worked at a nonprofit organization, where his duties obliged him to converse with people from all corners of the world, and through this he came to realize just how profoundly different people are from one anotherand yet how strikingly similar.

冈田此前供职于一家非营利组织职责所系须与来自世界各地的人交谈,他由此意识到人们之间有多么迥异——又有多么相似

When he moved to his current job at this flower shop, he resolved to devote himself to a distinctively Japanese pursuit as a means of exploring this facet of his identityall the more so since such a pursuit could be sustained in solitude over the long term.

当他转至如今这家花店工作时,他决定投身一项日本式的追求借以探索自身的这一面况且这项追求可以长久地独自进行

Though confined to the narrow compass of a single small vessel, ikebana nonetheless entails a delicate interplay with nature.

花道虽则仅囿于一方小小花器之中,却依然牵涉与自然之间的微妙互动。

Ikenobo Senko, the designated next head of the Ikenobo school, put it thus: "This is a matter concerning the bond between the creator and the flowers."

池坊流候任家元池坊专好如是说:“此乃关乎创作者之间纽带的问题。”

His family lineage can be traced back through several generations, extending all the way to the founder of this art; and his father is, in fact, the current iemoto.

其家族谱系可上溯数代,绵延至这门艺术的创始者;而其父正是现任家元。

Janet Haviland-Jones, a professor of social psychology at Rutgers University, points out that research shows "flowers, and even floral scents, can enhance people's sense of well-being.

罗格斯大学社会心理学教授珍妮特·哈维兰-琼斯指出研究显示乃至花香皆能增进人们的幸福感

On this basis, we have proposed a coevolutionary theory, arguing that flowers have become the 'pets' of the plant kingdom."

我们据此提出了一种共同进化理论主张已然成为植物界‘宠物’。”

Okada observes that, beyond the visual splendor and fragrance of flowers, the tactile qualities presented by petals and leaves are equally pivotalmuch like the sensation of stroking a kitten or a puppy.

冈田表示,除了花朵的绮丽与馥郁之外,花瓣与叶片所呈现的触觉质感同样举足轻重,恰似摩挲小猫或小狗时那般。

There are toddlers just finding their feet who imitate their mothers in practising Ikenobo, and there are also devout centenarians of unwavering devotion.

既有蹒跚学步的幼童效仿母亲修习池坊亦有虔敬笃诚的百岁耆宿

The incoming head of the school candidly acknowledged that she had witnessed the benefits of ikebana for women run ragged between the workplace and child-rearing, or else caring for elderly parents.

候任家元坦言曾目睹花道惠及那些于职场与育儿之间疲于奔命抑或侍奉年迈双亲的女性。

Shimizu Mayu, who works for an online education service and has studied under Okada for about three years, says that the therapeutic benefits of ikebana are much akin to those of yoga, meditation, or play.

供职于一家在线教育服务机构、且已师从冈田约三载的清水真由表示,花道的疗愈功效与瑜伽、冥想或嬉戏颇为相似。

She said, "I cherish these ethereal momentswhen you fix your gaze upon the flower before you.

她说道:“我钟爱这般虚无缥缈的时分——当你凝神于眼前之花时。

My thoughts grow ever more lucid.

我的思绪愈发澄明

I feel increasingly serene, and increasingly tender."

我感到愈发宁静愈发温柔。”

Within the Ikenobo tradition of floral arrangement, the Shoka Shofutai style seeks to arrange flowers, leaves, and branches in accordance with the forms they might assume in their natural surroundingswhether stretching toward the light or bending before the wind.

池坊传统插花体系中的生花正风体旨在依循花、叶与枝条于自然境域中可能呈现的形态加以布局——或向光伸展或临风屈曲

The vessel, sometimes fashioned from wood or clay, likewise constitutes an organic component of the arrangement's overall conception.

花器时而以木质或陶土制成亦构成插花整体构思的有机组成部分

Yet its overall appearance is presented in a guise of pure simplicity, and through three core elements it interprets the life course of a flower from full bloom to withering:

然而,其整体外观以纯净简约之姿呈现,藉由三大核心元素,诠释了花卉自盛放至凋零的生命历程:

Truth, the element of utmost refinement, woven in from the very inception, stands for the core of the individual, stretching boldly upward toward the heavens.

——至臻之元素肇初即被编织象征个体之核心向苍穹昂然伸展

The secondary branch, pruned to roughly two-thirds of the main stem's height, is set off to one side to accentuate the flower's distinctive character.

——修剪至约莫真高三分之二侧置于旁以彰显花的个性

The leaves may appear somewhat withered and yellowed, betokening the later stages of life.

叶片略显枯黄昭示生命之后期阶段

Body, this third element, heralds the future.

——这第三重元素昭示着未来

Select a flower still in bud, or a leaf just beginning to unfurlthose things that are in the ascendant and poised to burgeon.

择取一朵含苞之花抑或一片初萌之叶——那些方兴未艾正待萌发之物

There exists yet another, more unrestrained and free-form style, whose configuration bears a closer resemblance to a casually assembled Western bouquet than to the textbook-compliant, restrained seika shōfūtai.

另有一类更为恣意衍生的风格其形态更近似于随性而为的西式花束而非恪守教科书规范、讲求克制生花正风体

For the novice, this style may prove more approachable and altogether more engaging.

于初学者而言此种风格或许更易上手更具趣味

Just as ikebana forges a bond between practitioner and flower, those who devote themselves to this discipline likewise maintain that its essence lies equally in the art's transmission from one generation to the next, thereby sustaining the ties that bind people to one another.

正如花道构筑起人与花之间的纽带,研习此道者亦言,其要义还在于这门艺术得以薪火相传,从而维系着人与人之间的联结。

Yuri Kageyama posted on the Threads platform: https://www.threads.com/@yurikageyama

Yuri Kageyama于Threads平台上发布:https://www.threads.com/@yurikageyama

September 22nd, 2026

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