His health book "Eight Records of Respect for Life" records in detail how to rest one's mind and make oneself happy. Among them, "Be prepared for danger in times of peace" and "Appreciation of Yan Xianqing" talked about flower arrangement many times. In particular, the three short articles "Suitable for Bottled Flowers", "Avoid Bottled Flowers" and "The Method of Bottled Flowers" systematically expounded the methods and key points of flower arrangement.

The theory of vase flowers occupies an important position in the theoretical monograph of flower arrangement in China, and it can still bring us a lot of enlightenment.

Flowers and utensils

"Bottles of flowers have two uses, such as arranging flowers in the hall, which are made of copper pots in the Han Dynasty, big ancient statues on the altar, or big bottles of Guan Ge ... suitable for the hall. It takes big branches to fold flowers ... if you arrange flowers in the study, the bottles should be short. ..... small bottle flower arrangement, folding should be delicate, not complicated. "

Flower arrangement is also a part of flower arrangement, and flower arrangement is a part of space decoration. Therefore, before creating flower arrangement, we should first pay attention to the space environment, and then choose the appropriate utensils and flowers.

In "Three Views on Bottle Flowers", Gao Lian divided flower arrangement into two types, one in the hall and the other in the study. The vase flowers used in the hall need big bottles and big branches to have corresponding momentum, while those used in the study are more exquisite and elegant.

In addition, when arranging flowers, we should also consider the characteristics of flowers and seasonal characteristics. For example, when Gao Lian talked about inserting plum blossoms, he mentioned that "plum blossoms must be planted in Longquan bottles in winter, like a bottle opened in a kiln, and a thick copper jar more than three or four feet high ... It is only satisfactory to cut off big plum branches for sacrifice." Wild grass idle flowers "are just taken from home merchants", and they should show the characteristics of natural growth of flowers.

Chen Ming Hong Shou's photo of a bottle of flowers

Joy in flowers

Of course, flower arrangement can't be casual, just put it in a bottle. Gao Lian said, "If you bundle it into a bundle, there is no elegance." "Flower arrangement is elegant and can be appreciated." The word "country" deserves careful consideration.

Wang Zengqi once said in the article "Flowers and Trees": "Pinus tabulaeformis was born according to the posture of Chinese painting." China's vase flowers are actually inserted according to the appearance of traditional Chinese painting. "The pitch is high, the density is oblique, and each has his own wishes. It is interesting for the painter to sketch and break branches."

This is the fundamental difference between oriental flower arrangement and western style. Western flower arrangement is as rich as oil painting. Rich, can show a warm feeling. In China, the most taboo is complexity. "If one kind is suitable, more than two kinds are divided into high and low, just like a kind of natural beauty." Inserting a celestial-shaped body is the realm that literati have been pursuing since ancient times.

Yin Mingtang's Meme Map

In Gao Lian's view, flower arrangement is "a sincere servant, how can he entrust his servant?" You can't pretend to be a flower arranging hand. Each flower arrangement work reflects the mood and aesthetics of the flower arranger, including the flower arranger's perception of nature and life. The process of flower arrangement itself is also a process of calm and preservation.

The interest of flower arrangement lies not only in the beauty of the work presented at the end, but also in the peaceful and happy state of mind when it is quiet.

floriculture

Treat flowers like others. "Flowers meet in spring, is it the same evil life?" Arranging flowers into bottles requires our careful maintenance.

For the whole flower arrangement work, the first thing is to place it safely and not to "subvert". Secondly, we should avoid smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking, smoking and mice, cats and mice, and manipulation. Any kind of external damage will consume the life of flowers.

For different flowers, Gao Lian also gave different preservation methods to prolong the flowering period. It can be seen that people had paid attention to the treatment of flower materials before flower arrangement. The treatment methods should be different according to "flowers should be suitable for water and soup".

Not only the maintenance of flowers, Gao Lian also mentioned the maintenance of flower equipment. "In winter, you need a tin tube to insert the bottle, so as not to damage the porcelain bottle."

From Three Stories of Flowers in a Bottle, we can see that flower arrangement is not only the action of putting flowers in a bottle, but a complete artistic process. From material selection, selection, pruning, maintenance to decoration, every link contains people's cognition and perception of nature and environment, and contains the craftsman spirit of respecting heaven and loving things.