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Chapter 316 If You Dare to Die, I Dare to Bury
"How Tianyuan-jun, I wonder if these works can be included in your plan?"

Wu Tianyuan looked at Zhenzi's expectant face, and secretly said: "If you dare to die, I will dare to bury you!"

"No problem, now is the era of pursuing individuality, since Princess Mako has such a good idea, I will naturally help you!"

"That's great!"

Zhenzi looked excited, hugged Wu Tianyuan and kissed him hard, her plump body teased him vigorously, even Jiazi who was beside her was a little envious.

"How about this, you choose your favorite works and hand them over to me, and I will start to promote it in all directions, not only in Japan, but also in China and other Southeast Asian countries."

"There were seven or eight painters in the first batch, with various styles. In Japan, Kazuo Shiraga and you two are the only ones. But are you sure there is no resistance from the royal family?"

"You don't have to worry about this!" Mako said to herself: "This is not something to be ashamed of. I believe that the people of the Great Japanese Empire will understand us. This is also a good image of the royal family!"

Wu Tianyuan doesn't care, it doesn't matter to me if you want to throw embarrassment to the whole world!It is also good to let Europeans appreciate the aesthetics of the Japanese royal family, so as to promote cultural exchanges!
"The two of us will finish the work in hand as soon as possible, and it will be handed over to you in a month at most. Please take care of Tianyuan-jun!"

"You're welcome, we are collaborators. By the way, this time I brought some greetings to the royal family. Please accept it."

Wu Tianyuan took out several sets of top-grade celadon and Jian kiln that he had prepared long ago, as well as several pieces of top-quality Huanglong jade, Qingtian stone, and chicken blood stone, and handed them to Zhenzi together.

"It's so beautiful, I believe Father and the others will be very happy!"

This is a seed, let the royal family see the strength of Tianyuantang first, and when the time is right, find a chance to become the royal servant and occupy the upper circle.

"How about your incense and flower arrangement?"

Talking about these two hobbies, Liu Mizi said confidently: "The Japanese incense way mixes various fragrant wood powders, then adds charcoal powder, and finally mixes and solidifies them with honey. This is the so-called "refining incense". It is made together with the seasons. Six kinds of incense - "plum blossom", "lotus leaf", "attendant", "chrysanthemum", "fallen leaves", "black square"

"There are two main forms of Japanese incense, which are similar to Chinese bucket incense. The first is ten kinds of incense, which are the basis of the incense set. Any form of incense is the result of a change in incense. First, the base incense is selected and used The three types of incense and the base incense are paired with each other to test the fragrance. Divide each of the three types of incense into three parts, a total of nine parts. Plus one part of the incense that has not participated in the fragrance test, a total of ten parts. Then the order is disrupted. Participants in the ceremony according to Fragrance, judge which kind of incense the incense belongs to when testing the incense, and guess the majority to determine the winner."

"There is also a famous group of incense for incense ceremony, using more than two types of incense, based on literary works and poet's emotions, which have been reflected in the creation of incense. For example: "Ancient and modern incense" must be composed of warblers, frogs, The song consists of three parts, so three kinds of incense must be selected correspondingly to represent the warbler, frog, and song. Divide the incense representing the warbler and frog into five packs, and first take any one of them to participate in the incense test. "

"And people who smell "Gujinxiang" must reflect the poems in "Gujinji" in their minds, adding poetic flavor to the incense. Today, there are more than 700 ways to make incense in Japan, and each group of incense is extremely complicated. It can be said that Japanese incense and literature have a very close relationship.”

"Now the incense way has become the "flower of art" alongside the tea ceremony and ikebana, and is sought after by the Japanese upper class. Every master figure is a status symbol!"

"I have seen a lot of incense, but what is the difference between Japanese ikebana and Chinese bonsai?"

Liu Meizi looked at Wu Tianyuan's curious expression, and said with a smile, "The difference is huge!"

"The so-called "Flower Way" refers to the method and technique of intercepting the techniques, leaves and flowers of trees and flowers, and artistically sowing them into vases and other vases, so as to achieve the state of practicing skills and cultivating the spirit."

"Ikebana originated from Buddhist activities in ancient China. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, China had the custom of "offering flowers" to the Buddha. Later, this custom was introduced to Japan together with Buddhism. This is the original Ikebana. Later, Japanese Ikebana experienced the art of classical flower arrangement, and naturally There are three stages of the art of flower arrangement, the art of flower arrangement and the art of modern flower arrangement.”

"In the beginning, flower arrangers didn't pay much attention to the gorgeousness and beauty of flowers, but only wanted to be natural and simple. Sen Rikyu, the master of Japanese tea ceremony, only placed a round of sunflowers in the tea room or painted a few bamboo flowers on the flower cage."

"From the eighth century, flower arrangement gradually got rid of the Buddhist color and evolved into an art for people to appreciate. In the Muromachi period, there emerged ikebanaists who specialized in flower arrangement. Among them, Ikebo Sankei created the "Tachibana" flower arrangement technique and standardized it as an independent art. Zhuanqing's descendant, Zhuanrong, put forward the "seven tool flower arrangement methods" of Zhen, Fu, Fuqing, Zhenyin, Jianyue, Liuzhi, and front on the basis of sorting out the composition method of flower arrangement

"Later, Zhuanhao further developed the flower arrangement technology. On the basis of the seven tools, it introduced the buckle, the trunk, the big leaf, the back wall, the wood stay, the grass stay, and the release. Due to the continuous improvement of the flower arrangement skills, the The inserted flowers are more varied in posture than real flowers, out of natural beauty and beyond natural beauty."

"In the late 16th century, a new flower arrangement method "putting flowers" was introduced. Its form is to insert the flower materials in the vase in the most natural way, which makes the art of flower arrangement more natural. It is time-saving and money-saving, and it soon became popular among the middle and lower town folks, and soon separated from the tea ceremony, forming a school of its own."

"Oh? Then what school did you study?"

"According to the Japanese's own preferences, the angle of appreciation and the different seasons of flowers and plants, there are two thousand schools. Among them, the Ikebo Tachibana created by Ikebo Tachibana, a famous Tachibana master in the 15th century, is the oldest school in the Japanese ikebana circle."

"Ikebo Zanqing was invited to arrange flowers for the general Sasaki Takahide. Dozens of flowers were inserted into the gold vase, and the room was filled with brilliance and brilliance. Therefore, Zanqing's Ikebo flower arrangement gained a high reputation in the Tachibana world, so Ikebo became an ikebana. It is synonymous with Ikebo Tachibana. To this day, Ikebo Tachibana is still the largest ikebana school in Japan, and it is said that there are 100 million disciples.”

"Misheng school is another school of ikebana founded by Mishengsai Yifu in the late Edo period. It regards the Confucian unity of heaven, earth and man as the principle of flower arrangement. The basic flower shape is two right-angled triangles that reflect the sky and the place. Within the triangle, the unborn genre has a rich variety of creative play. Its works are characterized by simplicity and clarity."

"The Sogetsu School founded by Kawahara Somo is a new school that emerged after the war. It is one of the most influential ikebana schools after the Ikebo School. Kawahara Soko criticized the conservative and fixed form of the traditional school, and proposed bold and free use. Flower vessel, a new theory of dealing with flower materials. The Sogetsu School focuses on real life and combines Western artistic views into the art of flower arrangement. Iron wire, plastic, glass, plaster, etc. are commonly used auxiliary materials for flower arrangement in the Sogetsu School.”

"I am a student of this genre, and I am determined to combine Western performance art with Japanese ikebana to create a unique genre!"

"Ambition!" Wu Tianyuan really didn't expect Liu Meizi, who is usually joking, to have such ambitions, to become the founder of a faction?
"I support you. Recently, I have collected all kinds of strange stones and some bonsai in China. Since you want to integrate and innovate, can these elements be added?"

Wu Tianyuan encouraged: "Just tell me what you need, I will definitely support you as a new generation of Japanese incense and ikebana masters!"

(End of this chapter)