Hanakotobatranslates to “Flower Words” in Japanese, meaning that this is their equivalent to Floriography or their language of flowers. Similarly to Floriography, Hanakotoba grew in popularity around the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as the fad moved worldwide. Hanakotoba is used in a great...
ikebana, traditionally, the classical art ofJapaneseflower arranging; the meaning of the term was later extended toencompassall the various styles of Japanese floral art. Ikebana was introduced inJapanin the 6th century by Chinese Buddhist missionaries who had formalized the ritual of offering flowers...