moribana

thumb|Landscape moribana arrangement by the Ohara-ryū in a [[tokonoma alcove in front of a scroll painting (kakemono)]] thumb|Landscape moribana of the Saga Go-ryū thumb|Upright moribana with Iris (plant)|iris, evoking a water landscape Moribana (盛り花, 盛花) is one of the expressions of Japanese flower arrangement Ikebana. The word Moribana means "full bloom flowers".

== History == This style was introduced by Ohara Unshin around 1890 after the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Moribana is not only an expression of Ohara’s creative departure from Ikenobo, but was also a strong sign of the Western influence in Japan. The arranged flowers may be placed in Western-style rooms and entranceways, not just in the tokonoma alcove found in traditional Japanese-style rooms. While distinctly a hallmark of the Ohara school, moribana has become one of the standard forms learned and created by Ikebana practitioners regardless of school or style affiliation.