Basic Upright Moribana Style

Here, I am going to show you the basic upright moribana style. I'm going to use red roses and cypruss sticks.

Before making this ikebana arrangement, we need to study its ikebana diagram or kakeizu. Here is the kakeizu.

From the kakeizu, we know that Shin is 10-15 degrees slightly forward. Soe is 45 degrees also slightly forward. Both Shin and Soe and on the left side of the arrangement.

Hikae is 75 degrees also slightly forward but on the right hand side of the arrangement.

After you have visualized the arrangement in your head, start inserting the main stems, Shin, Soe and Hikae.

Your insertion in the kenzan should be like this..

Next, insert the supporting stems or Juushi for the Hikae.

When inserting juushi for the Hikae, Soe and Shin, always remember to create depth in between the flowers so that the arrangement is more three-dimensional.

Insert juushi for the Shin...

And the juushi for Soe...

Now, you can see that all the stems have been inserted. Check from your right angle and left angle that there are no gaps visible.

Next, is a few tips on how to make the arrangement more attractive.

Use your scissors to cut away the thick leaves off the cypruss sticks. After that, use 2 additional cypruss sticks and bend it as such to introduce a triangle into the arrangement.

Your moribana arrangement will look like this.

Interesting, right?

Click on the links below to see other upright moribana arrangements...

• Basic Upright Moribana Reversed

• Upright Moribana Variation 1

• Upright Moribana Variation 2

• Upright Moribana Variation 3

• Upright Moribana Variation 4

• Upright Moribana Variation 5

• Horizontal Moribana Variation 6

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