いけばなにおける切り花の生─いけ手との協同作業で自らを実現する―

抄録

Florence Burgat [2020] made a distinction between the life of plants and that of animals. The former is characterized by its (A) fixation in the earth, (B) capability of reacting to stimuli, (C) potential immortality, and (D) existence in a network (non- individuality); whereas the latter is by its (A) mobility, (B) capability of responding to stimuli, (C) mortality, and (D) existence as an individual being. The ikebana flower which is cut off the earth is characterized, in my view, by its (A) mobility caused by the arranger, (B) capability of reacting to stimuli as far as it lasts, (C) mortality caused by being cut off, and (D) acquisition of an individual character by the hand of the arranger. The arranger may arrange the cut flower by tearing off unnecessary leaves, trimming stems appropriately, and placing it in a suitable space. The flower becomes an individual being through such arrangements, because it has already gained independence when it was cut, and it can bring its potential nature to its full development. In conclusion, the ikebana flower realizes itself through the hand of the arranger in a manner different from and more natural than it was in the wild.