Ohara Houn

He is the third head of the Ohara school of ikebana. The school grew under the succession of its founder Unshin and the second head Koun, but its foundations were firmly established when Houn became head in 1938 (Showa 13). He played a leading role in avant-garde ikebana after the Second World War, and his style is characterized by a wild and fantastical atmosphere. In 1958, he traveled to Europe as a cultural envoy for the Brussels World Exposition, and in 1965 he held a solo exhibition in Central and South America, and in 1966 he received the Alden Soberana de la Cruz Medal from Brazil. He was chairman of the Japan Ikebana Art Association from 1971 to 1989 (Heisei 1). In 1980, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure Third Class.

[Hojo Akinao]

"The Eyes of Toyoun" (1983, Bunka Publishing Bureau) "The Fantasy Flower Journey: A Collection of Obara Toyoun's Posthumous Works" (1996, Shufu no Tomosha)

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いけ花流派小原流3世家元。創始者雲心(うんしん)、2世光雲(こううん)と継がれ流派の伸張をみたが、1938年（昭和13）豊雲の家元就任によって、その基礎は不動のものとなった。第二次世界大戦後の前衛いけ花に主導的役割を果たした一人として活躍、その作風は野性味にあふれ幻想豊かな雰囲気を特色とする。58年ブリュッセル万国博覧会に文化使節として渡欧、65年中南米をめぐり個展を開き、66年ブラジルからオールデン・ソベラーナ・デラクルス勲章を受けた。71～89年（平成1）財団法人日本いけばな芸術協会理事長。1980年勲三等瑞宝(ずいほう)章受章。

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『『豊雲の眼』（1983・文化出版局）』▽『『幻花巡歴　小原豊雲遺作集』（1996・主婦の友社）』

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