Withered things - withered things

"...flowers are highly valued because their color does not change," is said to be the first record of dried flowers in Japan. After World War II, in the world of ikebana, stems, fruits, seed pods, and other things that had naturally dried in the fields and mountains were decolorized, bleached, and colored with chemicals, and were called "withered things," and began to be incorporated as part of the materials for "free flowers." However, it was not until around 1963, when the term "flower design" began to be used, that major developments were made.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "withered things" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…花の色かわらずして重宝なる物〉とあり，日本でのドライフラワーの最初の記録とされる。第2次大戦後，〈いけばな〉界では，野や山で自然に乾燥した茎，果実，種のさやなどを薬品で脱色，漂白し，着色したりしたものを〈枯れもの〉と称し，〈自由花〉の素材の一部としてとりいれはじめた。しかし大きな発展がみられるのは，〈フラワーデザイン〉という言葉が使われはじめた1963年ころからである。…

※「枯れもの」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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