Sofu Teshigahara

Japanese: 勅使河原蒼風 - てしがはらそうふう

Ikebana artist. First head of the Sogetsu school. Real name Koichi. Born in Tokyo. Studied under his father, the ikebana artist Teshigahara Wafu Kyuji, and became independent in 1927. The following year he held the first Sogetsu school exhibition at the Senbikiya Gallery, where he attracted attention for his graceful throwing and free-form moribana arrangements. In 1930, he created the Shinko Ikebana Manifesto with Shigemori Mirei and others, advocating liberation from traditional forms. After World War II, he presented ikebana as a plastic art using stone, iron, and other materials, and it was widely introduced overseas. In 1966, he became the first chairman of the Japan Ikebana Art Association. His representative works include Ode to Reconstruction (1949), Black Sunflowers (1951), Kikansha (1951), and the Kojiki series he produced in his later years. The second head of the school, Kasumi (1932-1980), was her eldest daughter, and the third head of the school, film director Hiroshi (1927-2001), was her eldest son.
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Japanese:

いけばな作家。草月流初世家元。本名【こう】一(こういち)。東京生れ。華道家の父勅使河原和風久次に学び，1927年独立。翌年千疋屋ギャラリーで第１回草月流展を開き，流麗な投げ入れや盛花の自由な造形により注目される。1930年には重森三玲らと〈新興いけばな宣言〉を創案し，従来の形式からの解放を主張。第２次大戦後は石，鉄などを使用して造形芸術としてのいけばなを発表し，海外でも広く紹介された。1966年日本いけばな芸術協会初代理事長。代表作に《再建の賦》（1949年），《黒いひまわり》（1951年），《気閑車》（1951年），晩年の《古事記》連作などがある。２世家元霞〔1932-1980〕は長女，３世家元で映画監督の宏〔1927-2001〕は長男。
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