rikkan.

Brit.

/ˈrɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈrɪkə/

Forms: 1800s– rikkwa, 1900s– rikka, 1900s– rikwa.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese rikka.

Etymology: < Japanese rikka, †rikkwa, lit. ‘standing flowers’ (1603 as ricqua in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, or earlier) < rik-, variant (before k) of ritsu- to stand, to make stand, set up ( < Middle Chinese) + -ka (formerly -kwa) flower, blossom (apparently originally < either or both of two Middle Chinese words which became homophonous in Japanese; compare Chinese huā flower and huá splendid, flowery). O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (ri·ka) /ˈrika/.

A style of traditional Japanese flower arranging, typified by large arrangements intended to evoke landscape or the splendour of nature; (occasionally) a flower arrangement in this style. Cf. nageire n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > floriculture and flower arranging > [noun] > flower arrangement

flowerage1688

rikka1889

flower arrangement1900

ikebana1901

flower decoration1907

moribana1921

pot-et-fleur1963

1889 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 17 ii. 28 The use of many different kinds of flowers in one composition though followed in the earlier styles of Rikkwa and Shin-no-hana is opposed to the principles of the purer styles which we are now considering.

1906 R. P. Brotherston Bk. Cut Flowers 265 The Rikwa, or erect flower arrangement,..can be traced to the sixth century of our era.

1917 M. R. Allen Japanese Art Motives v. 230 Formerly, the style known as Rikka was stiff and formal in character, and the flowers were placed upright.

1934 A. Koehn Art Japanese Flower Arrangem. xvii. 131 A huge well-shaped Pine branch or Bamboo spray formed the centre of these ‘rikkwa’ designs.

1970 G. Davidson Classical Ikebana ii. 15/1 At its most elaborate the construction of a Rikka demanded not only creative genius but physical stamina.

2000 D. Lowry Moving toward Stillness xvi. 67 The Ikenobo style of flower arranging, a school of the art that specialized in rikka, the huge arrays of plants and blossoms that were used in temples to decorate the altars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rikka
释义	rikkan. Brit. /ˈrɪkə/, U.S. /ˈrɪkə/ Forms: 1800s– rikkwa, 1900s– rikka, 1900s– rikwa. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese rikka. Etymology: < Japanese rikka, †rikkwa, lit. ‘standing flowers’ (1603 as ricqua in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam, or earlier) < rik-, variant (before k) of ritsu- to stand, to make stand, set up ( < Middle Chinese) + -ka (formerly -kwa) flower, blossom (apparently originally < either or both of two Middle Chinese words which became homophonous in Japanese; compare Chinese huā flower and huá splendid, flowery). O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (ri·ka) /ˈrika/. A style of traditional Japanese flower arranging, typified by large arrangements intended to evoke landscape or the splendour of nature; (occasionally) a flower arrangement in this style. Cf. nageire n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > floriculture and flower arranging > [noun] > flower arrangement flowerage1688 rikka1889 flower arrangement1900 ikebana1901 flower decoration1907 moribana1921 pot-et-fleur1963 1889 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 17 ii. 28 The use of many different kinds of flowers in one composition though followed in the earlier styles of Rikkwa and Shin-no-hana is opposed to the principles of the purer styles which we are now considering. 1906 R. P. Brotherston Bk. Cut Flowers 265 The Rikwa, or erect flower arrangement,..can be traced to the sixth century of our era. 1917 M. R. Allen Japanese Art Motives v. 230 Formerly, the style known as Rikka was stiff and formal in character, and the flowers were placed upright. 1934 A. Koehn Art Japanese Flower Arrangem. xvii. 131 A huge well-shaped Pine branch or Bamboo spray formed the centre of these ‘rikkwa’ designs. 1970 G. Davidson Classical Ikebana ii. 15/1 At its most elaborate the construction of a Rikka demanded not only creative genius but physical stamina. 2000 D. Lowry Moving toward Stillness xvi. 67 The Ikenobo style of flower arranging, a school of the art that specialized in rikka, the huge arrays of plants and blossoms that were used in temples to decorate the altars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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