History of Japanese Flower Bed until the Edo Period

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  • 江戸時代までの花壇についての史的考察
  • エド ジダイ マデ ノ カダン ニ ツイテ ノ シテキ コウサツ

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In the early Heian period (in the 10th century) noblemen laid earth on the ground and planted chrysanthemums in front of their residence.These ridges seem the beginning of flower beds in Japan.The word “Kadan”(a flower bed), which a Chinese poet used in the 10th century, first appeared on the Japanese nobleman's diary “Kanmon-gyoki” in Feb.28, 1418.The oldest flower bed discovered at Asakura Yakata was made in the 16th century. The kinds of available grass and trees increased in the Muromachi period, thus many plants came to be planted in gardens and flower beds.In the Edo period many types of flower beds were created to plant fashionable flowers. The most important purpose for creatingflower beds was to cultivate grass and trees, so it was of secondary importance to shape them beautifully.

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