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A kenzan (剣山), also called a spiky frog or pin frog, is a device used in flower arranging (especially ikebana, or Japanese flower arranging) for fixing the flowers in the container. It consists of a heavy plate, usually lead, with erected needles often made of brass where stipes are fixed.[1]
The name kenzan (剣山) literally means sword mountain. It was introduced for use in ikebana, especially the Moribana style of ikebana.[2]
Another type of flower holder without spikes but only holes is called shippo dome (七宝留め) and is used by the Saga Go-ryū school and sometimes other schools of ikebana, as well as other kinds of flower arranging. These can be made from pottery, metal, plastic, or glass.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ US patent 1431679, YUKICHI NODA, "Flower Stand", issued 1922-10-22
- ↑ Keiko's Ikebana: A Contemporary Approach to the Traditional Japanese Art of Flower Arranging, p. 45.
- ↑ Churchill, Alexandra (February 25, 2025). "How to Use and Collect Flower Frogs". Martha Stewart. Retrieved October 8, 2025.