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Two large stones on the opposite bank, across the water, are 

 called Cast .-Vwav Stones or Idhnj^' Stones (Sitic-islii) ; the two 

 combined, the uii]ier and lower, give character to the edge of 

 the water. 



The waterwa}' l)etween the White J'ebl)le(l J5each and the main 

 shore nia\- be traversed on ste]:i])ing-stones (Tobi-ishi) . d"he de- 

 vice is considered one of the great achievements of a Cha-no-yu 

 garden, that is, the ])lanting of each stone in the water, irregularly, 

 like a flight of wild geese or ploA-ers, just as the style was inno- 

 vated ])y some tea master in the 17th Century. 



Stone lanterns are among the chief accessories of the Japanese 

 garden. The Snow A^'iew I_.antern (Yiikiiiii) , imjiortecl from 

 Ja]ian, is a very fine s]iecimen, made out of IMikage granite. It 

 has a broad hexagonal roof surmounted with a jiointed jewel top, 

 or (liboshi, the fire globe (Hi-bukuro) has six scpiare windows 

 and base with six facets. It is sui)])orted by four ciu'ved legs. 

 When it is laden with snow it gives a charming effect to the land- 

 scape (h'ig. 11). It stands at the edge of the island nearest the 

 Tea Pavilion. The old original ^'ukimi Lantern is in Yusenji 

 Temple, in Kioto. 



The Waterfalls (Taki) 



The ])ath southward, along the edge of the water from the 

 Waiting Pavilion, leads to the wooden bridge with the balustrade 

 (Fig. 12). Plere a full \iew of the two lower of the four cas- 

 cades may be enjoyed, overhung with and partly concealed by the 

 beautiful wisteria vines and ma]iles ( bigs. 13 and 14). These cas- 

 cades are knoAvn as the Layer I^'alls ( Kasane-oclii) , so named 

 because the water flows down in four rcjieatcd falls. The three 

 u])])er cascades can be seen from the jiath abox'e the lower one 



(I'i|^-- 5)- 



This rock formation on the right side of the lower fall symbol- 

 izes the Guardian or Dedicated Stone ('raido-scki) of the garden, 

 and on the left side, counterl)aIancing this stone, is the Low 

 Vertical or ClitT Stone ( Rcijo-scki). 



From the aspect of the lowest fall or cascade, it is also called 

 Linen Spreading Falls (Nu>}0-biki) . l^elow this cascade various 

 stones or rock columns are placed among the rapids. They are 



