CHAPTER SEVEN 



HOW TO ARRANGE FIVE 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



SELECT the flowers most graceful in 

 shape for Heaven and Man, which 

 would here be No. 3 for Heaven 

 and No. 1 for Man, with No. 5 for Earth, 

 leaving Nos. 2 and 4 as tasuke or attributes. 

 The tasuke should never be taken from the 

 most striking material or most beautiful 

 flowers, for those must be used in the more 

 prominent positions of Heaven, Man, and 

 Earth. 



Heaven should have a fully opened flower, 

 turning a trifle towards the back, so as to 

 reveal the back of the flower. The tasuke of 

 Heaven can be either a half-opened flower 

 or a bud. For Man use a half-opened 

 flower or a full-blown one. Earth should 

 be full-blown and should be faced straight 

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