CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 

 PROPER USE OF VASES 



THE flower containers of Japan are 

 innumerable, and made of almost 

 every kind of material. It is gen- 

 erally conceded that the Kwabin, a long- 

 necked vase, was the most ancient form. 

 This vase required an arrangement of 

 considerable height, that was difficult to 

 balance, and led to the use of the broader, 

 lower vases now so common and brought 

 into use correspondingly lower compositions 

 of flowers. 



Large Mouthed Vases. Vases which 

 have a very wide opening. The flowers 

 must not touch the edges of the opening 

 unless placed high; if on the eye level or 

 below, flowers must stand higher than 

 opening. 



Square Vases. Flowers must not be 



