THE FLOWER ART OF JAPAN 



turned at angles but in graceful curves. 

 If square vases are stood on a stand or a 

 table it must be a round one. 



Round Vases. Flowers may be turned 

 in angles and stood on square stands. 



Vases with Handles. By this is meant 

 the small handles which project at the 

 sides, known in Japan as ears. Branches 

 or flowers must never touch these handles. 



How to Wet Vessels to Represent Dew. 

 It is considered very complimentary when 

 expecting a guest to have not only the 

 flowers wet, as though covered with dew 

 and freshly gathered, but the receptacle 

 also. This effect is accomplished with bam- 

 boo and bronze vases by plunging the 

 whole vase in cold water, which causes 

 beads of water to settle on the outside. 

 Porcelain vases are never treated in this 

 way. 



In Japan it would not do to use a flower 

 vase in the spring which had been used all 

 winter. Vases change with the flowers. 



Spring Vases are of medium size. When 



