225c Bon Kei 



On white coral there are growing niinature bamboo, willow 

 and ferns, representing an island in the northern part of 

 Japan. The dish holding this artistic piece of work is the 

 old Seido bronze. i x i '•< feet in size. 



226.\ Pine 



Two trees growing in a pot of native wood. Age, 20 years. 

 Height, 7 inches. 



227-\ Golden Chabo-Hiba 



Growing with roots exposed on volcanic stone, rarely found. 

 The "whole forming a most artistic decoration. Age, over 

 50 years. Height, i J/ feet. Pot of native wood. 



22<sc Bon Sai 



jNIaple of Hachikobore style, growing out of the pot more 

 than a foot and a quarter. Having most artistic stones of 

 rare value at the bottom. Observe the oblong jardiniere 

 which made for this sort of plants, the whole forming a 

 most artistic ornament. Age, 40 years. 



229 Garden Screen 



For garden ornamentation or securing privacy for little 

 nooks and snuggeries. 



230 Goyo-Matsu 



This remarkable example shows the peculiar characteristic 

 training of that celebrated gardener, Kamekicki, of Tokio, 

 from whose family it was obtained for this exhibition. Age, 

 about 130 years. Height, i3,;^ feet. Pot, brown. 



231-4 Chabo-Hiba 



Trained in the Neagane shape, of which style it is the best 

 example extant, having roots exposed for more than two 

 feet, while the actual height of the plant is only one and 

 one-fourth feet. Careful attention is called to the fact that 

 the roots and trunk are well twisted, so much so that it is 

 difficult to distinguish one from the other. Age, about 85 

 years. Height, i '^ feet. Pot, unique shaped in native 

 wood. 



232c Bon Sai 



Maple Tsumagaki, a perfect specimen of the Bon Sai 

 Age, 45 years. Height, 1J/4 feet. Pot, white Akahada of 

 the iSth centurv. 



