ABSTRACT

The best-known style of flower arrangement in Japan is probably the one called ten-chi-j'in or heavenearth-man. Lately nageire, or the thrown-in style, has come into vogue. Besides these two, however, therc has been a still older style called'rikkwa, or the standing style. Of the nageire style there have been two schools, the older and the newer. 'Of course, there have been innumerable schools or styles belonging to both of these. But we may note that there have been roughly four great schools, and these four may be classified into two groups, namely, the formal and the natural.