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CHAPTER THREE
PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
How the Flowers are Held in Place
THE first step in the arrangement of flowers in Japanese style is to make the support or kubari which holds the flower in an upright position in the vase. This support must be firmly placed in the vase so that it will not slip from side to side before the flowers are put through it.
Almost every school has a different style of support. In some schools the kubari is cut differently for every season of the year. The ones used by Koshin-Ryu are the simplest and are the same throughout the year. They are like the cuts given on page 42.
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