Chu

Within the Shakan style there are several sub-styles, these include Dai-Shakan and Chu-Shakan. Each sub-style refers to the route in which the Bonsai branches are trained relative to the slant of the Bonsai trunk.

CHU bonsai between 40 and 60 cm in height
DAI bonsai over 60cm in height
(Article written and kindly provided by Harry Harrington. ) ...

Tony Chu from Singapore, says :
Practicing bonsai for over 5 years.
BLACK PINE. I don't know whether these plants simply hate me or not, but for me the black pine is extremely hard to train into a bonsai.

53-55; Chu, Arthur and Grace Chu Oriental Antiques and Collectibles, A Guide (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.; 1973), pg. 15; Wu, Yee-Sun Man Lung Artistic Pot Plants (Hong Kong: Wing-Lung Bank Ltd.; 1969, 1974. Second edition), pg.

The ensuing war among those states signified the 5 years of Chu Han Contention with Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, as the eventual winner.

Each sub-type refers to the direction in which the branches are trained relative to the angle of the trunk. In the chu-shakan style, for example, the branch is trained back toward the trunk.

MAME bonsai less than 7cm in height
SHOHIN bonsai up to 20cm in height
KIFU bonsai between 20 and 40cm in height
CHU bonsai between 40 and 60 cm in height
DAI bonsai over 60cm in height ...

Shohin Bonsai (small) - Up to 8 inch (20 cm) in height
Kifu Sho Bonsai (medium) - Up to 16 inch (40.5 cm) in height
Chu Bonsai (medium large) - Up to 24 (61 cm) inch in height
Dai Bonsai (large) - Up to 40 (101.5 cm) inch in height ...

See also: Group, Japanese, Light, Form, Position