Making a Dai for a Suiseki by JL Doggett
It is becoming increasingly common in the West to see Suiseki, or viewing stones, being collected and displayed independent of and alongside bonsai.
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.
DAI bonsai over 60cm in height
(Article written and kindly provided by Harry Harrington. ) ...
DAI-SHAKAN. The first branch is placed in front and spread to both sides of the trunk, and yet, it does not pierce the eyes.
SHAKAN KOBOKU. Slant style-old stocky trunk. Canyon live oak (golden cup oak). Quercus chrysolepis Liebmann.
Dai Bonsai - Over 600mm high
This should be enough information to start you on the road of deciding on the correct style for your tree. Next time we will start to get our hands dirty and actually start working on the tree.
Ji dai
Age. Basic for bonsai, you talk about a "good Jidai".
Jin (Eda-jin) ...
Temple building in the 8th century was focused around the Tōdai-ji in Nara.
My program will be to highlight the fabrication of a dai, there may be some wood chips flying around and it might be a little noisy, but I promise it will be interesting and fun, so please join us.
Two other styles that are offshoots are Dai Kengai, the formal cascade, where the first branch plunges down below the bottom of the pot, but the rest of the branching proceeds as a Formal upright, and Han Kengai, or Semi-cascade, ...
Within the style there are several sub-types, such as dai-shakan and chu-shakan.
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 ...
Dai Ichi Bonsai - Bonsai pots, tools, soil and other items for the Bonsai enthusiast.
Dallas Bonsai Garden - Offers tools, pots, specimen bonsai, books and figurines.
 See also: Japanese, Group, Bonsai, Style, Light
  
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