Suiban
14.25" Suiban Su06
Suiban from Erin Pottery. Size 14.25"x10.75"x0.75" approx ...
SUIBAN shallow water tray for display rock plantings
TOKONOMA traditional Japanese display area
BONKEI tray landscape containing rocks and small accent plants as well as trees.
Suiban: A Japanese ceramic tray without drainage holes to display viewing stones (see suiseki), or for rock plantings, which are usually stood in water.
Bonsai Glossary: suiban - A shallow pot without drainage holes. Used to display individual viewing stones (see suiseki), often being filled with find sand - or for rock plantings, which are usually stood in water.
The most unusual pot you will come across is the suiban. This pot is used in Saikei or Tray Landscapes ...
Stone is the main medium of Landscape Penjing which seeks to envoke a sense of massive panoramic views within the limited confines of the water tray (called suiban in Japan).
[edit] Styles
Ginkgo penjing ...
bonsai grown entirely on the stone
roots wholly contained within peat pressed onto stone
bed of soil not required
stone typically placed in shallow suiban with sand, water or both ...
shakkan - Japanese term for slant style bonsai
sifting
suiban - Japanese term for a shallow tray without drainage holes intended for the display of suiseki
suiseki - Japanese term for viewing stone ...
 See also: Bonsai, Japanese, Suiseki, Trunk, Plant
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