Privately published. 120 pages, No ISBN. Softback. New
In Japanese with extensive color photographs
Mr. Saito, a longtime collector of stones, developed a keen sense of display in the Japanese tradition. This book was based upon articles and images that he published in the monthly Japanese language magazine Aiseki from November 2019 to December 2023. Saito wrote 50 articles in the magazine to the end. After Saito finished the magazine articles, he decided to make a book out of those articles he wrote. Now we can enjoy his book of displays and short essays.
This book is about Saito, and his way of enjoying life with stones, plants, scrolls, and other items in his everyday life. Saito began Bonsai over 50 years ago. He entered his bonsai to Kokufu and he won two awards. He began his interest in stones over 20 years ago. Saito’s displays are very beautiful and delightful. He has developed his own way of displays without referencing Katayama’s School of Keido. We can understand his excellent sense of beautiful displays in the numerous arrangements presented in this volume. This book presents very practical ways to learn about the Japanese display of stones and their companions. It is a delightful book to view and learn from the many fine illustrations, even if you are not fluent in Japanese.
