etweenthe flower arrangement and the receptacle inwhich it is placed forms an important branch of theart. The flower vases are made of different mate-rials, and in an endless variety of shapes. They maybe broadly divided into standing vessels and sus-pended vessels, the former class corresponding… … TLBE FASTtNtR FIG. 5 Of standing vessels there are numerous shapes,in bamboo, bronze, or faience, but the favouriteforms are those of bronze, having a saucer ortrumpet-shaped bowl, some six or seven inches indiameter, carried upon some ornamental casting.The wide shallow opening admits of strong…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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