Craig Coussins Bonsai Master & Tokonoma Scrolls
The Tokono-ma
In traditional Japanese houses, one room has a Tokonoma, an alcove designed for the display of a kakemono (scroll) and perhaps a flower arrangement (Ikebana) or a piece of pottery. The practice is to change the picture depending on the season. Or indeed, to have another image suggesting an emotion or seasonal feel outside the present month. Waterfalls, Taki, suggest coolness and are often displayed in hot weather while a dry or sea shore landscape suggests heat in a cold month. The rolled-up kakemono can be stored in a specially designed box sometimes called a Kiri box which can be made in Paulownia or Cedar wood. Period wooden boxes are usually made in Paulownia . A scroll is meant to be stored until it is brought out again. Some scrolls have hand made silk covered boxes using antique Japanese Kimono Silk.These are very beautiful and always very popular when been given as presents







