Saikei: Living Landscapes in Miniature - Out of Print

This Definitive Classic on Saikei is the first book in English to describe the techniques of saikei, the most recent innovation in the timeless Japanese art of miniaturized plant culture. Saikei embraces the esthetic traditions of bonsai but allows a greater freedom in composition. Its use of ordinary stones and seedlings makes it a perfect beginning point for the aspiring bonsai enthusiast, while the bonsai connoisseur can derive pleasure in organizing the young plants into saikei patterns while he is waiting for them to mature.
Toshio Kawamoto was considered to be the most accomplished Saikei master in the world. 

Hardcover, 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" 132 pages
1969 Third Printing - Original list price 6:95
Condition: Very good except dust jacket has a couple tears