	CHOKKAN	MOYOGI	SHAKAN
HAN-KENGAI	KENGAI	SOKAN	SANKAN	KABUDACHI
	IKADA	NETSURANARI	YOSE-UE
	HOKIDACHI	FUKINAGASHI	BUNJINGI
		ISHITSUKI

BONSAI ART

Art of bonsai obtain the style that appeared in bonsai characters. There are many different styles of bonsai which have been developed over the centuries. Although the definitions of these styles are quite precise they are only intended to be guidlines which should be interpreted by the individual bonsai grower to create an original and aesthetically pleasing result.

Some of the most common styles are shown below. Each style has been named but the definitions have not been included since the images should speak for themselves.

Chokkan Moyogi Shakan Han-Kengai Kengai Sokan Sankan Kabudachi Ikada Netsuranari Yose-Ue Hokidachi Fukinagashi Bunjingi Ishitsuki

Chokkan Formal Upright Strong,vertical trunk with pyramidal arrangement of branches stretching uniformly in all direction except forwards.	Moyogi Curved Informal Upright Trunks winds round in curves that become smaller towards the top.	Shakan Slanting Style Shakan has branch growing in all directions.Strong roots are exposed in the direction of incline.
Han-Kengai Semi Cascade This style does not cascade downwards from a rock,but just out horizontally above a cliff.	Kengai Cascade Or Hanging Style Trunk and branches hang down over the edge of a pot, usually one that has been placed high up.	Sokan Twin Trunk Two trunks of differing thickness growing out of one root( father and son ).
Sankan Triple Trunk Three trunks of differing thickness growing out of one root( father,mother and son ).	Kabudachi Clump The term used for all bonsai where several trunks growth from the root.	Ikada Raft Style Trunk bured horizontally in the ground with branches trained to give the effect of individual trees.
Netsuranari Raft from Root,or Sinuous Style Several trunks growing from a root lying horizontally,producing the effect of a group of trees.	Yose-ue Multi-tree or Groupinng Planting Several miniature tree or greatly differing ages planted in a flat dish to give the appearance of a wood or forest glade.	Hokidachi Broom,or Besom Style Fan-Shaped branches on and upright trunk to look like a giant broom.
Fukinagashi Windswept Style Trunk at angle with branches and twigs growing only in one direction-as if lashed by the wind.	Bunjingi Literati Style Trunk or trunks growing upright or aat a slight incline with no branhces except at the top.An elegant shape.	Ishitsuki Clinging-to-rock, or Rock Grown Style Miniature tree growing above or on a rock,its roots firmly clasping the stone and reaching down into the richness of the soil.

Chokkan Moyogi Shakan Han-Kengai Kengai Sokan Sankan Kabudachi Ikada Netsuranari Yose-Ue Hokidachi Fukinagashi Bunjingi Ishitsuki