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Daichi-ji
Strangely trimmed shrubbery, often cubic or undulating in form, was very rare until Kobori Enshu (1579-1647), later the shogun's tea master, brought this to the fore. Daichi-ji is attributed to him, and it certainly shows his style. The image shown is considered to represent ocean waves.