In a flat, shallow pan, for example, which most resembles a land of lakes and plains, adding a few fixed hill-like objects can create a scene of "blossoming branches and playing shadows," while a few scattered flowers or duckweeds can produce the effect of "falling petals and flowing water."
以最像大地、湖泊的平底淺盤為例，插花時只要使用劍山之類的固定器，即可表現池邊水上花枝弄影的效果。如果水面寬廣，甚至只要輕撒上花瓣、浮萍，竟是一幅流水落花的景色。