Japanese Shows

crataegus — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:49:11 +0000

Here are photos of bonsai I worked on that were accepted into the bonsai shows in Japan during my apprenticeship: the Kokufu-ten, the Sakufu-ten, and the Taikan-ten.

Kokufu show #80 – 2006

Chochubai flowering quince (left), Ezo spruce (right)

Red pine. You may notice several different stylistic approaches in the bonsai on this page. Only about 20% of the branches on this tree were wired.

White pine—One of those stepping-stone trees for me. Mr. Suzuki wanted to be sure I could wire trees out cleanly—to this level of organization and absurdity—before letting me work with less artificiality. I detail the work on this tree in my book, Post-Dated: The Schooling of an Irreverent Bonsai Monk.

Grafted Itoigawa juniper

White pine

Kokufu show #79 – 2005

‘Shimpaku’ juniper

Black pine – Kokufu prize winner

‘Shimpaku’ juniper

Taikan Ten 2004

White pine

Sakufu Ten 2005

White pine—Prime Minister Award winner

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Japanese Shows

Kokufu show #80 – 2006

Kokufu show #79 – 2005

Taikan Ten 2004

Sakufu Ten 2005