First Japanese Exhibition in 1934

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First Japanese Exhibition in 1934

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http://bit.ly/2y9xrqY

Interesting to see the photos from back then
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Wow, thanks Mel.
There are a couple of nice root stands there.
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Super! Thanks for sharing, Mel. Many gorgeous trees, rather less rule-bound than what you'd see generally in Japan nowadays. Perhaps more like the penjing we saw demonstrated recently at the NBPCA conference? -- Just a thought.

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Cheers Watto and Lisa, I am glad you agree it was worth sharing.
There are a couple of nice root stands there.
I was also blown away by those root stands!
rather less rule-bound than what you'd see generally in Japan nowadays
Yes indeed, definitely worth checking out the differences.

I'm finding myself to be quite drawn to some of the penjing I've seen lately...so perhaps that's why I liked seeing these? Wish I'd been able to attend the conference! :(
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dont the trees look sparse compared to now
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dont the trees look sparse compared to now
they're certainly less manicured!

And no Bigei pot with Japanese Black Pine on the top shelf of the shohin displays!

although......
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Nice bit of nostalgia!
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It might be interesting to compare the 1934 trees with a bonsai from 1750. The illustration below could be from an article by Robert Baran, in his wonderful History of Bonsai: Magical Miniature Landscapes. See http://www.magiminiland.org/" oncli ... urn false;

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Things just keep getting better! Thanks for sharing this Lisa, and now I need to start looking through that link....there goes the next ten years!
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Checking out the site under paintings and prints / Japan / Kunisada’s Portrayals no Beigi style pots at all.
A lot of blue and white, florals, shaped more like pot plants that bonsai pots. Seemingly used for all types of trees.
Thanks for sharing Mel, wonder how many of these trees are now world class bonsai? 84 years of styling.
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wonder how many of these trees are now world class bonsai? 84 years of styling.
Great question! It would be very interesting to find out where some of those trees are now!
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Yes, I like the spare open look a lot more. Much more elegant. The trunk is much more the focus.

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Yes, I like the spare open look a lot more. Much more elegant. The trunk is much more the focus.
It's certainly a good little bit of history
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LLK wrote:It might be interesting to compare the 1934 trees with a bonsai from 1750. The illustration below could be from an article by Robert Baran, in his wonderful History of Bonsai: Magical Miniature Landscapes. See http://www.magiminiland.org/" oncli ... urn false;

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The link LLK gave could certainly turn out to be a rainy day filler. I really enjoyed this article written in 1907 which shows an outsider's reactions to seeing miniature trees for the first time.
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