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Originally Posted by kingkong
Trees that lead to overthinking, styling without proposed drawings, head scratching, trees with no clear outstanding features all can end up as a bunjin if we are not careful
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I must disagree strongly with the above quote. Bunjin is the most difficult style to do properly.
Quite a few years ago I attended the GSBF convention in San Diego. The great Japanese master Kunio Kobayashi was the guest artist. During a demonstration, he was taking questions from the audience through an interpreter. He was asked what style bonsai was his favorite. After some thought he replied, and I'm quoting him as nearly as possible:
"Bunjin. But it's the most difficult to get right".
Don't kid youselves folks. You will never take some junky tree that is not fit to be a decent bonsai, and make bunjin.
It takes something special to be bunjin.
Mike
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