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Smoke,

I enjoyed your comments. Thinking about what makes a plant in a pot a bonsai is something I imagine most of us have dwelled on for quite some time, and your post seems to approach the summit from the other side of the mountain; a refreshing way to think about it.

Could we simplify your ingredients further to simply state a bonsai is a tree in a pot with ordered design and harmonious movement? Dramatic imagery calls to mind for example Kimura's "Ascending Dancing Dragon", but does it apply to a bunjin? Perhaps a bunjin is dramatic in its simplicity, or is it dramatic because of its order and harmony? As an after thought, is Kimura's Dragon dramatic also because of its order and harmony of not only foliage but also of the deadwood?

19-Nov-2004	#8
HB Smith Boonified Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Dallas Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 285	Smoke, I enjoyed your comments. Thinking about what makes a plant in a pot a bonsai is something I imagine most of us have dwelled on for quite some time, and your post seems to approach the summit from the other side of the mountain; a refreshing way to think about it. Could we simplify your ingredients further to simply state a bonsai is a tree in a pot with ordered design and harmonious movement? Dramatic imagery calls to mind for example Kimura's "Ascending Dancing Dragon", but does it apply to a bunjin? Perhaps a bunjin is dramatic in its simplicity, or is it dramatic because of its order and harmony? As an after thought, is Kimura's Dragon dramatic also because of its order and harmony of not only foliage but also of the deadwood? __________________ Sincerely, Howard www.BonsaiSmiths.net