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21-Oct-2005

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Rune

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Originally Posted by I.B.

One more thing...

If one is serious in studying bonsai and its history, it is important to be able to have reference books which depict bonsai design and display from many years ago. That is one reason old exhibition books are valuable, especially to me.

Also one can see how certain masterpieces have changed during the past decades. Often the branches and containers change, but the basic trunk does not and is often clearly visible.

Bill

Thanks for your replys. I agree with Bill. I collect old bonsai books for refrence and of historic interest.
BTW. I read in the last issue of Bonsai Europe that Ulli Ernst ( a German? bonsai professional) has all the editions of the Kokufu ten albums, so it sholdn't be impossible!

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22-Oct-2005	#12
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23-Oct-2005	#13
Rune bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Oct-2005 Country: Norway USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 18	Levon. Yes I checked bonsai plaza. My dutch is not so good, but as far as I can see they only have the new editions of the Kokufu album. Rune Kyrdalen Norway

23-Oct-2005	#14
weeijk bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Apeldoorn Country: Netherlands USDA Zone: 7-8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 824	Hi Rune, Have you checked eBay? http://search.ebay.nl/Kokufu_W0QQfl...Z2QQsbrexpZWD2S This is a link where a lot of Kokufu ten books are sold. Prices are from 30 till 125 euro. Good luck in your search. Cheers Wessel __________________ Every tree can be a bonsai, but only some will be.

24-Oct-2005	#15
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	"You could say the same for the bonsai themselves, and quite a few people would agree with you. Most of them non-bonsai people. Many of them their spouses" Uh, how much cash do you have on hand? I didn't say owning a few of them was a bad thing ;-), just that owning ALL of them would be quite useless for the money expended. ALL, or more than a few dozen ;-) of them is flushing $$ down the crapper. That's what a few good lessons from a master bonsai person would cost, or the price an airline ticket to Japan. When is money better spent--on old books (by the way, I have over 200 old bonsai books and a few Kokufu albums, as well as some other Japanese albums from more obscure shows, so I am familiar with the obsession for collecting old books) or on lessons, or --Heaven forbid--an actual bonsai?

24-Oct-2005

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melisan

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Originally Posted by I.B.

This is a judged show and Shinji Suzuki just won his fourth Prime Minister's award for a Japanese five-needle pine bonsai (which Michael Hagedorn wired recently for the show). He won the award while he was in California teaching last weekend.

I have attended many of these shows in Tokyo and to tell you the truth, the quality has not been as high as it has in the past 20 years... Still it is an excellent show, I have had considerable experience seeing fine-quality bonsai in Japan and throughout the world during the past 40 plus years, so have the background to make such a statement.

Bill

Bill,

I had the honor too of watching shinji Suzuki do a demo for the Yamato club in Hayward, CA on Oct 16. To have won Kofufu Ten Award and the Prime Minister's Award 4 times is incredible. I really enjoyed the California Juniper he worked on.

Melissa

24-Oct-2005	#17
Rune bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Oct-2005 Country: Norway USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 18	Weeijk Thank you for the tip. lots of kokufu albums at e-bay. Rune

24-Oct-2005	#18
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,745	Do Pay attention to what they ask for shipping though. You could win an album and wind up paying more in shipping than the price of the book! Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

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