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16-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Shinobu Nozaki: Dwarf trees (Bonsai)
Hi again everybody.
I collect old bonsai books ( in addition to bonsai) and I just came across a copy of Shinobu Nozaki: Dwarf trees (Bonsai) Tokyo & Osaka: The san seido Co. Ltd. 1940
As far as I know this is the first book on bonsai written in english. Can any of you corfirm this or are there older bonsai books written in English?
Does anyone have any information on the author?
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16-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: May-2004
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Yes, Shinobu Nozaki wrote the first book devoted to bonsai in English in 1940. He also wrote several other books too, but I do not think he was a bonsai artist.
Another early author you should look for is Alfred Koehn, a German who spent considerable time in China and Japan. He was a prolific author on ikebana, bonkei and bonsai. His bonsai book was assisted by his teacher, Yuji Yoshimura from Tokyo. Check out Robert J. Baran's web site, he has it ALL. Bill
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16-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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thanks for your awnser Bill. The website is fantastic! It must have taken decades to do all that reserarch. You mentioned Alfred Koehn,. I have his book: Notes on Bonsai; but I saw in Robert J. Baran's web site that Kohen also has a book called japanese tray landscapes from 1937. The site is an indespensable resource of information. Now all I have to do is find the books...
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20-Dec-2005
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I've got a book by Yoshimura and Giovana M. Halford,...GREAT stuff for an older book.
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20-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK ArchMaster
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The Yoshimura/Halford book is the most definitive older bonsai book out there. It was groundbreaking. Yoshimura was a pivotal figure in U.S. bonsai--on the same plane as Naka.
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20-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
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Your information is not correct. "Naka was on the same plane as Yoshimura". Let's be fair here. Yoshimura was teaching bonsai first and in fact, gave Naka many of his notes so Naka could set up teaching.
Bill
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20-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK ArchMaster
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Fair enough. I didn't mean to step on any toes.
I put it in those clumsy terms because Naka's name is very well known these days. Yoshimura's contribution was longer, broader and perhaps more profound, but his name is not as well known--which is in an unfortunate thing. |
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20-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
 
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I have the Koehn Notes on Bonsai book. I love the hand-sewn binding!
Bill, from time to time I see some older Kokufu books for sale online...which editions are you lacking in your collection?
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20-Dec-2005
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
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Hi John,
Although I have several of the early edition, in general, I'm looking for albums from 1-32. I have most of the 20's but need a few more to complete my set. Thanks for thinking of me. Bill
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2-Jan-2006
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Hello again. I have now read the book by Shinobu Nozaki and it turns out to be a very different bonsai book. The section on bonsai history is quite different from what I've read in other (newer) books and the book contains some info on how bonsai fits in the Japanses culture. Shinobu Nozaki was a bonsai artist himself. He states that he had been doing bonsai for 20 years when he wrote the book. He also put in photos of some of his bonsai. The book has a large section with photos of good trees. Interesting to see trees from that period. I diden't recognice any of them from the newer editions of the Japanese exhibition albums I have.
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