Literati Bonsai Pots

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Literati bonsai pots. On saturday 25th may 2019 i had the pleasure of working at the 3rd scandinavian bonsai retreat in gothenburg sweden. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. The design should be three dimensional literati bonsai need the depth given by a good in the round design. See more ideas about bonsai bonsai tree bonsai art.
New england bonsai gardens began life as a single rented greenhouse way back in 1987. In his book on chinese bonsai penjing. Yixing bonsai pottery is considered to be the finest chinese bonsai pottery available and is known for its long lasting quality that s perfect for all climates around the world. The literati style or bunjin gi bonsai is characterized by a generally bare trunk line with branches reduced to a minimum and typically placed higher up on a long often contorted trunk.
Page 1 of 1. I create this topic to post all my trees in literati training process. The pots we use for literati are usually small somewhat shallow and often round all of which work very well for a bonsai designed in the round. The names are used interchangeably.
This style derives its name from the chinese literati who were often artists. The name for bunjin bonsai comes from the japanese word bunjin gi. About new england bonsai gardens. Scots pine literati bonsai styling sbr3 sweden 2019 page 1.
Literati bonsai require the same kinds of care as do all bonsai with two small additions. I did a retrospective study of the literati style proportion in 25 literati bonsai i found ratio of the height to the trunk base h b is greater than 14. Our large quality yixing pots are made from chinese or purple clay which is highly fired yet totally unglazed to retain its natural porous qualities which provide. The new bonsai book for 2019 by harry harrington bonsai books bonsai tools bonsai for sale carving tools bonsai pots bonsai t shirts.
Today it s a sprawling eight acre nursery in bellingham ma complete with eight separate greenhouses and the largest bonsai tree supply collection on the east coast. A journey exploring an ancient chinese art and its history cultural background and aesthetics. 4 5 out of 5 stars 490. It is also known as the literati style.
Literati drawing by john naka from the jim smith collection. However the style is deeply rooted in chinese culture and tradition. First because of their tall design they tend to be top heavy. I intend to study the various trees and eventually design my own literati.
You may want to tie them in place. In a good wind they can easily blow off a bench.