Masahiko Kimura Bonsai Book

By the wishes of his mother at age 15 he started spending his time as an apprentice under the bonsai master motosuke hamano of toju en bonsai garden.
Masahiko kimura bonsai book. Kimura demonstrates his unique approach to bonsai design. In his first ever online class mr. In this book one can observe step by step as he transforms seemingly hopeless tangles of wood into stunning bonsai masterpieces. Masahiko kimura interview masahiko kimura is one of the world s most renowned bonsai masters.
He reveals a life time of cultivated knowledge and his own personal techniques to achieve results in a short amount of time. Enjoy the magician masahiko kimura s exquisite bonsai masterpieces while taking in his detailed how to illustrations. Born in ōmiya ku saitama japan on march 31 1940 kimura is widely regarded as a genius and pioneer in the. This bonsai today masters series book features bonsai that are some of the most highly imaginative works of art in the world they were way ahead of their time 40 years ago and remain current to this day.
In this unique and exclusive interview conducted in his garden near tokyo we ask about his early years as apprentice the way he educates his students and how he successfully build his business. His father died when masahiko was 11. This beautiful bonsai was recently sold at the 38th annual nippon bonsai taikan exhibition for 1 800 000 which is equal to approximately us 15 800. Masahiko kimura is of course talking and telling what to do when and why in between also because he was asked questions along the way.
Masahiko kimura was born in ōmiya ku saitama japan on 31st of march 1940 and is a widely recognized bonsai master. Master masahiko kimura s garden mr. Bonsai is a japanese art form that dates back centuries. Kimura takes bonsai into a level that sets the standards by which much of the bonsai in the world is measured.
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn from the world renowned bonsai master masahiko kimura. Masahiko kimura generally regarded as one of the finest bonsai artists alive is also one of the most famous. Kimura s work is among the most famous and important of contemporary bonsai in japan. His new and radical approach to how he styled bonsai was first seen as breaking with too many traditions but soon he was widely recognized and respected.
Along with ikebana and zen gardens it s one of the most recognizable expressions of japanese culture around the world currently there is no bonsai master as well respected as masahiko kimura seen as a rebel in his early years his work was later accepted and he is now widely recognized as one of the greatest bonsai masters. It s a compilation of bonsai today articles about world s top bonsai artist masahiko kimura including several outstanding works of the master in excelent quality pictures.