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Kimura Playing with Bonsai
One of Masahiko Kimura's famous juniper rock plantings at the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum. Here's their caption... "Autumn Special Exhibition: Contemporary Bonsai Masters: Masahiko Kimura; Playing with Bonsai, the Origin of His Works" Today’s photos are from the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum. I don’t know who the photographer is, but the...
A Kimura-esque Bonsai Transformation
This Kimura-esque transformation was accomplished by Juan Andrade. Here's Juan's caption... "Trying to make the shortest tree you can when styling a bonsai? Hmmm ... ? 2 yr. project comes to fruition at AichiEn. 2016: I bent, cutback, repotted with the assistance of John Milton and Martin Díaz. 2018: I...
Brilliant Bonsai by Kimura and Friends
This lovely Cotoneaster is from the34th Taikan-ten Bonsai Exhibitoin. No information on the artist or owner is given. We’ve got a real treat for you today… some of Japan’s finest bonsai by some of the world’s most accomplished bonsai artists. Enjoy! Japanese white pine from Masahiko Kimura’s collection. This and...
Empire Bonsai's Kimura Masterclass, Reviewed by Michael Hagedorn
Before and after Shimpaku Juniper by Masahiko Kimura. No wonder they call him the Magician. The tree's height started at 15" (38cm) and ended up at 28" (71cm) Empire Bonsai's new Masterclass with Bonsai Master Masahiko Kimura is cause for celebration in our world bonsai community. Though I have not...
Kimura’s Bag of Tricks
Before and after Shimpaku Juniper by Masahiko Kimura. No wonder they call him the Magician. The tree's height started at 15" (38cm) and ended up at 28" (71cm) Continuing the Magician thread from the last two days. Part of this post is from our archives (2011). The rest is from today. Bonsai are...
Powerful Japanese Masterpieces
You can barely see a small piece of the living vein on this juniper. No variety is given, but it looks like a Shimpaku, a variety that Kimura (it's his tree) and much of the world seems to favor. We've got some of the most powerful and famous Japanese bonsai...
The Magician’s Ezo Spruce Bonsai Forest
Before and after,three years later. Masahiko Kimura 'The Magician' styled this Ezo spruce (Picea Glehnii) planting with a high mountain stand of conifers in mind Continuing with bonsai forests from the last two days… Looking at the after forest above, you might notice how the trees on the outside lean out...
The Cutting Edge of Bonsai Innovation
The play of light and shadow... This photo is from the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum. Here's part of the machine translation... "Japanese yew, Autumn Special Exhibition: Contemporary Bonsai Masters: Masahiko Kimura; Playing with Bonsai, the Origin of His Works" You can read more and see other masterpiece bonsai photos here Even though I...
The Magician Playing with Bonsai
This rock forest is by the Magician, Masahiko Kimura. A master of the art of bonsai, professionally and at play Bill Valavanis is in Japan again and we’re all the better for it. Especially if you like a steady stream of great bonsai photos. In fact, I wouldn’t be offended if you just skipped out...
Magical Bonsai
Recognize this trunk? It's a piece of a famous bonsai. Bill Valavanis took this photo back in 2018. It's of course Masahiko "The Magician" Kimura's masterpiece white pine. Here's Bill's shot of the whole tree. Here's a photo of the same tree right after Kimura restyled it, sometime around 1996. It's...