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Classic bonsai of Japan

Nippon Bonsai Association ; translated by John Bester

Kodansha International , Distributed in the United States by Kodansha America, 2003

1st standard ed

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日本盆栽名品集 : 新装版

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"First deluxe edition, 1989"--T.p. verso

Includes index

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This title introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in Japan today. Over 180 plates of priceless specimens with informative commentary provide a definitive tour of the bonsai world. The notes for each piece offer insights into the balance, style, harmony and aesthetic as well as history of the bonsai. The Nippon Bonsai Association, Japan's pre-eminent voice of the bonsai tradition, introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in Japan today - some of them presented to a Western audience for the first time. Over 130 full-colour and 71

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