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Language Prefix:
"J" Japanese
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Seiwanmoen-Zushi; Osaka; 1875. Contained a specific
reference which shows the change in attitude towards the art. A special
effort was made in this publication to call the hobby "bonsai." 1
J Bijutsu Bonsai Zu (Artistic Bonsai in Painting / Catalog of Bonsai Art), 1881. This three-volume work, giving the scientific name of the species, the type of container and the name of the owner of the specimens, is richly illustrated with full-page detailed line drawings of the different styles and types of plants used in bonsai. A few suiseki can also be found in the drawings. 2 J Ogawa, Anson Bonsai Baiyo Tebiki Sou (How to Raise Herbs and Grass for Bonsai); 1893. J Okamoto, Nobufumi
Zouka Mokuchiku Bonsai Baiyoho (Complete Maintenance Methods for
Grasses, Flowers, Trees, and Bamboo Bonsai); Kaishin-Shyoro; 1894.
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SAMPLE PAGES FROM THESE BOOKS
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1 Koreshoff, Deborah R. Bonsai: Its Art, Science, History and Philosophy (Brisbane, Australia: Boolarong Publications; 1984), p. 9. 2 Giorgi, Gianfranco Simon & Schuster's Guide to Bonsai (New York: Simon & Schuster; 1990), pg. 22 has b&w copy of two pages from, with date of late nineteenth century; Nippon Bonsai Association, Classic Bonsai of Japan (Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International; 1989), pg. 153 has b&w spread of 4 pairs of facing pages; Elias, Dr. Thomas S. "New Library Additions," NBF Bulletin, Vol. XI, No. 2, Winter 2000, pp. 3-4, with b&w of a pair of facing pages on former. |