And the Hits Just Keep on Coming...
It's amazing how fast the hours fly by. All of a sudden it is November and time for the Taipei Annual Bonsai Exhibition. The exhibition is running for two weeks and they have invited some very distinguished guests of the bonsai world.
I couldn't wait...
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| The great man and Mr. Kobayashi himself. |
It was a brilliant surprise to see Mr. Kobyashi at the exhibition. He has been all over many bonsai magazines I have read and his name is familiar to all lovers of bonsai, especially in Japan. He is a short man but very polite and humble. We caught up for about 10 seconds and then we went our separate ways. However, not before I asked for his autograph...
Please enjoy some shots from the 2014 exhibition...
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| A nice shohin display. |
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| Extreme ramification! |
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| Very distinctive 'clouds' of foliage. |
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| The pot was beautiful. |
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| An interesting lower branch. |
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| A penjing display. |
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| Straight and steady. |
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| My favorite! |
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| Loved this tree! |
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| Pretty amazing! |
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| A brilliant elm forest. |
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| A close up of the detail. |
At the exhibition they also had a high quality display of suiseki - stones/rocks. As you walk into the rock area, 10 tables were set up depicting Taiwanese foods made out of stones, pebbles, rocks! It was unusual but you had to look.
And now for the bigger boys...
It was a great exhibition that seems to get better every year!
I hope everything it working out for everybody out there.
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