Archivio dell'autore: Nicola "Kitora" Crivelli
Sakka Ten 2014-lezione di Keido del Maestro Isao Fukita
Sakka Ten 2014-Domenica 9 novembre
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Sakka Ten 2014- Venerdì 7 novembre
Takemoto Hayata
Takemoto Hayata was born Takemoto Masenori In the first year of the Kaei period, 1848. The son of Takemoto Yotoki, a Shogunate Bannerman, he was born into the Samurai class of nobles in the feudal Shogunate system in Tokyo. As his father was powerful and he himself was a samurai, they lost everything in the Meiji Restoration. In 1867, upon the restoration of the Emperor to the throne, the Shogunate ended. Over the course of several years, Samurai and Daimyo had their rank, property, income, and elite status revoked by the Emperor.
Many Samurai chose to side with the Emperor, and in Takemoto’s area of Tokyo, these became the Tokyo police. Many others did not go quietly, and revolted. The revolts were quickly squashed by the new Imperial Army, headed by a core of Samurai that were the Tokyo Police. Takemoto refused to fight on either side, and thus, having…
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More on differences among Itoigawa, Kishu, and Shimpaku junipers
This is one topic that really intrigues me. Shimpaku has become a favorite bonsai subject, and as I work more with the different varieties, I’ll continue to share the subtle differences.
From macro to micro, here is a little more about each of these three varieties.
My Itoigawa, from Evergreen Gardenworks, and the source of all the Itoigawa material shown.
This is a shimpaku, also from Evergreen Gardenworks, similar in size to the Itoigawa at about 16″.
Finally, the Kishu, which is young, in the ground (left) and growing on. These came from Miniature Plant Kingdom.
Here are some photos of shoots of each variety. For consistency and clarity throughout this post, each shoot will appear in alphabetical order, from left to right…Itoigawa, Kishu, Shimpaku.
These all display mature foliage. Itoigawa is much lighter, brighter green in color. The texture is very fine, and the structure is open, and fanlike…
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Workshop di Franco-Taxus
questa mattina si riprende il lavoro sul tasso di Franco
Workshop Franco e Oliver (Deta)





































































































































































































