Archivio dell'autore: Nicola "Kitora" Crivelli
Corylopsis display-New pot
Workshop di Omar
Il Linguaggio Muto della Natura
Luca Ramacciotti - Sogetsu Concentus Study Group
(25-27 Aprile 2014 Museo Orto Botanico Largo Cristina di Svezia, 24 Roma)
L’innovazione di una mostra parte dal suo titolo. La natura non è silenziosa, i suoi fruscii, gorgoglii, schianti son ben udibili, ma ha un modo di rapportarci a noi senza parole, in un mutismo di contemplazione arriviamo a comunicare, dobbiamo non fare silenzio, ma annullare qualsiasi suono per poter entrare in comunicazione con le piante (bonsai), le ossa della natura (suiseki), i sorrisi che essa ci dona (fiori).
Ed ecco che viene organizzata questa stupenda mostra dove per la prima volta i Bonsai, i Suiseki e l’Ikebana germoglieranno assieme come un dono verso i visitatori. Dono magnificamente “incartato” dalle opere di shodo.
Quando lo scorso anno Cosimo Pepe e Paco Donato proposero questa avventura l’entusiasmo nostro fu immediato. Una sfida non indifferente per noi ikebanisti dato che allestiremo tre spazi all’ingresso oltre ad una mostra delle nostre allieve…
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NATIONALE + BONSAI & SUISEKI SPONSORS: AUSSTELLUNG 2014
Ueno Green Club Sales Area
The sales area is a major part of most bonsai gatherings. The sale of bonsai, suiseki and other accessories for the training and appreciation of the arts is necessary for the professional bonsai artists.
The Nippon Bonsai Cooperative is the professional organization for bonsai artists and growers. A small corner lot, near the Ueno Park Zoo has been leased to the Nippon Bonsai Cooperative for many decades at a low rental price. Across the street is the headquarters for the Nippon Bonsai Association, which is a different organization from the professionals.
Approximately 20 years ago the Nippon Bonsai Cooperative organization removed the old low buildings and constructed a new, state of the art multi purpose, three story building for sales, exhibitions, meetings and judging for the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibitions. Each of the professional bonsai artists/growers was accessed a certain percentage of the building costs and they are all stockholder…
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2014 88th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition– Part 2
On Sunday, February 9, 2014 Part 2 of the 88th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition opened in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park. On Saturday all of the nearly 300 bonsai were removed and replaced with new masterpieces. Now, I’ve been at more Kokufu Bonsai Exhibitions than I remember and I’m still amazed at the number of new bonsai which are displayed each year. There are a few repeats, but most of the trees are new. I wonder how many masterpieces are out there in Japan, but remember, new specimens are always being created while old masterpieces pass on.
Part 2 also had 170 displays, 26 important bonsai masterpieces and 55 medium size bonsai. There were again only 5 shohin bonsai compositions. The judges selected 6 Kokufu prize bonsai for Part 2.
Kokufu Sho Award, Japanese five-needle pine, Pinus parviflora
Kokufu Sho Award, Japanese black pine, Pinus…
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Japan Suiseki Exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
History was made on February 9-13, 2014 when the newly reorganized Nippon Suiseki Exhibition held the first ever suiseki exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Under the leadership of Kunio Kobayashi (Chairman) and Seiji Morimae (Secretary General), the event was held concurrently during Part 2 of the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition so people could enjoy both arts in one venue (separate floor galleries). This brings a new era to the combination, appreciation and promotion of bonsai and suiseki.
As often the case, the opening ceremony was a colorful event with a few speeches from prominent figure heads and officers. Seiji Morimae was the MC and did an excellent job keeping the event moving along. After the formal ribbon cutting ceremony they lead visitors into the four gallery exhibition containing some of the most famous suiseki in Japan including a rare treasured suiseki which has not been seen outside a Ueno…
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Da chokkan a sankan-Workshop di Melanie
Il risultato dopo una giornata di lavoro
Piccola lezione sulla tecnica della separazione delle vene e i percorsi linfatici.

Melanie pulisce la corteccia, è importante togliere scaglie ed impurità.
Con un pennarello si traccia dove dovremo incidere con il fessuratore.
Prima suddivisione del tronco in due parti
Bisogna fare attenzione a seguire le vene del legno.
Ora il tronco è suddiviso in tre parti di differente spessore.
Si svuota con l’ausilio di una fresa elettrica la parte centrale del tronco. Vengono applicati anche dei tutori.
I tre “tronchi” vengono avvolti con del nastro auto agglomerante.
I tre “tronchi” vengono filati con filo di rame abbastanza grosso.
I tre “tronchi” vengono impostati creando curve dolci e sinuose.
I tronchi vengono anche ruotati sull’asse in modo che la vena e lo shari avranno un movimento a spirale.
Il ginepro alla fine del primo step.
Vista laterale
Rinvaso di un chojubai da talea.





























































