1800’s Bonsai tree book Japanese

[bonsaidave]

Thanks for sharing Scott. Old drawings are always fun to look through.

 

[scottc]

Thanks for sharing Scott. Old drawings are always fun to look through.

I have over 850 paintings and sketches dating back to the 1600’s. I have some great Bonsai paintings I’ll post soon.

 

[rockm]

FWIW, this is clearly a Japanese-made book of prints. This format is pretty common for prints circa early 20th century. All sorts of subject matter turns up in this format, from birds to landscapes. I've collected Japanese prints (primarily Shin Hanga) for years.

 

[scottc]

FWIW, this is clearly a Japanese-made book of prints. This format is pretty common for prints circa early 20th century. All sorts of subject matter turns up in this format, from birds to landscapes. I've collected Japanese prints (primarily Shin Hanga) for years.

Do you have and Shin Hanga you want to sell?

 

[rockm]

Do you have and Shin Hanga you want to sell?

What are you looking for? Shin hanga covers a lot of territory--

 

[rockm]

What are you looking for? Shin hanga covers a lot of territory--
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One of the better bonsai-related Shin Hanga images by Toshi Yoshida

 

[William N. Valavanis]

You guys are nuts!
It’s an IKEBANA flower arranging book NOT bonsai. That’s why you don’t see any surface roots and those are not grow boxes but rather ceramic shallow trays.

 

[scottc]

What are you looking for? Shin hanga covers a lot of territory--
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Anyrhing you want to sell I suppose. Have any Hiroshi Yoshida?

 

[scottc]

You guys are nuts!
It’s an IKEBANA flower arranging book NOT bonsai. That’s why you don’t see any surface roots and those are not grow boxes but rather ceramic shallow trays.

Ahh!!! Thanks. So it actually may be just branches stuck in pots. A guide to some scams I see on eBay these days?

 

[Mike Hennigan]

You guys are nuts!
It’s an IKEBANA flower arranging book NOT bonsai. That’s why you don’t see any surface roots and those are not grow boxes but rather ceramic shallow trays.

Thanks for illuminating this Bill! The print of the plants just set into bamboo with water was making me wonder a bit that maybe it was something more like Ikebana! Very interesting nonetheless!

 

[rockm]

Anyrhing you want to sell I suppose. Have any Hiroshi Yoshida?

I don't have any I'm willing to part with at this point.
I've bought from here:
https://www.castlefinearts.com/
And I've been to this place in NYC
https://www.roningallery.com/

both sell extremely good copies of most Shin Hanga artists.
I've also had some luck on ebay, but obviously, you have to know what you're looking at before you buy

 

[Lazylightningny]

You guys are nuts!
It’s an IKEBANA flower arranging book NOT bonsai. That’s why you don’t see any surface roots and those are not grow boxes but rather ceramic shallow trays.

Well, we are Bonsai Nuts, after all

 

[scottc]

I don't have any I'm willing to part with at this point.
I've bought from here:
https://www.castlefinearts.com/
And I've been to this place in NYC
https://www.roningallery.com/

both sell extremely good copies of most Shin Hanga artists.
I've also had some luck on ebay, but obviously, you have to know what you're looking at before you buy

Try John Basset at Basset fine prints! He will save you a fortune and had great stuff.