What Happened On This Date in "Recent" Bonsai History?
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| 3 | 1998 -- "Bonsai," a set of seven postage stamps, was issued by Vietnam. SEE ALSO: Jan 29, Mar 27, Mar 31, Apr 3, Apr 6, Apr 18, Jul 20, Aug 20, Sep 22, Oct 4, Dec 9. |
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| 11 | 1965 -- The private Kokufu Bonsai Association was reorganized and renamed "Nippon Bonsai Association." (Bonsai Masterpieces, 1972, English booklet, pg. iii; "Note on Nippon Bonsai Associationn," Bonsai, BCI, May 1975, pg. 113) |
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| 21 | 1991 -- The Latin-American Bonsai Federation (FELAB) was formally organized in Cali, Columbia. The Board of Directors representing nine countries included Solita Tafur as president. ("Latin-American Bonsai Federation Organized" by Jose R. Santisteban, Bonsai, BCI, July/August 1992, pg. 15) |
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| 23 | 1909 -- George Hull was born in New York City. [As an author
and photographer, he would go on to be a well-known figure in the horticultural
world, and would be involved in the early days of both Bonsai Clubs International
and the American Bonsai Society.] ("About George
Hull" by Dorothy Ebel Hansell, Bonsai Journal, ABS, Spring 1975,
p. 15, with photograph; "In Memory...George Hull," Bonsai, BCI,
Jan/Feb 1975, p. 16) SEE ALSO: Nov 21
1923 -- Kenko Rokkaku was born near Kanuma City, Japan. [He would become a promoter of Satsuki (azalea) bonsai, including being the publisher of Japan's only magazine exclusively devoted to that subject, as well as the monthly Wildflowers and Alpine Plants.] ("Biography of Mr. Kenko Rokkaku" by Bill Spencer, Bonsai, BCI, May/June 1986, pg. 17) SEE ALSO: Mar 2 |
| 24 | 1917 -- Toshio Kawamoto was born in the Kanto (Tokyo+) area of Japan, the first of seven children to bonsai master Tokichi Kawamoto. [At his father's death in 1960, Toshio would take over the family's nursery Meiju-En, establish the Nippon Bonsai-Saikei Institute, and form the Nippon Saikei Association. After WWII, bonsai had still been a creative pastime of only a small number of wealthy enthusiasts and the sons of bonsai specialists. Toshio felt that this could become a popular hobby that anyone could enjoy, regardless of social or economic class. He combined the best of group plantings and rock-grown bonsai, which were increasing in popularity at the time. Due to shortages of suitable mature material for bonsai, young specimens were utilized by this author and lecturer to successfully depict sections of natural scenery. These containerized living landscapes of trees, rocks and mosses are known as saikei.] ("Sokumenzu - Profile" by J. A. Dillon, Bonsai, BCI, June 1972, pg. 12; Saikei: Living Landscapes in Miniature by Toshio Kawamoto, 1967, pp. 7-8) |
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| 27 | 1921 -- Yuji Yoshimura was born at the Taiko-En Bonsai Garden in Tokyo, Japan. He was the second son of Toshiji Yoshimura, a leader in the bonsai world whose father himself was a samurai and renowned garden designer. [Three years later, the elder brother would die in childhood and the family bonsai tradition would pass on to Yuji who would one day leave his mark on the art in many places outside of his native land.] ("Yuji Yoshimura, A Memorial Tribute To A Bonsai Master & Pioneer" by William N. Valavanis, International Bonsai, IBA, 1998/No. 1, pg. 30; Golden Statements, Golden State Bonsai Federation, Sept/Oct 1994, pp. 23-24) SEE ALSO: Jan 12, Apr 23, Dec 24 |
| 28 | 1963 -- The First Annual Meeting of the Bonsai Clubs Association, a group of six California clubs, was held. [In five years the BCA would be renamed Bonsai Clubs International.] ("Hindsight on BCI" by Tom Heitkamp, Bonsai, BCI, Jan/Feb 1978, pg. 4) SEE ALSO: Jan 30, Apr 16, Oct 22 |
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