Takumi no Waza (Master Artisans’ Techniques‪)‬

Takumi no Waza (Master Artisans’ Techniques) English version e-book has arrived! 


This timeless masterpiece is a collection of Bonsai Techniques from the top masters of the Japanese bonsai world. Masters’ techniques to attaining the ideal shape are explained in great detail. This full-sized color book is the ultimate example of bonsai techniques. 


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Selection of Kimura, Masahiko’s Restructures Practical Study 

・God’s Tree Mount Myōjō’s Final Masterpiece Shimpaku/Juniperus chinensis, 2000 Years Old, Name:Hiryū God’s of the Bonsai World Revive This Tree


・The Masterpiece Which has Made Master Kimura,Masahiko FamousShimpaku, Juniperus chinensis Name: 「Tōryu no Mai」


・Kimura, Masahiko’s Drastic Cuts Bring Out Dignity Toshō/Juniperus rigida, Name: Hakutei


・The Miracle Recovery of a Chinese Juniper Nearing Death

 

Practical Study

・Enchanting Movement of Live Wood, Working on a Natural, Hard Ichii Artist/ Terakawa, Hozumi


・Old Akamatsu Featuring a Narrow Lower Trunk Bringing a Natural Feel Artist/Ogawa, Toshirō


・Working on an Informal Upright Style Kuromatsu Giving Character to a Boring Trunk by Bending It Artist/ Fujikawa, Masayuki


・Improving Deadwood, An Artist’s Sensibility Shimpaku/Juniperus chinensis Reversing the Facade Artist/ Akiyama, Minoru


・A Huge Garden Tree Size Akamatsu Working the Branches and Trunk to Create a Bonsai Artist/Urushibata, Taiga


・A Kuromatsu, Identical in Every Direction Finding the Beauty of a Hidden Branch Artist/Yamamoto, Michiyo


・The First Year and a Half of a New Bonsai Shikoku Region Ichii Bringing Wilderness Through Carving Artist/Iura, Takashi


・Literati or Informal Upright Style? The Hard Task of Compacting this Tall Akamatsu Artist/Tanaka, Junichirō


・Unharmonious Clump Style Goyōmatsu Cutting a Trunk to Let in the Wind Artist/ Kondō, Akio


・Goyōmatsu in the Literati Style Bringing New Charm After the Death of a Branch! Artist/ Suzuki, Shinji


Learning Practical Skills


Inheritance, Masterpiece History

・Shimpaku/Juniperus chinensis, Name: Shōten no Ryū Carved Deadwood Art Made by a Bonsai Lover


・Keyaki/Zelkova serrata Cherished by the Late Former Prime Minister Yoshida, Shigeru From Garden Tree to Bonsai, Rebuilding New Branches


・Goyōmatsu/Pinus parviflora, Name:Amayadori Dignity of Age, Burying a Trunk


・Toshō/Juniperus rigida, Name: Ryūjin Cutting Thick Roots・Fixing a Mountain Collected Tree


・Goyōmatsu/Pinus parviflora, Name: Tsukigoe no Matsu With Time, Faults Can Become Strengths


・Can 21 Years Change a Master’s Eye for Beauty? Following a Shimpaku・Changing Direction, Changing Facade, Two Interventions Artist/ Imai, Chiharu


・Kuromatsu/Pinus thunberghii Name「Shōkaku」 The Difficulties of Inheriting an Old Kuromatsu Artist/ Kobayashi, Kunio


・The Late Iwasaki Taizō’s Beloved Tree Goyōmatsu Named 「Tairyū」 Reviving a Tree from an Accident Artist/ Furube, Tetsushi


・Following a Kuromatsu Over 5 Years Big Decisions Were Made On This Tree Selected at the Kokufū Exhibition Artist/ Nishikawa, Tomoya


・Satsuki Collected From Field “Shiryū No Mai” Making Branches on a Field Collected Tree, Over 17 Months Artist/ Yoshii, Masaki


Creation and Practice Series

・The Essence of Bonsai Creation Through a Bloc of Rock Artist/ Kimura, Masahiko


・Kaede Group Planting Repotting, Replacing Main Tree Reviving a Forest Landscape Artist/ Takeyama, Hiroshi


・Creating a Root on Rock Goyōmatsu Creating a Landscape Using a Refine, Aged, Slender Trunk Artist/ Ishii, Hiroki


・Fixing a Root Over Rock Kaede Decisions for this Inheritance Preparing for the Future Artist/ Ishii, Harumi


・Creating a Satsuki Root On Rock Describing a Master’s Preferences! Artist/ Isobe, Shigeo


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