019 93rdKokufu Bonsai Exhibition Part 2– Part 1

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The second half of this year’s 93rdKokufu Bonsai Exhibition is being held on February 14-17, 2019. This half is quite beautiful, one of the best ever! Many people often mention that this year, or that year are the best editions. However, most have a limited exposure or visits to this exhibition. I’ve been attending for more than 45 years, and, in my personal opinion, this second half is one of the finest I’ve ever been fortunate to study.

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This is a famous Japanese maple bonsai and I was surprised to see how small it was. Probably only about 20″ tall.

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Rhododendron species

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Japanese Red Pine

2019 Part 2 Statistics

151 Individual Bonsai Displays

Over 225 Individual Bonsai Specimens

108 Large Bonsai

36 Medium Bonsai

7 Shohin Bonsai Compositions

5 Kokufu Bonsai Prizes

4 Bonsai Displayed with Suiseki

I found that fact that 4 bonsai were displayed with suiseki…

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