Comments on: Master Potter: Gyozan Nakano

By: Ann Marie Erb

Ann Marie Erb — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:25:28 +0000

Sorry nothing about the tree. The text concerns making of this custom pot for the tree, one of the largest he had made, 108cm or 42.5 inches!

By: wayne

wayne — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:07:27 +0000

Hi Ann Marie,
The title is: Gyozan Nakano, Sakai: A 35 Year Anthology
Publisher: Kindai Publishing Company
I couldn’t find a date (the book is in Japanese). The World Bonsai Friendship Federation sent it to us in 2005.
Anything info you can find is appreciated.
Thanks,
-w

By: Ann Marie Erb

Ann Marie Erb — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:53:04 +0000

I’m in Japan right now and will ask my sensei, Suisho Nakayama, about the aalea pix. If anyone will know he will.

I would appreciate a little more info about the book that you referenced. Title , pub date, publisher etc.

By: wayne

wayne — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:51:34 +0000

Eugenia
Here’s a link to our ikebana tools: http://www.stonelantern.com/Ikebana_Tools_s/41.htm

For the rest of you out there who don’t know: in addition to bonsai books, tools etc, we also offer ikebana and gardening books, tools etc.

By: Heather Hartman

Heather Hartman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:17:48 +0000

Hehe, understood. He does a great job too. Everything looks nice and clean both places.

If I ever get to the point where I can read more than the hiragana, I’ll let you know!

By: Eugenia Olguín

Eugenia Olguín — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:18 +0000

I would highly appreciate your sending me information about ikebana scissors

By: wayne

wayne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:45:08 +0000

Whoops. I was using Joe’s account, so it looks like he posted the reply to Heather that was addressed to me. Anyway, it wasn’t Joe talking, it was me. And BTW: Joe is my son and the technical (and sometimes artistic) brains behind Stone Lantern and Bonsai Bark.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:36:15 +0000

Thanks for your kind words Heather.
Let me know when you know enough Japanese. I’ve got several Japanese books that provoke occasional questions.

By: Heather Hartman

Heather Hartman — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:41:59 +0000

Hi Wayne,

I’ve been reading your blog for some time now, and just wanted to say thank you, both for your time that has gone in to this, Stone Lantern, and previously in to Bonsai Today.

And, of course, thank you for sharing these pots. I’m still learning Japanese, so I wish I could tell you who styled that Azalea, but I can’t decipher it just yet!

I for one particularly like the white and blue painted pots. The one with the cricket is whimsical and so unlike anything I’ve seen, especially here in America.

-Heather