There are bonsai and then there are bonsai. This fluid masterpiece belongs to Isao Omachi. There are other adjectives that come to mind, like elegant, graceful and exquisite, but the problem with writing about bonsai almost everyday is these superlatives get used until they lose their meaning. Oh well. Mr Omachi doesn't say anything about this tree and I won't venture any guesses. It's from his facebook photos.
All the trees shown here are from Isao Omachi’s facebook photos. If you’ve been following the international bonsai scene, you know that he’s the one who had his entire bonsai collection (and his house) swept out to sea just over four years ago. Here’s a Bark post from last month titled Back on His Feet – Isao Omachi Four Years Later.
Isao identifies this Itoigawa shimpaku and notes that is 29cm (11.5"). The other trees in this post appear show-ready while this one has a freshly lime-sulfured, in-process look.
The single word Ichii appears with this tree.
Another strikingly fluid tree. Isao says nothing about this one, but you can tell it's a Shimpaku.
Here's Isao's caption for this pot: housetsusanjin 40cm (16"). If had to write a caption, knowing nothing except what you see here, I might say something like 'very expensive.'