Dreams of Flowering Bonsai
Sabamiki and uro. Aside from its overall power and beauty, there are a several things that might catch your eye: the flowers and buds, the aged bark (Ume bark develops an aged look fairly fast) and the hollowed out trunk (sabamiki). If you look closely you can also see several uro (small hollows that are left on deciduous trees where branches have rotted and fallen off, though bonsai uro may well be man made). We’re venturing back into the deep riches of our archives once again. This one is from July 2012 (with a little present tense editing). Seems like … Continue reading Dreams of Flowering Bonsai