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Bottom left; the Picea excelsa
that Masahiko Kimura
styled in 1992 has a striking
resemblance to the tree,
bottom right, that Ryan
worked on in Massimo’s
garden. Magazine page from
Bonsai & News number 14,
1992, article by K. Onishi,
courtesy Crespi Bonsai, Italy.

Japanese bonsai. His talent and his tenacity, which are
essential in bonsai, give him the tools to work with
great confidence under high pressure, like Kimura has
always taught.
According to Kimura, “To make bonsai, it is neces-
sary to study and learn technique and theory, but first
of all it is very important to understand the spiritual
aspect of doing bonsai. Once this aspect is acquired, According to Kimura, “To make bonsai, it is necessary to
you can begin to learn the theory and technique. Spiri- study and learn technique and theory, but first of all it
tuality is essential.”
For the student is not easy to understand what is very important to understand the spiritual aspect of
Kimura means by “spiritual,” but in repeating the doing bonsai.”
work of the seasons in the garden, you realize how
important this method of teaching it is. After much

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