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Thanks to Bonsai Creativo School of Sandro Seg- Top left; formal entrance to
neri, demonstrations and workshops were held on the bonsai exhibit
kusamono with Igor Cute, Sumi-e with Sonia Stella, Top right; Tokonoma display
Shodo with Daniela Di Perna, Keido with Marco- in the suiseki exhibit.
Tarozzo and Massimo Bandera. There were demon- Middle; Japanese Masters;
Iura Takashi and Isao Omachi
strations and workshops on Ikebana with the Study were the featured instructors.
Group of Ikebana Ohara from Venice and on Ori- Bottom left; Francesco
gami with the Centro Diffusione Origami. All this Damini, left, receiving the
was accompanied by exhibitions of katana, Japanese BCI Award of Excellence from
dolls, as well as beautiful scrolls and Craig Coussins’ Massimo Bandera for his
antique pottery, closing with the kimono costumes, Cryptomeria japonica.
masterfully executed by Ms. Tomoko Hoasi. Bottom right; Iura Takashi
presents the Arcobonsai
The part strictly reserved for bonsai, enjoyed the Trophy to Mario Pavone.
presence of two Japanese Masters; Iura Takashi and
Isao Omachi accompanied by an interpreter Master
Shozo Tanaka. The first comes directly from a perfor-
mance in New York and the second from the World
Congress in China. In addition to styling a juniper
tree and a fir tree of considerable size, the instructors
and participating clubs attended the competition for
the Arcobonsai Trophy and specific workshops.
Trees in the competition were put on display in the
beautiful setting of the main hall of the Casino where
Massimo Bandera also presented suiseki of consider-
able charm.
Trees of excellent quality resulted in the awarding
of various prizes. attended by twenty clubs, including five foreigners,
The BCI Award of Excellence was given to a Cryp- the trophy was awarded to Napoli Bonsai Club for
tomeria japonica by Francesco Damini, the Prize the second consecutive year.
dell’UBI was won by the Club Drymenetum with For quality and quantity of the products offered
a Scots pine, while Medi Bonsai received both the and its 48 exhibitors, the vendor area has become the
Award “Io difendo l’ulivo” and the IBS award with most important in Europe.
two different plants, an olive tree and a juniper. From a look at the numbers it can be seen that
Finally, the people’s choice award, City of Arco over 3,000 people have visited the exhibition, setting
Emilio Parolari Memorial Trophy, was awarded to a a record. Also notable were the 200 convention reg-
Yew by Giorgio Castagneri. istrants who attended the Welcome Dinner in Palace
For thirteen years, the competition to style a tree Hotel Città di Arco and 400 participants had fun at
for the Arcobonsai Trophy involved twenty-two Na- the B&B&B Dinner held at Palatennis.
tional Bonsai Instructors, and in the opinion of the A year to remember for many aspects, certainly not
Japanese Masters, the victory went to Mario Pavone. least, the highest level of demonstrations in various
In the same competition for bonsai clubs which was categories.

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