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How much time passed between the first work, when
the style was changed, to the next intervention when
the branches were wired and arranged, and the dead-
wood was carved and treated with jin solution?
By following year I had redone everything! The shari
was reinforced with epoxy resin and then bleached
because it was rotting.

Antonio Jesùs is shown applying the wire and jin
solution. Can you introduce Antonio to our readers
and tell us how he became involved in this project?
Antonio, a BCI instructor, is my most advanced
Spanish disciple. He was here with me in Italy for his
annual internship, so I engaged him with advanced
wiring that was very informative. Often one does
not realize how much difference there is in wiring
a bonsai in the various stages of its formation:
from the wires and rods of the first major violent
and energetic setting, to the fine wiring in copper
for mature bonsai. Antonio is very good because
he brings a blend of natural talent and practical
experience.

Looking at the finished result, what are the charac-
teristics that make this tree a better informal style
than a semi-cascade?
The main point is the wabi-sabi-yuugen aesthetic
has improved dramatically: now the bonsai appears
as a massive ancient pine and very compact.

You made a photo-montage to preview how this tree
will look when it is planted in the correct pot. Why
did you choose this container?
A pot from imperial Japanese collections, with an
amazing antique patina, has the necessary austerity
for il Nibelungo.

You transplanted the tree in a temporary pot but it
is higher in the pot than in the photomontage.
Yes, I wanted to put it in the temporary pot as it was
in the photomontage, but during the transplant I
discovered a more beautiful base.

How much time will pass before this tree has to be
repotted?
A couple of years more and it will be ready for the
first major aesthetic analysis.

Do you take a formal approach to the aesthetic anal-
ysis? Is it a process you can describe?
The aesthetic analysis is a complex process. For
cutting-edge analysis is better to separate the
physical and metaphysical. This allows a more
detailed study to choose the best path for this

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