Four Seasons of Bonsai [Hardcover]

Kyuzo Murata (Author), Kate McCandless (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1991

Here is a season-by-season look at 180 remarkable bonsai presented by the official gardener to the Imperial Household of Japan. Shown in their full glory from the first spring foilage to their somber winter repose, this collection celebrates the individual colors and beauty of each season. 280 full-color photographs.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc; 1st edition (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4770014988
• ISBN-13: 978-4770014986
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,049,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of unusual bonsai, good style ideas, little teaching, December 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Four Seasons of Bonsai (Paperback)

While the trees presented are beautiful, the primary benefit is in breaking down preconceptions as to what material can become bonsai. I find myself going to this book whenever I need guidance from the masters with regard to shape, container, color. There is almost no instruction in the book and much of the plant material is hard to find in this country but it's one of my favorite references.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicest bonsai photographs, unusal bonsai plant selection, October 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Four Seasons of Bonsai (Paperback)

Has the most beautiful pictures of bonsai I have seen published. Many unusual bonsai subjects in addition to the traditional trees. Plants are presented in a beautiful fassion. I wish there were more such books showing other plants treated in this fasion. It would have been nice if there was also more cultural information to go along with the pictures. Plants are grown to perfection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wounderful, but..., January 17, 2002

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Josep Damia Aristoy Roy (Barcelona, Barcelona Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Four Seasons of Bonsai (Paperback)

As you go trough the book you will discover some wonderful pictures, but that's it. Because the information that comes with the photos is very limited and in some cases inexistent, except for the name of the species, of course. Unless you are an "advanced" bonsaist, you better buy another book as this, only gives you lots of visual information, that beginners, as me, won't see at first glance. So, if you are a beginner, you better grab your hands on another book, but if you know enough, I would rate this book as four-five stars.