A suitably coloured bonsai, in an alcove that also boasts a kanji-emblazoned scroll, makes this scene both traditionally Japanese and autumnal. Plus, of course, fantastically pleasing on the eye.
A very Japanese autumn
Photographs from a small group of islands
winnie says
Brilliant shot!! 🙂
Everything in the picture look so appealing to me.
Lee says
Thanks Winnie. It’s a lovely spot for sure. They change the alcove round a lot too, so it’s always nice to go back and see what they have on display.
Gianluca says
Lovely! I use to collect and take care about 20 bonsai here in Italy, but the superiority of Japanese masters is incredible!
Lee says
Yeah, this place has a huge variety of bonsai. Trees of all kinds and all ages. And like you say, the work of those in charge (and those who once were in charge) is incredible.
dochimichi1 says
Ah! So elegant.
Lee says
Yes, lovely, isn’t it?
willy says
What a ripper! (trivia again… ‘ripper’ in Australian originates from the Japanese pearl farmers in Broome in Western Australia decades ago, from the Japanese ‘rippa’ (ç«‹æ´¾) meaning ‘ great.. fazzo… etc.. when they found a good pearl they yelled out ‘rippa’ and thus it morphed into the local vernacular… )
Lee says
That’s fascinating. Had no idea that was the word’s origins. I would never have guessed it came from the Japanese. Not to mention pearl farmers.
willy says
Neither do most Australians! Nor do they know that ‘fair dinkum’ comes from the Chinese gold diggers that came here a hundred and fifty odd years ago, and yelled ‘jingum’ (or something like it) when they found ‘real gold’ (真金？？）as opposed to fools gold or clumps of mica etc that look like gold.
So when people here say ‘Fair dinkum you beaut ripper Aussie maaate! they are speaking three languages.
Go figure ! ( I am not a big fan of that expression but in this case its probably fitting!)
Cheers!
Lee says
That’s funny. I was going to mention ‘fair dinkum’ but thought better of it in the end. An Australian pal of mine never appreciates me referring to it.
May I hazard a guess then that ‘strewth’ originally comes from a word used by Vietnamese farmers?!
willy says
Yes we need a bit more Vietnamese-based lingo to balance things out. But we are getting away from bonsai here!
Matt says
Its almost hard to believe its real. Beautiful.
Lee says
Yeah, a bit special, isn’t it? Many of the other trees they have there are the same. Absolutely amazing living works of art.
Alain alexandre says
it is such beautiful, surely, I prefer a tree in a forest
Lee says
That’s a very good point!
willy says
Yes it highlights the peculiar Japanese penchant for ‘taming nature’ although that has been severely tested recently.
Shizuo says
Completely beautiful 🙂
lauren says
I’m a big fan of bonsai and collect my own but this one is just lovely 🙂 i wish i had one like it.