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Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.


kesh54f

Hand-made Japanese bonsai pot

 

Keshiki bonsai no. 54 is a landscape of three Bottlebrush with moss, loose stones, and an embedded rock. There’s also a bit of mondo grass in this nice oval low-profile pot.

 

kesh54d

kesh54b

kesh54a

 

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.


kesh51a

Japanese bowl repurposed as a pot

 

Keshiki bonsai no. 51 is the Australian native bottlebrush with pincushion moss and loose stones.

As noted on Wikipedia, “Call-istemon citrinus is a shrub in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to south-eastern Australia.”

Last photo shows an example of a more mature Bottlebrush, from here.

 

kesh51c

kesh51b

 

bottle-example

Australian native

 

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.


kesh36a

Hand made New Zealand “Hanmer” pot

 

Keshiki no. 38 is a bottlebrush with pincushion moss in a small Hanmer pot.

 

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.


kesh34a

Re-purposed Denby ceramic pot

 

Keshiki no. 36 is a bottlebrush with pincushion moss and rock.

 

kesh35c

 

 

 

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.


kesh18b

Hand-thrown glazed pot by Marie Hewartson (Australia )

 

Keshiki no. 18 is a twin trunk bottlebrush with ‘pincushion’ moss and stones in a hand-made ceramic pot.

kesh18a

 

 

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

My keshiki come from the same idea.


kesh17a

hand-made bonsai pot

 

Keshiki no. 17 is bottlebrush tree with moss and stones.

kesh17b

 

Keshiki means something like “landscape” in japanese and is pronounced kesh-key. The term is used by Kenji Kobayashi in his book to refer to simple “landscape” bonsai that he creates.  

Landscape bonsai number one

My keshiki come from the same idea.


No. 1 is a young bottlebrush tree with rock, white gravel, and creeping moss, all tucked away into a vintage handmade New Zealand bowl from Hanmer Pottery.

It’s early springtime now, so I’ll post a “no. 1b” in the fall so we can see summer growth and the effects of a bit of pruning.

 

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