Archive-Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 01:49:43 PST
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From: "John Oldland" 
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Subject: Bonsai in Asia Guide Book
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 16:17:27 +0800
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Hi All

Due to repeated requests to me for information about Bonsai in this region
"Asia" I have started a new web site called the Bonsai in Asia Guide Book,
and its aim is to provide Tourist information for all you Bonsai and
Suiseki nuts (like me) who like to try to see Bonsai or Suiseki in other
countries that you may be visiting. 

I currently have reasonable information on Australia, Japan, China & Hong
Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, & Bali, and have set up pages of
information on these countries.

Information for other counties on the net is sadly lacking and I have very
little information for some of these countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri
lanka, India, Vietnam Philippines, as this site is intended to provide
information to assist all enthusiasts any additional information that you
can give would be appreciated.

While doing investigation for this project I came across some interesting
Suiseki sites in Korea where they call it "susok" and Taiwan. there are
links to all these sites.

I will be updating and adding countries as more information and time
becomes available, 
you can look at the site at
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/7574/

Regards JohnO
John Oldland  Perth   Western Australia
jold@omen.com.au
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/7574/

 

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Archive-Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:59:31 PST
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From: Hilton Freed 
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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:59:17 -0400
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I want to recommend the Suiseki exhibit at The National Arboretum and
thank those for thier hard work in making it a reality.  I thoroughly
enjoyed the variety of stones and the way they were mounted.  Up to now
I have only viewed them in books, this made it so much more real to me.


Many thanks ...

Sincerely,

Hilton Freed
Information Specialist
919-677-8000 x6044
SASHDF@wnt.sas.com	
And be sure to browse our homepage at:  http://www.sas.com

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Archive-Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:07:37 PST
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From: "Chris Cochrane" 
Reply-To: "Chris Cochrane" 
To: "Hilton Freed" , "'suiseki'" 
Subject: Re: exhibit
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:01:19 -0400
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Hilton writes,
>I want to recommend the Suiseki exhibit at The National
>Arboretum and thank those for their hard work in making
>it a reality... <...SNIP...>.

I only wish you could have been there on the last day when owners of the
various stones shared stories and experiences.  I had hoped to meet you...
:-(  

Jim Doyle of Nature's Way Nursery provided an excellent slide presentation of his travels to stone sites in the US and in China-- incredibly evocative pictures of stones in place and of areas where collecting stones has risen to passion.  

Shawn Smith produced from scratch a  completed daiza (except for final finishing) in 50 minutes.  The fit was so exacting that in one part of the presentation, Shawn turned the walnut board on which the stone was fitted upside down with the stone still in the daiza depression-- and the stone just hung in mid air...  impressive!  No wonder Shawn was invited to Italy's Crespi Museum recently just to give presentations on daiza carving.

I also wish to thank the incredible generosity of stone owners in bringing stones the likes of which I was unaware.  If I can get my scanner working... perhaps pictures of a few can be posted.  

Of previously unpublished stones, there was a Japanese deep water pool stone of dark subtle color with a large single chrysanthemum which could be seen on the outside of the stone as well as in the bottom of the pool.  The 'mum must have been ~4" in diameter.  This stone could be designated KAMUI-KOTAN-SEKI-- an old deep waterpool where the gods reside-- for viewing it was truly spiritual as well as aesthetically dramatic.  The stone had a substantial overhang to one side where the stone narrowed, which was reflected perfectly in a long black _jiban_ (display board) 31" long, 12" wide & 5/16" thick.  Jim Hayes had the jiban made for the exhibit in less than a week!  Helen Souder presented the stone from her collection in Delaware.

Helen also presented a Japanese suiban the likes of which I've never seen.  Unfortunately, an ove
rzealous Museum curator covered the bottom of this suiban with sand for part
of the week.  It wasn't a subtle suiban-- it had thick glazes of bright
green and bright blue subtly intermixed... and a bit of a lemon rind and
caramel-colored glazes, too.  The interior bottom of this spacious (maybe
18" long) suiban had pools of color with random sprinkled specks.  Seeing it
was wonderfully engaging.  Picking it up and touching that wonderfully
glazed bottom was like being fed by heaven-- it had all the tactile
character of a wonderful stone with rising and falling layers of glaze.  It
was the BEST of the BEST... and I wish I  could pass it among friends to
share the wonder of it.

John Carlson presented a large light-colored and smooth/round-sided stone
shaped generally like an oblong doughnut sitting vertically on-end.  The
whole of the doughnut was ~5" x 7 1/2" and the diameter of he doughnut's
segment ~5" on each side, more on top and especially on the bottom.  The
doughnut had interesting warpage and spurs to perfectly reflect its title,
'Dragon's Skull."  Incredibly, this stone has suffered not a single chip and
when tapped with  a mallet, it rings as clearly as a bell.

I expected to mount the exhibit in 90 minutes one Saturday morning and
instead found that it took almost 10 hours.  John Carlson spent all those
hours helping and occasionally seeing what needed to be done when my vision
literally was worn to a frazzle.

Lynn Boyd generously provided two of the scrolls added to provide
alcove-display (keido) aesthetic presentation themes to some stones.  Her
"Blue Mountain Waterfall" was a dramatic example of _taketakashi_-- the
Japanese aesthetic of sublime, noble beauty with elegance, which calls to
mind attributes of the Bushido warrior in Japanese art.  At the foot of
these falls, a stone of subtle elegance commanded the scene... and  Lynn's
scroll reverberated just that subtle elegance (remember _yoin_-- the
Japanese aesthetic of "post sound" of a bell that indicates deep impact
through its reverberation).  Thanks, Lynn, for that gentle
"bong....ggg...ggg."

More later, perhaps.

Chris... C. Cochrane, mailto:sashai@erols.com, Richmond VA USA


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Archive-Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 15:07:45 PST
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From: "Chris Cochrane" 
Reply-To: "Chris Cochrane" 
To: , 
Subject: visiting Kyoto for garden seminar
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:56:50 -0400
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I've been accepted into a Japanese garden seminar offered by a Kyoto
university in September.  Would any list members that care to share their
insights on bonsai or suiseki sightseeing please contact me by private
email.  I anticipate going to Tokyo and Omiya, as well, and need to plan
hastily.

If anyone knows of internet providers for whom I could get access for month
in Kyoto &/or Tokyo, I'd appreciate that advice, as well.  It would be
terrific to share experiences of special days.

Best wishes,
Chris... C. Cochrane, mailto:sashai@erols.com, Richmond VA USA


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    SUBSCRIBE  viewing_stones

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Archive-Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:01:46 PST
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:01:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lynn Boyd 
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       Subscription accomplished correctly.  Trusted my
       poor memory to get it right . . . NOT. . . and lost
       my info files in the server and pc move.  Craig bailed
       me out.  Thanks Craig. It is now confirmed.

          Lynn   
                  lynn@user1.cyberis.net


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Archive-Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 18:18:43 PST
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From: "Craig J. Hunt" 
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 18:21:04 -0700
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Hi Gang;

Just a quick note to let you know that I'll be on vacation for till Aug. 10
so if there are any problems with the list, they'll have to wait till then.

If you want to unsubscribe or anything, there is a web page that tells you
how at;

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/1666/vslist.htm

Talk to you later!

Craig J. Hunt in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
home; craig_hunt@geocities.com    work; craig@triumf.ca
http://www.triumf.ca/people/craig/craig.htm

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