Bankan The Twisted Bonsai Technique
It’s commonly thought that the Bankan Bonsai style originated in deepest China at the time of Penjing. This is the original name of the Chinese art form that led to we know as Bonsai today.
Bankan (Twisted)
The bankan style is thought to have originated in China with the beginnings of penjing, the Chinese art that led to bonsai in Japan.
Bankan
The "coiled trunk" bonsai style. The trunk slants to all sides and normally has only branches at the top.
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Bankan
A bonsai with a very coiled, curvy trunk, resembling a snake.
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BANKAN
This most unnatural of all bonsai styles has heavy Chinese influence. It became popular for a time last century and was grown in large numbers.
Although still popular among some hobbyists, it is seldom accepted in classic circles.
The Coiled Style (Bankan)
Similar to the preceding style with the prime difference being that the bark appears to twist and wind it way up the trunk, much like a snake coiling its way up a branch.
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Bankan - A spiralled trunk, or atrunk with many curves, coiled style.
Barbatus - Barbed or bearded.
Bilobate - Divided into two lobes, as of a leaf.
called Bankan (coiled trunk).
As evidenced by their frequent appearance in paintings for stage background
designs in traditional Japanese Noh drama performances, Moyohgi bonsai
trees are the most well known among the different bonsai types. In fact, ...
Bankan Style
The Twisted Style is probably closest to what came over from China; ...
 See also: Bunjin, Style, Trunk, Plant, Literati
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