Bunjingi
Literati form
――Tasteful elegance
The Bunjingi bonsai emulates trees growing in the wasteland soil of sandy
and barren areas. The trunks are thin from the bottom to top, the branches ...
Bunjingi
In nature this style of tree grows in areas densely populated by many other trees and competition is so fierce that the tree can only survive by growing taller then all others around it.
Bunjingi or Bunjin
The "literati" bonsai style. One of the basic styles. The idea behind Bunjingi is that in nature the tree, under adverse environmental conditions, has found its way to survive, being forced to contortions and unnormal shapes.
bunjingi literati
upright or informally upright trunk bare of branches except at the top, characterized by a tasteful simple elegance. hokidachi broom broom style trees have an upright trunk, with branches evenly fanned out.
BUNJINGI
This style is reminiscent of ancient pines, which tend to shed their lower branches as they get old.
It gets its name from the calligraphic style of ancient Chinese artists.
Bunjingi - literati
Ishitsuki - over rock
POTS:
Pots come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Bunjin (Bunjingi)
"Literati Style". This style of bonsai is generally unconventional, often breaking well established rules.
Literati Style (Bunjingi)
This style is one of the most difficult to describe and is generally considered an Artist style.
Some other similar styles include Bunjingi or Literati Style (a few branches at the top of a long slanted trunk, usually in a small, shallow pot), and Fukinagashi Style (Windswept Style, with all the branches coming off one side of the trunk).
 See also: Bunjin, Literati, Bonsai, Informal upright, Plant
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