Literati

Literati or Bunjin Bonsai Literati bonsai is an "approach" or "interpretation" within bonsai and not a specific style in and of itself. It is somewhat difficult to describe. However, we shall try.

About Literati Style Bonsai Literati style bonsai, also known by the Japanese term, BUNJIN-GI, are bonsai styled in a manner that is suggestive of the austere, time-worn life experience of the aged Chinese artist-scholar. [edit] ...

LITERATI/BUNJIN. Good literati is the essence of simplicity. I know a good literati when I see it, but only one in a hundred are really good and I still don't have one that satisfys me. John Mellanby from Aberdeen, UK, says : ...

Literati (Bunjingi). This is were the tree has around two thirds of its trunk without any branches illustrating age and maturity. Raft (Ikadabuki). Tree is laid on its side and the branches are arranged in a group formation trained vertically.

Literati The literati style, with its emphasis on trunk line and movement, demands roots that do not detract from that movement.

Literati - Bumjin-gi style Traditionally, juniper, spruce and pine are used in this elegant style. Broom - Hokidachi style This style is best suited to deciduous trees such as ginkgos, Japanese gray-bark elms and Japanese maple.

Literati Style {Bunjin} This style is the most unconventional of them all. Bunjin often have long thin trunks which curve back around toward the front at the top, displaying the tree's foliage in a cascading form.

Literati (Bunjin) - Free form Pierneef - Umbrella crown Raft (Netsuranari) - Shoots sprouting from surface roots, or roots sprouting from a fallen trunk ...

Literati Also known as the bunjin form, the Literati takes its name from an elite class of Chinese scholars who practiced in the arts. Their paintings had abstract, calligraphic forms that depicted trees growing in mountainous landscapes.

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The literati style is the hardest to define, but is seen often. The word literati is used in place of the Japanese "bunjin" which is a translation of the Chinese word "wenjen" meaning "scholars practiced in the arts".

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.

Bunjin (Literati) One of the most popular styles is the bunjin or literati. The simple style, with a thin, slanted trunk and few branches is deceptively difficult.

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.

Bunjin-gi/Literati by Jack E. Billet This type of tree is more of a feeling than a style. Most of the other styles, or even no style at all, can be used for Bunjin. It often deviates from the accepted guidelines.

Bunjin The Literati Bonsai Style Another really popular Bonsai style is the Bunjun or literati. This simple looking technique, with a slight, angled trunk and modest branches is surprisingly difficult to recreate.

Bunjingi - literati Ishitsuki - over rock POTS: Pots come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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).

literati trees are usually potted in round pots which can be primitive in design cascade and semi cascade trees require deep pots, both for stability and visual balance ...

Slanting trunk, windswept or literati can all fall into shakan design. A leaning bonsai for instance, we know, will not fall over. The tree can be balanced with a root on the opposite side, keeping the tree from falling over.

I have played around with various styling options but feel the literati style utilises the best feature of the tree which is the visually-pleasing, twisting trunk.

This is a wonderful literati-styled tree. The artist made good use of the "less is more" philosophy with the foliage and the shari looks nice, but where did the artist influence the movement of the trunk? It is unchanged by man, except for the shari.

Bunjin - a traditional Japanese bonsai style; also called literati. This is a tree that has a tall, slender trunk with foliage growing only near the top; illustrating maturity and the casting off of material things.

Sand pine lends itself to informal upright. It also may be beautiful in the abstract style, bunjin or literati. Family: Pinaceae Lighting: Enjoys full sun in the winter, (November - April) All bonsai must have filtered sun in the summer in Florida.

All except Formal upright and Literati, which should always be conifers ...

Literati/abstract (many trees, especially junipers and pines); Multiple trunks or multiple tree planting (especially ficus, ginkgo, elm, liquidamber, heavenly bamboo, maple, olive); ...

There are several styles that are common to the art form of bonsai gardening. Among these are: the formal upright style, the slant style, the cascade style, the literati style, the forest style, the root-over-rock style.

Their unique characters make them a worthwhile challenge and addition to any bonsai collection. Broom - Hokidachi Driftwood - Sharimiki Literati - Bunjingi Root over Rock - Sekijojo Exposed Root - Neagari Clump - Kabudachi Group - Yose-ue ...

In nature, succulents follow such bonsai styles as broom, informal upright, slanted, prostrate, semicascade, windswept, literati, and grotesque.

* Bunjin or literati: Small, round and shallow. Rough hand made. * Antique glazed pots are used for all types of trees. * A rock used as a pot must have these characteristics: o It must be hard with a rough surface.

They range from 4 inches for a stout plant up to 10 inches for the Literati or Bunjinji style (See below). Finally there is the "Shito" bonsai which are the smallest category. They typically measure 2 inches high and are a great challenge to grow.

See also: Bonsai, Trunk, Style, Tree, Plant