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Research issues
Our main research studies are focused on three elements – silicon, phosphorous and sulfur and the attention is directed towards preparation of new advanced materials and efficient catalysts. This covers e.g., coordination chemistry of metals with S- and P-donor ligands, crystal engineering leading to metal-organic coordination networks or assemblies formed due to the presence of H-bond interactions, project related to bioinorganic chemistry and computational approaches towards nanotechnological concepts.
Our research is carried out in three groups:
- Si-ORIENTED SCIENTIFIC GROUP - Functionalized organoxysilanes, organoxysilanethiols and organoxysilanols and their transition metal complexes
Functionalized siloxanes oligomers and polymers are of great interest as a potential source of new materials. Molecular species possessing Si-O bonds such as silanols, other related species and their metal salts serve as structural models for silica-supported metal/metal oxide catalysts.
- P-ORIENTED SCIENTIFIC GROUP - Investigation of the reactivity of compounds and complexes of low valent phosphorous
Scientific activity leads to isolation of complexes of transition metals with phosphanylphosphinidene (R2P-P) and phosphanylphosphido ligands (R2P-P-SiMe3). The properties of received compounds as transfer reagents of R2P-P and R2P-P(SiMe3) groups into organic skeletons are investigated. The second goal of the activity is to synthesize and to investigate new classes of metal-free catalysts based on compounds with P-P bonds.
- S-ORIENTED SCIENTIFIC GROUP – Synthesis of selected homo- and heteroleptic metal complexes with a sulfur-rich coordination kernels
The research is targeted e.g., towards preparation of a new convenient molecular precursors already possessing metal-sulfur bond which may be decomposed leading to the formation of technically important sulfide materials.
Our department is equipped with a Stoe IPDS-2T diffractometer with graphite-monochromated MoKα radiation, a Bruker Avance III HD 400 MHz NMR spectrometer (external standard TMS for 1H, 13C; 85% H3PO4 for 31P), a Nicolet iS50 FTIR spectrometer equipped with the Specac Quest single-reflection diamond attenuated total reflectance (ATR) accessory and glove box of MBraun Company (model LabmasterPro) for chemical storage and preparation of samples which are not stable in air or humidity. We collaborate with several research groups from Poland as well as from Germany, Italy, USA and Brazil.
Realised grants
- 2014-2017 OPUS grant: Functionalized organoxysilanes, organoxysilanethiols and organoxysilanols and their transition metal complexes. 189 000 EUR financed by Polish National Science Centre
- 2013-2016 HARMONIA grant: New Ligands with P–P bonds. Synthesis and structural investigations. 60 000 EUR financed by Polish National Science Centre
- 2013-2015 IUVENTUS PLUS grant: Investigations of chemical properties of phosphanylphosphinidene complexes – new pathways for synthesis of organophosphorus compounds. 78 000 EUR financed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- 2011-2013 grant: Search of new precursors for production of functional materials based on inorganic-organic skeleton. Heteroleptic silanethiolates of transition metals as coordination polymers. 21 000 EUR financed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- 2011-2013 grant: Metal complexes with sulfur-rich centers – synthesis and properties of selected dithiocarbamates, their structures and modifications. 30 000 EUR financed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- 2008-2010 grant: Functional models of alcohol dehydrogenase – zinc and cadmium tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolates. 12 000 EUR financed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Recent most important publications
- Ł. Ponikiewski, A. Ziółkowska, J. Pikies: Reactions of Lithiated Diphosphanes R2P–P(SiMe3)Li (R = tBu and iPr) with [MeNacnacTiCl2·THF] and [MeNacnacTiCl3]. Formation and Structure of TitaniumIII and TitaniumIV β-Diketiminato Complexes Bearing the Side-on Phosphanylphosphido and Phosphanylphosphinidene Functionalities. Inorg. Chem. (2017) 1094–1103.
- A. Mielcarek, M. Daszkiewicz, K. Kazimierczuk, A. Ciborska, A. Dołęga: Variable-temperature X-ray diffraction study of structural parameters of NH---S hydrogen bonds in triethylammonium and pyridinium silanethiolates. Acta Cryst. B 72 (2016) 763-770.
- A. Ciborska, E. Conterosito, M. Milanesio, K. Kazimierczuk, K. Rzymowska, K. Brzozowski and A. Dołęga: The Syntheses and Crystal Structures of the First Disiloxane-1,3-dithiol and Its Cadmium Complex. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 19 (2015) 3059-3065.
- R. Grubba, A. Ordyszewska, K. Kaniewska, Ł. Ponikiewski, J. Chojnacki, D. Gudat, J. Pikies: Reactivity of Phosphanylphosphinidene Complex of Tungsten(VI) toward Phosphines: A New Method of Synthesis of catena-Polyphosphorus Ligands. Inorg. Chem. 54(17) (2015) 8380-8387.
- A. Pladzyk, Ł. Ponikiewski, A. Dołęga, K. Słowy, A. Sokołowska, K. Dziubińska, Z. Hnatejko: Structural variety of Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes with 4,4'-azopyridine. Synthesis, structure and luminescence properties.. Chemistry - An Asian Journal 10 (2015) 2388-2396.
- A. Okuniewski, D. Rosiak, J. Chojnacki, B. Becker: Coordination polymers and molecular structures among complexes of mercury(II) halides with selected 1-benzoylthioureas. Polyhedron 90 (2015) 47-57.
- A. Mietlarek-Kropidłowska, J. Chojnacki, M. Strankowski, A. Fahmi, M. Gazda, B. Becker: Cadmium complex possessing simultaneously silanethiolato- and dithiocarbamato- ligands. A novel single-source precursor of cadmium sulfide. J. Therm. Anal. Calor. 118 (2014) 993-1001.
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The authors have to venture into domestic policy and intrude it into foreign policy in order to blunt the effect of Romney's address. But let us concede both the truth of the unemployment numbers and their presumed effect as stated by the authors.
I believe that Romney should use the fiasco of Benghazi as a metaphor for the failures of the Obama administration both foreign and domestic, just as the media exploited hurricane Katrina as a metaphor for the alleged fecklessness of the Bush administration, both domestic and foreign.
Benghazi tells us all we need to know about the employment numbers. The lapses of the Obama administration generally in misconceiving the war in defense of terrorism by militant Islam and specifically on the ground in Libya were blamed absurdly by the administration on an amateurish, largely unviewed video. Similarly, the failures of Obama's policy over 3 1/2 years and after trillions of dollars to advance employment 1 mm is blamed blamed on George Bush.
Katrina became a metaphor for incompetence in the Bush administration at a time when people felt that it was a way of complaining about the Iraq war without appearing unpatriotic. Before the surge we seem to be failing in Iraq so we complained about Katrina. Much the same can now be imposed on Obama and with far more justification. We can say that Obama stubbornly refused to acknowledge the failure of his foreign policy of appeasement and apology just as he has failed to acknowledge the failure of his efforts to restore the economy. Obama's incompetence alone is not the story, it is Obama's stubborn refusal to acknowledge his failures and change course which is the real story.
The idea is that no corrective action will ever be possible so long as Obama is president.
"Benghazi" should be put into the political lexicon in exactly the same way that "Katrina" was forced onto us.
This is Romney's two-by-four to the side of the head of the Boy King. The other side and press will squeal like stuck pigs in their a response, making themselves look ridiculous to the voters that matter.
Is there a leaker in the Romney campaign or do they think giving the opposition the plan is a smart move?
One might wonder if he is looking to hand the election to Obama. The American public is rightfully fed up with endless crusades.
What about the "...more flexibility after the election" message Obama sent our once and maybe still mortal enemy, Russia, the only country that can still utterly destroy us in military terms?
It shows either a profound mistrust of the American people, at best, or our president is a traitor at worst.
It would be ironic if it is over the top to go there, but at the same time true.
obama understands Islam all too well. He knows exactly what he's doing. He's destroying the U.S. And he found a bunch of people who agree with him.

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Hello, ladies and gentlemen!
I know what you're thinking: "What the hell, Mer".
I know that I haven't posted in like 45 years, but I swear I have a good explanation for all this.
Moral of the story?
I've basically spent the last six weeks half dead in Connecticut, but I'm finally alive and ready to get back to blogging.
Someone actually stopped me a block away from campus on Friday and yelled at me for not posting, so hey, this is for you.
AAANNNYYYWAAAY, in the meantime I've been making really stupid and pointless videos on my ~*~*brand new YouTube channel*~*~ so be sure to check that out if you want to see some beautifully crafted videos including the story of how I leaked One Direction's new album (don't even ask), and a dorm tour.
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An Amazing, Colorful Kansas City Apartment from House Beautiful
Saturday, August 18, 2012
- Splendid Sass said...
I love this apartment! The below leather is so happy too!
- August 18, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Ivy Clad said...
I lOve this place! When I saw it in HB, I looked at it over & over. Definitely an incentive to add color. It's happy without creating sensory overload.
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So obviously a lady's home, it's scrumptious, Stacey.
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- Haus and Home said...
Beautiful! I am shocked this is all the same house!
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- Jenny Short said...
What wonderful and inviting colors. I couldn't do the pink but like it. xo Jenny
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- Tatiana Doria said...
That´s a smart use of color indeed! It makes me want to throw in some color in my house as well!
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- michele said...
it's so cheery. doesn't make me wanna paint walls, but i would love to wear that yellow!
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- The enchanted home said...
Wow thats a lot of color, more than what I could handle but its very tastefully done and feels like a house that has great energy. Love the settee in the dining area...have a great weekend Stacy!
- August 18, 2012 at 5:52 PM
- suzyq said...
OMG Stacy - 3rd photo - those tiebacks? Need to have them - they're just gorgeous - all of the photos are as usual - but that really really stands out for me!
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- Barbara Bussey {The Treasured Home} said...
There's one in every crowd...
This home is pretty to look at, but not consistent (boring?) enough for me.
- August 19, 2012 at 1:42 AM
- thistlewoodfarm said...
I am in love with those square tiebacks! I need to do something similar in the front room!
PS Thanks for inspirng me today!
- August 19, 2012 at 9:23 AM
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Thanks for posting this, I haven't seen it yet. The attention to detail is extraordinary. I love it.
- August 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM
- Acquired Objects said...
I haven't read this article yet so it was nice seeing, it's a beautiful home. I love what they did in the picture frames above, white, plain white, love that idea.
Enjoy your Sunday Stacy!
- August 19, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- Taylor Greenwalt said...
Love, Love all the color. This home feels happy, but still has a sophisticated look.
- August 19, 2012 at 10:44 AM
- Shirley@Housepitality Designs said...
I read that article and loved it!!!..Gorgeous apartment!
Would have never thought to use that bright color of yellow patent leather in the chairs...but it works beautifully...and love it with that floral pillow!
- August 19, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Oh my God!!! Have you got some talent !!! Let me tell you, I am impressed by your designs! Your decorations are beautiful !!! I especially like the picture of the room where you the color mixture is just PERFECT !!! :)
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I dont know if this is a place to post this. But maybe someone could give me some ideas. I didnt even find the template of "side_forum_news" in the themes/default/templates.
I am trying to put new forum topics on the front page of the website. There is a block "side_forum_news", which can actually be put in the central part of the page. But it doesnt even say the forum name, just "News" at the top of it.
In my old website I used to have nice block (it was a heavy hack) with the selection of preferred forums and the most recent topics. At each topic there is numbers indicating how many posts (in red) there is in the topic and how many times it was viewed.
If the topic not older than 3 days, the small animated gif "N" flashes at the name of it. (see picture below)
The questions are these:
1. Is it possible to make such a hack in ocportal at all?
2. I think this could be done by:
a. putting an internal_table (or some other kind of semi_html) and then putting side_forum_news blocks in it (as many as desired).
Is that right? If so….
3. … How could I have forum name at the top of the side_forum_news block?
4. … How could I have No of posts and No of views at each topic name?
5. … (edge question) Is it possible to have blinking "N" at the recently updated forum topics?
With some custom coding.
It wouldn't show the extra things like view counts, however.
Rather than putting it in a new box, you would change the box it is already in from being a panel box to a normal one. In the template:
Currently, you can't. Change line 113 of sources/blocks/side_forum_news.php from:
return do_template('BLOCK_SIDE_RSS',array('_GUID'=>'174fa5ce0d35d9b49dca6347c66494a5','TITLE'=>do_lang('NEWS'),'CONTENT'=>$out));
return do_template('BLOCK_SIDE_RSS',array('_GUID'=>'174fa5ce0d35d9b49dca6347c66494a5','FORUM_NAME'=>array_key_exists('forum',$map)?$map['forum']:do_lang('NEWS'),'TITLE'=>do_lang('NEWS'),'CONTENT'=>$out));
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Macbook Pro 4GB vs 8GB
Looking at a Macbok Pro for personal use – on the couch. No gaming, mostly word processing, drawing, spreadsheets and photo editing (maybe photoshop but most likely iphoto/picasa). I have TONS of pictures that I do not want to have to drag around an external drive or DVD burner as I make disks to give to family.
I was thinking 13" Macbook Pro with 8GB RAM and 1 TB drive. Is the 8GB RAM overkill or a good idea?
Not considering 13" Retina because I would have to lug around an external drive to support my close-to-1TB volume of pics and an external drive to burn disks…too many peripherals to have while is sit on the couch.
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After coastal oil spills, petroleum hydrocarbons accumulate in submerged nearshore sediments and on beaches, poisoning these ecosystems and creating health risks for coastal organisms and humans. Erosion and deposition cycles lead to burial of weathered crude oil in submerged shelf beds, intertidal sediments, and dry beach sands. Prediction of the effects and fate of these buried petroleum hydrocarbons remains hampered by our limited understanding of the controls of the biodegradation and functioning of sedimentary microbial communities that break down petroleum hydrocarbons. Transport of oxygen and nutrients to the buried oil is expected to control the rates of hydrocarbon biodegradation. While the flow of air through dry beach sands can rapidly transport oxygen to buried oil, it cannot carry nutrients that are limiting the degradation of the oil. Transport via pore water flows in submerged sand beds is slower than the gas transport in dry sand, but water can transport dissolved nutrients to buried hydrocarbons. It is therefore hypothesized that microbial oil degradation in dry, temporally wet and water-saturated sediments differ. A quantitative understanding of the mechanisms controlling these differences is a central prerequisite for the modeling of oil decomposition in these coastal ecosystems. The main goals of this project therefore are to link microbial degradation of buried oil and associated transport processes, and to integrate these data in a model that allows predictions of pathways and rates of oil degradation, and thus, forecasting recovery pathways in future oil spills. Specific objectives are to:
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- Know your place: Decide whether your count is a STATIONARY COUNT, like watching a feeder out the window, or a TRAVELING COUNT, such as birding during a hike. Print out a data form so that you'll know what information to record, and a regional bird checklist to help with identification.
- Count: Record the highest number of each species seen together at one time in stationary counts. For traveling counts, record the total number of individual birds of each species you see during the walk. For more info, visit http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html.
- Report: Enter your findings through the website by clicking on "Enter Your Checklists!" and following instructions.
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College Baseball- UNC vs. Miami
There's nothing like a real live baseball game to shake off the winter doldrums and herald the promise of summer. Unfortunately, major-league and minor-league games don't start in earnest for another couple of weeks; those boys are wisely passing the time in the sunny climes of Florida and Arizona. But you can still get your fix on the college circuit. This weekend, UNC hosts division rival Miami for three games at the recently renovated Boshamer Stadium on the UNC campus, a great place to see quality baseball, all up-close and personal-like. —Glenn McDonald


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One by one, President Obama's health care promises are being exposed by the details of the actual legislation, says the Wall Street Journal.
For example:
- Costs will explode, not fall.
- Taxes will have to soar to pay for it.
- And now we are learning that you won't be able to "keep your health care plan" either.
The reality is that the House health bill, which the Administration praised to the rafters, will force drastic changes in almost all insurance coverage, including the employer plans that currently work best. About 177 million people -- or 62 percent of those under age 65 -- get insurance today through their jobs, and while rising costs are a problem, according to every survey most employees are happy with the coverage. A major reason for this relative success is a 1974 federal law known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), says the Journal.
ERISA allows employers that self-insure -- that is, those large enough to build their own risk pools and pay benefits directly -- to offer uniform plans across state lines:
- This lets thousands of businesses avoid, for the most part, the costly federal and state regulations on covered treatments, pricing, rate setting and so on.
- It also gives them flexibility to design insurance to recruit and retain workers in a competitive labor market.
- Roughly 75 percent of employer-based coverage is governed by ERISA's "freedom of purchase" rules.
Goodbye to all that, says the Journal:
- The House bill says that after a five-year grace period all ERISA insurance offerings will have to win government approval -- both by the Department of Labor and a new "health choices commissioner" who will set federal standards for what is an acceptable health plan.
- This commissioner can fine employers that don't comply and even has "suspension of enrollment" powers for plans that he or she has vetoed, until "satisfied that the basis for such determination has been corrected and is not likely to recur."
In other words, the insurance coverage of 132 million people -- the product of enormously complex business and health care decisions -- will now be subject to bureaucratic nanomanagement, says the Journal.
Source: Editorial, "Repealing Erisa," Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2009.
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Discussion in 'CF Archive Bin' started by Cyclone62, Apr 3, 2007.
What movie are you most looking forward to this coming year?
Spiderman 3 &
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
There are so many movies that are coming out that just look so good, but I would have to say Transformers looks the best out of them all followed by Pirates of the Caribbean
The Simpsons Movie gets my vote, with Transformers being a close second.
No Harry Potter love? C'mon, there's a nerd in all of us... Anyway, I made this a single-choice to make it tougher since there are so many good ones coming out this year. YES!
I just saw a trailer for Transformers, and I must say, it blew a fuse in my pants. I'm stoked for that movie.
Ugh, anyone notice that 5 out of the 9 listed are the third or beyond in a series? Not criticizing the list, there's just alot of that going around this summer......
Ok, I agree, however, Harry Potter has yet to not be as good as the movie before it yet. Same with the books, J.K. Rowling just keeps raising the bar, then beating the crap out of it when the next one comes out. Bourne, Spiderman, meh, have been mediocre. Although Pirates hasn't diminished at all either.
I already know that I'll enjoy Spidey 3 and Pirates 3, but Transformers is the one I'm most interested in. I hate Michael Bay with a firey passion, but daaaaaamn!
Simpsons have kinda lost their luster...so ATHF is way ahead of the Simpsons, after ATHF I prolly wanna see Pirates III the most.
sorry people, but if you put transformers or harry potter: have fun with the whole dungeons and dragons game tonight and the no sex. yeah, I guess I am calling you nerds, as those who know ATHF know that nerds get their pants pulled down and are spanked with moonrocks (courtousy of the mooninites, lol) HAHAHA, now I even sound like a dork.
I'm a lit major, it's expected that I love Harry Potter.... Anyways, have YOU had a Harry Potter release celebration with yourself and 6 hot girls from class? I have and I"m proud of that too.
I'm a few years older than most of the people here I suspect, so Harry Potter never got a chance to hook me. I do have friends and relatives that were drawn in and share your opinion though. To be honest, I could not get into Dead Man's Chest. I'm not sure why because I haven't met anyone else who didn't at least enjoy it. Never seen the Bourne movies. Spiderman has been alright for what it is, but it's getting tired pretty quickly. I want the Simpsons movie to be good, but if the show is any indication....
Transformers looks better than I expected. I remember the original cartoon movie coming out when I was a kid, and grew up with the series. I'd like to see that one do well, and I suspect that it'll be dragged out into a trilogy too. It's the one I will most likely see.
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You're probably older than me physically, but I don't believe there are many people who are older than myself mentally and emotionally. I grew up with Transformers as well (the late years) Late '80's and 90's cartoons ruled! Anyone remember Doug, Salute Your Shorts and X-Men? Weee!
I put my vote for Pirates of the Caribbean. The second one has me waiting to see the third one, so it is the one I am most anticipating and likely the one I will go see in theaters this summer. Then again, I won't have anyone to go with me so I'll probably see Pirates III, Transformers, and Spiderman 3 if I see any movies at all this summer.
How would I upload pics of my friends into this thread from my computer?
Evan Almighty looks hilarious, especially since they traded in Jim Carrey for Steve Carrell.
Maybe I've just been single for too long, but either way I just don't keep up with movies like I used to. That being said I'm sure I'll catch The Simpson's Movie when it comes out.
Im not a Jon Cusak fan at all but he has a movie coming out called "1408" It looks pretty good
I think that looks decent, but I saw a preview for Fred Claus, and couldn't stop laughing. Also, I forgot about Evan Almighty; I didn't see it on the comingsoon.net list


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by Lara Adrian
Part of the Midnight Breed series
One touch is just the beginning...He watches her from across the crowded dance club, a sensual, black-haired stranger who stirs Gabrielle Maxwell's deepest fantasies.
But nothing about this night - or this man - is what it seems.
For when Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club, reality shifts into something dark and deadly and in that shattering instant she is thrust into a realm she never knew existed - a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and a blood war is set to ignite.
Her future inextricably bound up with the black-haired stranger's, Gabrielle will confront an extraordinary destiny of danger, seduction and the darkest pleasures of all...
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- Publication Date: 01/10/2009
- Category: Fantasy
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Review by wyvernfriend
The story starts with a savage attack on a young woman by a vampire, she being saved, along with her baby and continues twenty-seven years later with that baby. Gabrielle's mother was sent to an insane insylum because of her claim of a vampire attack and Gabrielle was raised in several foster homes.She's a bit of a loner, a photographer who likes photographing buildings, who only has a few friends and who likes her solitude. When friends bring her to a new club and she witnesses a murder, a quite vampiric style murder, when she tries to get the police involved they have a problem, no bodies! She starts to doubt her sanity until she finds that vampires are real, then she finds herself attracted to one of them, Lucan. This is a romance and while the dots are indeed joined the path is quite interesting and the two of them coming to terms with the obstacles is also well done.This story has vampires as long-lived aliens with mood-ring style tattoos, an interesting twist.
Review by C4RO
Paranormal Romance. Midnight Breed 1. Photographer Gabrielle sees a vampire murder outside a club, Lucan Thorne is the vamp love interest. OK+


text:
Fu Bon
Sai Ten
This now eight-day February national exhibit of bonsai is the largest and most prestigious of all bonsai shows
worldwide. The Nippon Bonsai Association
(NBA), the official sponsor of the event, has worked diligently over many years to insure that only the finest bonsai
in Japan are displayed. To win one of the several prizes or sho awarded greatly enhances the career of the
stylist and honors the owner of the outstanding tree. In a given year there may be anywhere from one to five of the
prizes awarded. However, the Kokufu-sho is not given if there is not a worthy
tree. Once a tree does win the prize, it is never again eligible for another Kokufu-sho but it still can be
entered additional times for display only.
The Kokufu-sho is a "trophy" as a simple shikishi board, used for paintings. It is gold-colored with kanji characters which read "Kokufu Prize." A monetary prize is not attached, but there is a certificate which often can then be hung in the owner's home. The shikishi board is often displayed with the bonsai when exhibited in other shows. It is common for the top Kokufu Prize bonsai from the February exhibition to be displayed along with the board at the Taikan exhibition the following November. (The Taikan Ten is the "Great Viewing Exhibit" held in Kyoto. This outstanding, four-day national exhibit of bonsai is the largest and best of the late season shows, first held in 1981. This is another of the exhibits that is held for hobbyists, although many of the better trees have been styled and maintained by bonsai professionals.)
The Kokufu Ten is set up on Friday and Saturday. The awards are given to the bonsai after the show is set up a few days before the opening, without ceremony. The show does not open until Tuesday. The Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition is organized and run by the Nippon Bonsai Association, but sponsored by the City of Tokyo, Ministry of Education and NHK TV.
91st Kokufu Ten, 2017
|A Five and a Half Minute Video from 91st Kokufu Ten, 2017 and
the Green Club by NHK and Japan Bonsai Association posted on Facebook
91st Kokufu Ten, 2017
|A Fourteen Minute Video from 91st Kokufu Ten, 2017
in French with many awesome close-ups by Monsieur Bonsaï, Part I
91st Kokufu Ten, 2017
|A Nine and a Half Minute Video from 91st Kokufu Ten, 2017
of larger trees by Andy Jordan, Part I
There are new backgrounds in the main gallery where most of the larger size bonsai are displayed.
The old backgrounds were beige, smooth and shinny and are still being used in the other three galleries.
The new ones are white with a slight texture like burlap and a bit reflective, making the entire room bright white
and showing quite a difference and improvement from the past exhibitions. The trees also photograph better,
also. The lighting is a bit harsh on many trees and some are nearly impossible to photograph. But,
it is important to remember that this exhibition is set up to display the beauty of the bonsai, not to provide a
venue for people to photograph the trees.
Part 1 of the 2017 Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition had 179 exhibits. These included five spectacular shohin
compositions and each of these had at least five trees. It is interesting to note the current way of
creating shohin bonsai compositions: usually a box stand is used with an evergreen tree on the top.
It faces one way or the other, but it always leads your eye to a side bonsai lower down, often a cascade style
evergreen. This style of display is often seen as boring or static, however, by Westerners.
Additionally there were 44 medium-size compositions, each having a minimum of two main bonsai, plus companion plantings. That makes a total of more than 300 individual bonsai specimens in Part 1. Six outstanding bonsai were selected for the coveted Kokufu Award for this first Part. There were 24 Important Bonsai Masterpieces or kicho bonsai in the exhibition.
For Part 2, all of the trees from the first Part 1 were removed, except for the Imperial Bonsai Display and two other special exhibits, and they were replaced by another 179 display areas including 51 medium-size exhibits and six shohin bonsai compositions. Important Bonsai Masterpieces were ten in total for this part. Five outstanding bonsai were selected for the Kokufu Award for the second Part.
The small plaque on top is designated for an Important
Bonsai Masterpiece. The lower gold plaque is for the Kokufu Prize.
Important Bonsai Masterpieces or kicho bonsai have been designated by the Nippon Bonsai Association
as special masterpieces because of their beauty or rarity of the species. Once a year, new trees
are entered for evaluation by the owners of the bonsai. There are perhaps over 600 Important
Masterpiece Bonsai now. They can be identified by small metal tags hanging on a branch or a
silver colored metal plaque. These are often displayed on or next to a bonsai when on display.
They are automatically accepted for display in the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition.
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 1:
Osakazuki Satsuki Azalea (Rhododendron lateritium var. Osakazuki)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 1:
Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 1:
Japanese five-needle pine
(Pinus parviflora)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 1:
Trident maple (Acer buergerianum)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 1:
Sargent Juniper (Juniperus chinensis) displayed with Shishigashira Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira')
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 1:
Chojubai Japanese Flowering Quince (Juniperus chinensis)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 2:
Chinese quince(Pseudocydonia sinensis)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 2:
Chinese quince(Pseudocydonia sinensis)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 2:
Sargent juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Kokufu Prize, 2017, Part 2:
Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
Meanwhile, the 4th Nippon Suiseki Exhibition was being held on February 10-14, 2017, in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum on the 4th floor. Over 100 fine quality suiseki were on display from Japan and around the world.
Attendance for the 90th Kokufu Ten last year was estimated at about 20,000 people. Parts 1 and 2 each had 181 display areas; however, there were a great number medium-size bonsai which usually include two or more trees. In Part 2 there were only four shohin bonsai compositions which each had more than five specimens. So there were actually approximately 250 individual bonsai on display. This year, for the first time in modern history, photographs were allowed, but without flash. Visitors had cell phones snapping away, as well as some with larger cameras. (A few years earlier some visitors had complained to the Nippon Bonsai Association that the click of cameras bothered their appreciation of the bonsai.)
Beginning with the 60th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition in 1986, the Nippon Bonsai Association has commemorated every tenth anniversary year by holding the exhibition in two parts. In order to present more bonsai recently also, the events in 2014 and 2015 were scheduled in two parts, each lasting four days with a switch-out day between when all the trees would be changed on Saturday. The first part of 2014's Exhibition (the 88th, Feb. 4 - 7) was composed of 170 displays, including 29 Kicho Bonsai (Important Bonsai Masterpieces). These are automatically accepted into the show. After the exhibition was set up a group of judges awarded five coveted National Awards (Kokufu-sho). There were only five shohin bonsai compositions, a mame bonsai composition was not included in this part. There were 46 medium-size three-point exhibits which included a main bonsai, often two, and a companion planting. Considering that each shohin bonsai composition had six main bonsai and a side tree (all very consistent which shows the current taste of display) and most medium size exhibits had two trees nearly 300 individual specimens were shown. Two Americans, Doug Paul and Frank Cucchira, displayed Sargent juniper bonsai. Another exhibitor from Italy also displayed a Sargent juniper bonsai and received one of the five Kokufu-sho awards, the first time for a foreigner.
Unlike in previous years, there were pink lights against the bright blue table coverings with the addition of dramatic spot lighting which did not make it easy to photograph the compositions.
The 2014 Part 2 was held from Feb. 9 - 12. It also had 170 displays, 26 Kicho Bonsai, and 55 medium size bonsai. There were again only 5 shohin bonsai compositions. The judges selected six Kokufu prize bonsai for Part 2.
(As much as 27 centimetres -- 10.6 inches -- of snow was recorded in Tokyo by late Saturday, February 8, 2014, the heaviest fall in the capital
for 45 years, according to the meteorological
agency. The snow storm hit the capital on the eve of its gubernatorial election. Observers say the heavy snowfall may
affect voter turnout in the city of 13 million people. The storm's affect on Kokufu Ten attendance is not reported yet.)
(History was made on February 9-13, 2014 when the newly reorganized Nippon Suiseki Exhibition held the first ever suiseki exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Under the leadership of Kunio Kobayashi (Chairman) and Seiji Morimae (Secretary General), the event was held concurrently during Part 2 of the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition so people could enjoy both arts in one venue (separate floor galleries). This brings a new era to the combination, appreciation and promotion of bonsai and suiseki.)
For the 2013 show there were six National Prize winners (see just past halfway down the page). Also there were seventy Kicho Bonsai displayed. For the 2012 show there were four National Prizes: Japanese black pine, Satsuki Osakazuki, Shimpaku juniper, and a Shishigashira Japanese maple. For the 2011 show there were five National Prizes: Japanese flowering apricot, Sargent's juniper, Ezo spruce, Korean hornbeam, and a Japanese five-needle pine. Forty-five trees were listed as important Bonsai Masterpieces.
In comparison, for the first half of the double-show 2006 year, three of the National Prizes were awarded. A Japanese five-needle pine 'Zuisho', a shimpaku juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. 'Sargenti'), and a chojubai (Chaenomeles japonica 'chojubai', dwarf flowering-quince) were most highly esteemed by the panel of sixteen award judges. For the second half, there were five National Prizes awarded: another chojubai dwarf flowering-quince, a Japanese five-needle pine (Pinus pentaphylla), a Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), a Needle juniper (Juniperus rigida), and a shohin bonsai display.
The bonsai displayed range from large specimens (up to about 120 cm or 48" tall) to the small shohin-sized trees (less than 25 cm or 10" in height). Although taking place in the dead of winter, nothing is forced to bloom or bud early for the show. The Japanese like to see their bonsai in their natural form. Therefore, the foliage of the Japanese yew, cryptomeria and Needle juniper will mostly be in the reddish winter coloring. And all deciduous trees are represented: true, the majority are still intricate silhouettes, but the early bloomers (literally) are covered in festive pastels.
Approximately 260 trees are now displayed annually in the Metropolitan Art Museum (Tōkyō Bijutsukan) in Ueno Park in northeastern Tokyo. (This year 2013 there were 204 displays including only six shohin compositions.) Usually every ten years the show is doubled to about 520 trees. (Since its opening in 1926, the museum has been very popular among citizens as a venue for public exhibitions by nationally and internationally renowned fine arts organizations. The museum was last renovated in 1975.)
In 2011 and 2012 the show was moved to the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, located across the street from the Asakusa Kannon Temple in Asakusa, less than a mile to the east of Ueno, while the museum was being renovated to make it accessable for the elderly and handicapped. "The exhibition [here] is all in one room, on the 7th floor. It must have been an ordeal to move over 250 bonsai and display tables in elevators all the way up to the 7th floor. Many new sections of backgrounds needed to be purchased in order to use the new venue, very expensive, as is the daily rental for the 7th floor... with its low ceiling. All the bonsai are in one large room [compared to the usual four smaller rooms], no time to sit and think... and study. The number of entries decreased slightly as [some] owners did not want their prize bonsai displayed in the Industrial Trade Center, they preferred the Art Museum."
The show was returned to the Art Museum in 2013. During the closure, several new elevators and escalators were installed along with many massive textured concrete walls. There are now three Gallery Rooms.
The Kokufu show was previously housed on two basement floors of the Museum. The lowest level contained all the large bonsai, which comprise the majority of displays. The upper floor showcased the shohin and small bonsai. This grouping of trees by size prevented the overpowering of some bonsai by proximity to others. The bonsai were displayed in four rooms which allows one to mentally rest between studying the bonsai.
The bonsai exhibition is open to the general public and is always seen by crowds. Over 40,000 visitors annually were viewing the show in the early 1990s. (36,000 braved the heavy snows in 1994.) During the last few years, though, attendance has been as low as around 15,000. Between 30,000 and 35,000 people were expected to view the two-part show in 2006 -- the first part's attendance was estimated to be over 15,000 persons. Approximately 28,000 people visited the 2007 exhibition. In 2010, the attendance was only about 17,000 people, but many foreign groups from Italy, France, Spain, etc. did attend. The admission price is ¥1,000 (currently about 8.83 USD or 8.30 Euro). No special viewing opportunities are given for Nippon Bonsai Association members. Each member does receive a ticket in Bonsai Shunjyu, the monthly magazine of the NBA.
One of William N. Valavanis' trip members from overseas, on his own, went to the exhibit and had a difficult time finding it. There were NO signs and not every one knew about the show. In the West, we enthusiasts dream about attending the Kokufu Ten. The irony is, of course, that bonsai is not that big of a thing in Japan -- many there still consider it to be an old man's hobby. WNV heard (in 2013) from a man who's father lives about three blocks from the Green Club (see below). The elder grows bonsai and did not know about the show or the sales area! While there is a renaissance of sorts going on in Japan with smaller, more "fun" bonsai attracting young people, the prestigious Kokufu continues to present only the world's finest "traditional" styles and sizes of potted trees.
|2006, No. 80 Admission Ticket
|2013, No. 87 Admission Ticket
On the northwest shore of Lake Shinobazu
in Ueno Park is the Bai ten. This is the bonsai sales area set up to accommodate bonsai shoppers visiting the Kokufu Ten.
Bai ten is a mostly uncovered lot that is centered around a three-story building called the "Green Club." This
Ueno Green Club
is where bonsai vendors,
nursery owners, and potters from all over Japan of every stripe set up stalls selling their wares. Perhaps four
dozen vendors are inside the building there and another five dozen are outside. As vendors pay a little more for
exhibit space inside the Green Club, it is typically filled with higher-quality wares. Bai ten is one of the
highlights of a bonsai tour to Japan. Not only are there hundreds of great trees, pots, tools and other bonsai
paraphernalia on site, but they are all for sale. A 10-minute free shuttle bus trip
from the museum runs continuously throughout the day to the "club" area. Sometimes an
auction is also held. (The Tokyo Green Club in Ueno often has shows here on weekends throughout the year,
with trees, pots, tools, books, and magazines for sale.)
As former assistant curator of the U.S. National Bonsai &: Penjing Museum Aarin Packard observed in a mid-May 2014 entry in his blog:
"For the top bonsai professionals in Japan the Green Club during Kokufu is very important to their livelihood. Selling trees and attracting clients is how these men feed their families. First and foremost it's about sales. The Kokufu-ten draws people from all over the world, many of whom are coming to shop for bonsai at the Green Club. This influences which trees are brought to sale.
"You can think of each professional as a fisherman using his best lure to catch the biggest fish. Currently the biggest fish come from China, the recent growth of the Chinese economy has brought an appetite for high-end trees and pots. Therefore the lures used appeal to these fish the most, and the most appealing lures are big [physically and in the range equivalent to several tens of thousands of US dollars]. As I walked around on the first floor I noticed that each pro had at least one massive tree for sale.
"Another major component is the Green Club provides an opportunity for each nursery to show off their stuff. I heard on several occasions that the trees in the Green Club would be better that those in the exhibit. In many instances this was true. Sale trees consisted of historic bonsai, previous Kokufu winners, famous trees recently restyled, and bonsai previously unknown in the community. The point is to let everyone else know that you still have the skills to pay the bills. After all, the green in Green Club doesn't just refer to the color of the trees.
"The quantity and quality of the trees at the Green Club was unlike anything I have ever seen in one location. As you can see there were not only big expensive trees but material at every stage of development. The more I walked around the more I was struck by the size of the bonsai industry in Japan and the number of businesses it supported."
The Ueno Green Club is also where all the trees entered for the Kokufu Ten are brought about two weeks before the exhibit for judging. Only the top trees are selected by the thirteen show judges, each of whom has a list of all the entrees. This way the judges know that if there are, for example, perhaps twenty ume (Prunus mume, Japanese flowering plum) entered, they will be very critical on how each tree is evaluated, in contrast to a situation where if only a single pomegranate is entered, the judges might perhaps then make a few allowances so that a well-represented exhibit results. After the selection process is completed, the trees are then taken away and returned a few days before the show at the museum. Only professional bonsai artists may bring the trees, like "tree handlers." It costs the tree's owner the equivalent of about $200 to have a single tree pre-judged. If the tree is actually selected for the show, about another $600 fee is required for its entry in the Kokufu Ten about three weeks after the judging.
(See also this recent video by Bjorn Bjorholm about "Kokufu Bonsai Preparation." American-born, he was an apprentice at Kouka-en for six years, followed by three years as artist-in-residence at the same location, making him the first and only foreign-born working bonsai professional in Japan. During his time in Japan, Bjorn's works were featured in the Kokufu-ten, Sakufu-ten, and Taikan-ten exhibitions, among many others.)
Each professional artist is allocated a certain section in the show to display each of his customers' trees. Mr. Morimae, for example in 2006, had seven trees accepted. Once he got to the museum he saw the seven areas next to each other, and proceeded to set up his customers' trees there. Setting up the show is a communal effort, so after one's trees are unloaded and set up (with a little help from friends), the next few hours are spent helping other nurseries, for instance, complete their displays. The companion plants and suiseki are usually supplied by the handler of the trees, not usually the owners. You see, as an individual you cannot display a tree. It must go through a handler who brings the tree in for judging in January and cares for the tree. Sometimes the display tables and pots are rented to the owner for display, sometimes sold. Artists look for eye movement direction and tree species in arranging the trees. Usually an evergreen is positioned next to a deciduous or broadleaf tree. After each artist finished placing his customer's trees, Mr. Hiroshi Takeyama (b. 1941), the third and current chairman of the NBA (since 2003), makes small adjustments. All the positions are numbered from 1 to about 265 (or whatever). After the final positioning was done, the show guide was completed because nobody knew the exact location of the trees until the last minute. The printer then produced the guide overnight.
The NBA publishes a high-quality catalog or photo book afterwards to commemorate each show (see below photos). Each album comes packaged in a slipcase box, the cover of which has a different photo than the album cover itself. Usually the trees are photographed at night during the show. Several stages are set up and each tree is brought there for photos.
For a double-show year, like 2014 or 2006, the show is closed for a day as the first round of trees is switched out, the second group is brought in, arranged, and a second show guide is finalized and printed. The show then resumes.
The bonsai are displayed by the owner's name, not the artist who created them. Unlike in the West, the bonsai is the main object of the award, NOT the artist or the award. Remember that many artists are necessary to create masterpieces. The artist(s) is not mentioned in the commemorative album (see below), but often is if a magazine writes about the history of the tree. The award goes with the tree, and everyone knows which tree received the award. The actual award plaque is interesting, but not that important -- the honor is. Usually the last person who handled the bonsai receives all the accolades and the people who risked their lives to collect the trees, the people who cared for it and established it, and others who may have done some preliminary training do not. It is very rare that a bonsai masterpiece has only one artist. Only the last person who does something to the tree becomes "famous." Probably the master artists Masahiko Kimura, Kunio Kobayashi and Toshinori Suzuki have created the most Kokufu sho award bonsai masterpieces.
(In Japan, the professional bonsai artists have their own exhibition -- Nippon Bonsai Sakufu Ten (Japan Bonsai Creator's Exhibition). In early December (previously early January), their bonsai are displayed with the latest artist's name, not that of the owner. It is very common to have one bonsai displayed in the Sakufu Ten and then have it displayed in the Kokufu Ten with different names only a month or two apart. The Japanese have their bonsai on display to show the beauty of these wonderful trees. Of course most of the Japanese artists know who "created" the masterpiece, but it is the tree that gets the award. For the Sakufu Ten where the exhibition books are sold in December at the show, the trees are actually judged and photographed the previous October.)
Master designer and artist Masahiko Kimura (b. 1940) worked on 50 of the 265 trees entered into the second half of the 2006 Kokufu Ten. The shimpaku juniper from the first half which was awarded a Kokufu prize had also been designed and displayed by Kimura for a client. (Kimura worked on 70 to 80 trees of the 2011 show, both deciduous and evergreen specimens.)
There were two foreign American exhibitors in 2013:
The first American to ever have an entry selected for inclusion in the show was Doug Paul from Kennett Square, PA. His Japanese hemlock (Tsuga diversifolia) was being shown at the 2010 exhibition (see about a third of the way down and on the righthand side of the photo page). Doug was on the NBF Board of Directors. (This hemlock bonsai was purchased by Doug in Japan from Isao Omachi and was going through the lengthy two year post-entry quarantine period before it arrived to The Kennett Collection. Doug's Juniper that was in the Kokufu Ten in 2011 was lost forever to the sea during the Great Tsunami. The good news is that the amazing Hemlock was safe in the USA during quarantine.)
Constantino Franchi of Italy had a Ficus titled "Made in Tuscany" in the 71st Kokufu Ten in 1997. That tree was subsequently adopted by Kunio Kobayashi for his collection. A California juniper (Juniperus californica) designed by American Ernie Kuo was donated to Prime Minister Obuchi and was displayed at the 74th Kokufu Ten in 2000. (This juniper has not faired well in the Tokyo area and is said to be nearly dead in a large wooden box at the Kato garden.) Polish artist Mario Komsta, an apprentice of teacher Nobuichi Urushibata in Shizuoka for a few years, was a recent exhibitor. Mario had a Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) selected for the 80th Kokufu Ten in 2006. (That tree was styled for himself not for a customer [as was previously reported here]. As of September 2012, Mario still had this tree with him in Spain, and the previous year it was at the Noelanders Trophy competition in Europe.) And a number of other non-Japanese have assisted during their apprenticeships to Japanese bonsai masters in preparing trees for other showings.
Many of the famous "Japanese" bonsai (Chinese quince, Korean Hornbeam, Pomegranate) often displayed in Kokufu Ten were originally imported from Korea, China, Taiwan, etc., either as field-grown or, less commonly, collected stock.
From 1914 through 1933, the All-Japan Bonsai Exhibition was held annually in Hibiya Park in Tokyo. (Another large annual show during this period was the Zen Nihon Bonsai Ten, also in Tokyo. These displays were held from 1928 to at least 1931, and each was also commemorated with an illustrated show album of perhaps 80 pages in length.)
Beginning in 1934, the Kokufu Ten succeeded the Hibya Park exhibit and it is now the oldest continuous -- except during World War II -- public exhibit in Japan. Author, editor and publisher Norio Kobayashi (1889-1972, see Apr 1) was the driving force behind the establishment of the Kokufu Bonsai Society and the Kokufu Ten exhibition. The President of the House of Peers and miniature bonsai enthusiast, Count Yorinaga (Raiju) Matsudaira (1874-1944, see Sep 13), was the society's first president. Ninety-six trees were in that initial exhibition.
Because of a rapid increase in the number of bonsai enthusiasts in Japan in the early 1960s, the need to transform the private Kokufu Bonsai Society into a nationwide public organization became obvious. In February 1965 the Kokufu Bonsai Society was dissolved and reorganized to become the parent body of the Nippon Bonsai Association. Shigeru Yoshida (1878-1967), the former diplomat to London who had been the first prime minister in post-war Japan until 1954, was its first president. The NBA assumed the role of organizer of the annual Kokufu Bonsai Exhibitions. The association currently has more than 300 chapters nationwide with approximately 20,000 members and some 300 other members in 30 countries throughout the world.
(Initial material from "The Best Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibits in Japan" by Thomas S. Elias, originally on pg. 12 (of pp. 10-14 article) of the May/June 2002 issue of Bonsai Clubs International's Bonsai Magazine); with some additional material from Morita, Kazuya and NBA Editorial Staff "Bonsai in Japan," in Tsukiyama, Ted T. (ed.) Bonsai of the World, Book I (Japan: World Bonsai Friendship Federation, 1993), pp. 89-90; Kobayashi, Norio Bonsai -- Miniature Potted Trees (Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, Inc.; 1951, 1962, 1966), pg. 167; Bonsai Tonight's article "Green Club", and "The Kokufu Gamble" by Cheryl Manning, a revised and expanded version of an article that originally appeared in Golden Statements magazine; plus substantial material from personal e-mails to RJB from William N. Valavanis, especially while the latter was in Tokyo during the 2006 show. Exhibition re-location per e-mail from WNV 7 Jan 2010, and Sakufu Ten move from January to December per WNV 30 Nov 2011. And material from the discussion thread, http://web.archive.org/web/20100212152743/http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/announcements-f5/american-s-bonsai-display-at-kokufu-bonsai-ten-exhibition-t2266.htm. Quote from 2011 from WNV posting to Internet Bonsai Forum, 15 Feb 2011, http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t5641-2011-85th-kokufu-bonsai-exhibition. E-mail communication between RJB and Mario Komsta on Facebook, Sept. 22-23, 2012. 2013 ticket from Facebook posting by Isao Omachi, Japan, 27 Jan 2013. Info and photos for 2013 from 7 Feb Internet Bonsai Club forum posting by WNV, with e-mails to RJB from WNV in response to several questions on 6 and 7 Feb 2013; 2014 photos and information per WNV's blog; "Back on His Feet -- Isao Omachi Four Years Later," Bonsaibark blog, 04/27/15; 2016 photos and information per WNV blog, Part 1 and WNV blog, Part 2. Kokufu 90 Part I photos by Larry Ragle; 2017 photos and information per WNV blog, Part 1a, WNV blog, Part 1b, WNV blog, Part 2, and WNV blog, Suiseki Exhibition Please do take a look at these blogs: there are many more photos of the other various trees and viewing stones in them. Excerpts from "We Be Green Clubbin" by Aarin Packard, May 15, 2014, Capital Bonsai, which has many photos. Bjorn Bjorholm bio excerpt from his website, http://www.bjorvalabonsaistudio.com/bjorn_bjorholm/.)