Nihon Bonsai Taikan by Norio Kobayashi The Founder of Kokufu Bonsai Ten

Title General Survey of Japanese Bonsai
Publication Year 1939
Supervising Editor Kobayashi Norio-The Father of Kokufu Bonsai Ten

This is a very rare bonsai book supervised by Norio Kobayashi,who is called the father of Kokufu Bonsai ten.It was published in 1939-just before the world war 2 broke out.It is a great ref book to learn about Japanese bonsai in early Showa period.(The first Kokufu bonsai ten was held in 1934 for your ref.)

 

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