NBSKE special lineup – The Trophy 2026

In questo album fotografico abbiamo raccolto le immagini delle esposizioni, dei bonsai e dei suiseki che hanno composto il nostro allestimento: non semplici esemplari selezionati per un evento internazionale, ma tasselli di un racconto costruito con visione, studio e sensibilità. Guardando queste immagini rivediamo il lavoro silenzioso dei mesi precedenti… le riflessioni, le scelte, i […]

Seishin no Taki

Member Mrs. Daniela Schifano Classification Landscape stoneWaterfall stone – Taki ishi Poetic name “Seishin no Taki”Waterfall of the clean heart Origin Japan (Abe river) Measurements (cm) L 18 – D 16 – H 27 The name alludes to the purifying value of water, understood as a regenerative force and an essential means of contact with […]

Water of life

Member Mrs. Gudrun Benz Classification Landscape stoneWaterpool stone – Mizutamari ishi Poetic name “Water of life” Origin Indonesia, Sumatra Measurements (cm) L 15 – D 20 – H 9 My late husband Willi Benz and I collected viewing stones/suiseki since the early nineties of thelast century. When we made a study trip to Indonesia in […]

Suijin

Member Mr. Igor Carino Classification Object Stone – Keisho sekiHuman shaped stone – Sugata ishi Poetic name “Suijin”God of water Origin Japan (Kamuikotan – Hokkaido) Measurements (cm) L 15 – D 7,5 – H 20 Hokkaido, the northernmost of the main islands of the Japanese archipelago, is known for its beautiful black suiseki from the […]

Pinus sylvestris

Member Mr. Lorenzo Agnoletti Pot Tokoname Origin Italy, yamadori Measurements (cm) D 100 – H 70 At the time of harvest, the tree was flattened on the side that now forms the front. During cultivation, it was raised and the crown brought closer to the trunk. Its shape resembles a pine tree in nature jutting […]

Quercus faginea

Member Mr. Nico De Corte Pot Lubos Skoda Origin Spain, yamadori Measurements (cm) D 105 – H 90 The tree is a Yamadori from Spain, a Quercus faginea, which arrived at Bonsai Center Gingko in 2014, with an initial pre-stylization in 2016.Then it came into my hands in 2018, and under the supervision of Danny […]

Carpinus turczanovii

Member Mr. Danny Use Pot Yamaaki Origin ––– Measurements (cm) D 100 – H 68 Socio Danny Use Vaso Yamaaki Origine ––– Misure (cm) D 100 – H 68

Pinus sylvestris

Member Mr. Tom Haest Pot Stone made Jan Culek Origin Yamadori Measurements (cm) D 82 – H 92 I purchased the tree at Ginkgo bonsai center from Danny Use in 2020 as a an unworked yamadori.   The first shaping was done in the fall of 2021, and the tree was planted in spring 2022 on […]

Acer palmatum

Member Mr. Edoardo Rossi Pot Tokoname Origin Italy Measurements (cm) D 60 – H 60 I have been growing this tree for many years, approximately 25. I began using three maples I had planted myself a few years earlier; they were about the diameter of a pencil. It was exhibited for the first time at […]

Mountain pine

Member Mr. Enzo Ferrari Pot Igor Carino Origin Swiss Alps, yamadori Measurements (cm) D 60 – H 80 The initial styling of this Mountain pine took place during the Instructors’s compare event at the September 2013 edition in Giareda, held in Reggio Emilia. I remember that in the peer-review voting, my work finished in last […]