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Articles
the
size of a shohin-bonsai
Text: Morten Albek, photo: Higuchi
Takeshi
A Shohin-bonsai
is appreciated to be no more than 20 cm / 8 inches high.
The
shown Acer palmatum, Japanese maple, is 16 cm /
6,3 inches heigh.
Shohin-bonsai are 20 cm / 8 inches and under.
(Most important is that the Shohin fits with the size of the
rack. 20 cm is the ideal height, but trees measuring up to
23 cm is also often seen).
Mame Bonsai or bean-size bonsai is less than 10 centimetres / 4 inches in height.
(Also the with must not extend 10 cm / 4 inches).
Kifu,
21-35cm / 8,3
- 13,8 inches
are medium to small sized bonsai, often exhibited at
Shohin exhibitions.
Occasionally on exhibitions, also larger trees are exhibited. The group of bonsai categorized as Chuhin measures from 30 cm / 12 inches to 60 cm / 23 inches.
In Japan
a registered collection of very high quality
Shohin-bonsai is present at the All Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association. Excellent Shohin-Bonsai and pots are
registered at Gafuten Yuga Collection, and in this case the
more or less limited sizes are less important.
Basic guidelines of size
qualification
It is to mention that the sizes described here are general and
basic guidelines, because there are no official and exact classifications regarding sizes. In the case of exhibitions it is the judges
and/or exhibition organisers alone who
select the standards.
Mame-bonsai display
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