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Thursday, March 23

The Basics of Bonsai
MEPPI Japan Lecture Series 2017
Time:
6:00 pm
Presenter:
Daniel Yobp
Location:
Doubletree Pittsburgh-Cranberry
Announced by:
Asian Studies Center on behalf of Japan America Society of Pennsylvania

The pots may be shallow, but bonsai is a deep art form. With origins in Chinese pending, bonsai has developed in Japan for a thousand years. Past-president of the Pittsburgh Bonsai Society Daniel Yomp will give attendees the history, species and design principles of bonsai, followed by a demonstration with a shrub.

Daniel spent three years working and studying at a bonsai nursery in Osaka, Japan and currently teaches at Phipps Conservatory. Register at www.japansocietypa.org/events

Possible through the generous support of the Mitsubishi Electric Power Products.