Support and Art

(Point-and-shoot camera Fujifilm X10)

I was impressed with the Bonseki demonstration performed by Ms. Midori Inomata, the wife of the Consul General of Japan, San Francisco. I didn't know this art form until she gave us lecture and demonstration.

Here is the Wikipedia page for Bonseki: Bonseki

I am sure she doesn't only study bonseki, but also other arts. I had a short chat with her. It is a honor to meet with wives like her whose husband is in the high rank in the society. They are sophisticated, intellectual, benevolent, charming, and very supportive to their husband.

She said it would usually take 3 to 4 hours to make one. Here is one of the bonseki pieces that she previously made.

- Yuki Hashimoto