AusBonsai

bodhidharma wrote:

Kigawa wrote:

Pup wrote:

Kigawa wrote:I noticed that in this discussion Vitaliy Koreshoff is referred to as Vita or Vito. I think to the history of Australian Bonsai he should be known by not by a misspelled short name, but by his full name.

The Name on the three books co written with Dorothy are ( VITA ) for Vitaliy so I believe that is why he is referred to as Vita, that his wife and friends used that also.

It was never my intention to use it, in any other sense than with Praise for the Man.

Yours in Bonsai Pup

'Vitaliy' is how Deborah Koreshoff referes to her father in her book "Bonsai Its Art, Science, History and Philosophy". This book was published when her father was still alive.

If we go to the book ..Bonsai with Australian natives..... Dorothy Koreshoff Uses Vito as his name.

And the day I first met and shook his hand he told me to call him Vita. Mind you he introduced his wife as Dorothy and I now call her Nanna.

In the "Tao teh Ching" Lao Tzu opens with the line
"the name that can be named is not the real name".
Since this is the philosophical text that formed our culture, fussiness and correctness seem inane.

here is the lady herself. enjoy
http://www.baulkhamhills.nsw.gov.au/ext ... hoff01.htm

Iam currantly reading her book.......Its absolutly fantastic!!

Only just realized then, I spent a lot of time in the Koreshoff Nursery as a child/young man.
That was the one in Castlehill wasn't it? I purchased my first bonsai from there over 15 years ago. If memory serves me correctly there were some amazing trees in it. I spent hours and hours studying them when I was younger.

Does the Koreshoff collection still exist or was it sold of? I don't believe the nursery has been there for years, but what of the collection?



edit--- Auctioned off...

Some lovely pics and article here
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printAr ... /3?print=n

** Tongue in cheek**

Concerned about the lack of 6:1 trunk to height ratio's in those pictures!

There is a hardcover copy of Deborah Koreshoff's book for sale on eBay at the moment.
Penny.

Is it a first edition Penny?

Lindsay,
Being a book collector its rare these days if anything after the 1st ed is hardcover, the listing doesn't say so, I would msg the seller if your really interested
Matt

I don't know if it is a first edition, Lindsay.
Penny.

Hmmm, the eBay seller lives in Lake Macquarie too

no need to contact the seller. I have 2 first edition copies. Just curious.

How wonderful this thread is still alive.

It could be someone from our Newcastle club. Nothing was mentioned at the recent exhibition and we do have a copy in our library - I think it's still there.
Penny.