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In Rivalta near Turin, the 11th I.B.S. Congress

The 10th anniversary from the foundation of the National College of Bonsai and Suiseki instructors has been  celebrated in Rivalta near Turin , during the 11th I.B.S. Congress.

To the instructors members since its formation, the I.B.S. has presented a golden pin badge.

Three are the senior instructors for suiseki : Mrs. Chiara Padrini, Mrs. Luciana Queirolo,  Mr. Andrea Schenone.

The I.B.S. has given us a privileged gift inviting Mr.  Sean Smith, famous  expert of suiseki  and manufacturer of daiza  officially recognized in Japan.

During the two days of  the  Convention ,  Sean has held articulate lectures  on various themes,  both practical and  philosophic; experiences personally lived by him:

1) The Japanese Art of suiseki : introduction.

2) The manufacturing of the daiza :  in the workshop of Mr.Koji Suzuki, Hamamatsu, Japan.

3) Experiences on  Zen and Suiseki : in the Daitokoji Temple in Hoshyuin, Kyoto, Japan.

4) The realization of the daiza  for a Japanese suiseki, offered then to the I.B.S. and awarded  with a silent auction.

5) Comments on the stones exhibited.
   
In the workshop of Mr.Koji Suzuki, Hamamatsu, Japan :
 the daiza kept  in the vice…..of the feet !
 In the Daitokoji Temple in Hoshyuin, Kyoto, Japan.
The realization of the daiza  :

 

 

Four instructors of suiseki, members of A.I.A.S., present to the Convention: Mr. Angelo Attinà, Mr. Ezio Piovanelli , Mrs. Luciana Queirolo, Mr. Andrea Schenone.

The landscape suiseki of  Angelo Attinà has received  the BCI President Award.

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