Larch Forest Magnet

Take a piece of Pacific Bonsai Museum home with you with this gorgeous magnet featuring our Japanese Larch forest.

In training as a bonsai since: 1976; Original artist: Taki Nagasawa. Magnet measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches

The Story: After the war, Nagasawa returned to Seattle and farming produce. His first bonsai lesson was with Kelly Nishitani, a bonsai pioneer and respected teacher in the Puget Sound area. In 1960, Nagasawa opened the Green River Nursery in Kent, Washington, specializing in bonsai. In 1973, he became a charter member of the Puget Sound Bonsai Association. Also in the 1970s, Nagasawa studied in Japan with Toshio Kawamoto, creator of saikei, the Japanese art of miniature living landscapes. In 1988, Nagasawa became a member of the acquisition team responsible for selecting the bonsai that formed the original collection of the Pacific Bonsai Museum.