Bonsai Tree Stolen From Museum
The silverberry was created by a female bonsai artist kiyoko hatanaka in 1946.
Bonsai tree stolen from museum. The two trees a japanese black pine and a silverberry bonsai were stolen from the museum s public exhibition space sunday morning. Two historic bonsai trees have been stolen and the pacific bonsai museum in federal way wash is putting out a call to get them back. Female bonsai artists were historically less common than male ones which makes this tree rare. Two historic bonsai trees have been stolen and the pacific bonsai museum in federal way wash is putting out a call to get them back.
From pacific bonsai museum one of the stolen trees is a japanese black pine that was grown in a tin can during world war ii the museum said. On sunday its caretakers feared it would soon die at the hands of thieves. Another bonsai was stolen from the museum in 2015 but it was found in some bushes outside an apartment complex about 2 miles away. The bonsai trees were mysteriously returned to the pacific bonsai museum in federal way washington the museum said.
The tree was eventually acquired by one of furuzawa s students who donated it to the museum in the early 1990s. Surveillance video shows two shadowy figures walking through the. On tuesday night a security guard patrolling the grounds came. Pacific bonsai museum in washington state put out a call on social media asking for help saying the tree was among two.
The tree was eventually acquired by one of furuzawa s students who donated it to the museum in the early 1990s. It was stolen on sunday from a museum just outside seattle. These are priceless treasures that belong to our community. Security guards discovered the trees sitting together on the road leading up.
Juzaburo furuzawa tended to the plant while he was.