1944 -- Count Yorinaga Matsudaira died at age 70. (Born in 1874, he was Sometime Speaker of the Upper House/House of Peers in Japan. His interest in bonsai began after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 [see Sep 1 above], and he became one of the most well-known growers and collectors of miniature bonsai
![1944 -- Count Yorinaga Matsudaira died at age 70. (Born in 1874, he was Sometime Speaker of the Upper House/House of Peers in Japan. His interest in bonsai began after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 [see Sep 1 above], and he became one of the most well-known growers and collectors of miniature bonsai Day Book, Yesteryear, Favorite Places, Japan, Age, Upper House, Earthquake, Growers, Painting](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/8b/e6/d8/8be6d8c1ad5c9a5beaf2bd95a3fa82f2--upper-house-bonsai.jpg)
