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Author
Publisher
Shanghai Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations, this Chinese gardening book is a wonderful introduction to penjing -- China's treasured bonsai art.Although most people thing bonsai is a Japanese invention, the art originated in ancient China where it is called penjing. The two Chinese characters for penjing ("pot" and "landscape") capture the essence of this art: sculpting microcosms of the beauty of the natural world from plants, rocks, soil,...
Author
Publisher
Shanghai Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The art of bonsai is widely known in the West: from the Karate Kid to the American Bonsai Association and even local grocery stores, bonsai has become a common sight in the States. But bonsai, the Japanese art of creating miniature trees, actually originated in China, where it's called penjing. Penjing, meaning "tray scenery," is a traditional Chinese art of creating miniature potted landscapes including trees and other plants. Brought from China...
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