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Penjing, also known as penzai, is the ancient Chinese art of depicting artistically formed trees, other plants, and landscapes in miniature.
Penjing, a Chinese form of container-grown tree, predates and is the origin of bonsai. It has a distinct aesthetic, however, as does the art of saikei, Japanese miniature multi-tree landscapes in a container. A Japanese Black Pine in an informal style.
Penjing specimen with decorated and relatively deep pot ("bowl") Around the 14th century, the term for dwarf potted trees was "the bowl's tree" ( 鉢の木 hachi no ki ). [ 15 ] This denoted the use of a fairly deep pot, as opposed to the shallow pot denoted by the term bonsai .
Formal upright style Bald cypress. Bonsai is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ, but this article describes the Japanese tradition.
Miniaturization: By definition, a bonsai is a tree kept small enough to be container-grown while otherwise fostered to have a mature appearance. Proportion among elements: The most prized proportions mimic those of a full-grown tree as closely as possible. Small trees with large leaves or needles are out of proportion and are avoided, as is a ...
Penjing being sold in a flowermarket in Futsan, Guangdong.. Lingnan penjing (Jyutping: Ling 5 naam 5 pun 4 ging 2; Traditional Chinese: 嶺南盆景), sometimes called Cantonese penjing (Jyutping: Jyut 6 paai 3 pun 4 ging 2; Traditional Chinese: 粵派盆景), is the style of penjing (called "Pun-ging" in Cantonese) of the Lingnan region - the mainly Cantonese-speaking Southern Chinese ...
Lingnan penjing (Chinese: 嶺南盆景; Jyutping: ling5 naam5 pun4 ging2) is the style of penjing of the people of Lingnan. Despite being recognized only in the early 20th century, it can trace its roots to at least the 15th century. This style is noted for its emphasis on the match between "the natural" and "the artificial" parts of the penjing.
A Trident Maple bonsai from the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the United States National Arboretum. Bonsai cultivation and care involves the long-term cultivation of small trees in containers, called bonsai in the Japanese tradition of this art form.