Penjing
Penjing (盆景 pinyin: pén jǐng, literally tray scenery), also known as penzai is the ancient Chinese art of growing trees and plants in containers. The plants are kept small by skilled pruning.[1]
Penjing is similar to the Japanese art of bonsai.
History
The first historical reference to penjing is from the 9th century.[1]
Penjing Media
Penjing at the Rock and Penjing Museum in Wuhan, China
Mural from the tomb of Prince Zhanghuai (AD 706), depicting a man with tray of pebbles and miniature fruit trees
Depiction of the Ming imperial court ladies tending or standing beside penjing
A specimen in the Landscape Penjing (shanshui penjing) style
Bamboo penjing in Chengdu, China
Penjing in the US National Bonsai and Penjing Museum
A group of Ginkgo grown as penjing; photographed in the Montreal botanical gardens * photo taken by en:User:Aarchiba. * first upload: April 20, 2004 - en:wiki by the photographer
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, Bonsai & Penjing Collection, "History" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-12-20.