Forest Penjing: Enjoy the Miniature Landscape by Growing, Care and Appreciation of Chinese Bonsai Trees

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ISBN-10:

1938368576

ISBN-13:

9781938368578

Author(s): Zhao, Qingquan
Released: Jan 25, 2022
Publisher: SCPG
Format: Paperback, 116 pages

Description:

About the Author\nZhao Qingquan (1949-) is a master of the Chinese art of penjing, an International Bonsai Instructor at Bonsai Clubs International, and an International Consultant for the World Bonsai Friendship Federation. He pioneered a new form of penjing—the water-and-land penjing. An internationally renowned master, Zhao has attended conferences and given lectures and demonstrations around the world. In 2001, his penjing Trident Maples was added to the collection of the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum of the US National Arboretum.\nThe word penjing can be roughly translated from the Chinese as "potted scenery." It is the original, older form of the art of bonsai. Penjing aims to embody entire natural scenes within individual works. Penjing is sometimes described as Chinese landscape painting in three dimensions. It aims to make viewers feel as though they were really in nature, contemplating the ripples on the surface of a lake or sheltering from the sun in the shade of a tree. It is an art form that is still, yet full of dynamic energy, embodying the natural beauty of trees, stones, and water. The book gives detailed guidance and instruction to those who wish to create a vivid miniature landscape of their own. It also describes the creation process of several outstanding examples of forest penjing, with accompanying photographs from each stage of their “journey” towards completion. Meant for beginners and experts alike, the information and techniques outlined in this book can help sow the seed of a new love for penjing or to refine the craft of a seasoned penjing designer.\nExcerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.\nForest Penjing (excerpt)\nPenjing can be viewed as the sculpture of natural scenes. Jointly created by man and nature, it is an art form that combines natural beauty and artistic beauty, the two aspects for which penjing is appreciated.
1. Natural and Ecological Beauty
Trees are the main materials for forest penjing. They possess not only natural forms and colors, but also vital signs and natural charm. Therefore, a forest penjing made of trees is like a living work of art, exhibiting a relationship between plants that mirrors that of a natural forest. The work changes with the growth of the trees and presents different scenes with the alteration of the seasons, making viewers feel as if they were right at the source. Realistic and overflowing with the energy of nature, these works exhibit natural and ecological beauty.
The vital signs of forest penjing determine that the creation of penjing is a process of continuity. Unlike a work of painting or sculpture which, once completed, requires no further changes, a forest penjing usually cannot be completed once and for all but needs continuous effort because the trees keep growing and changing. Some works may not be satisfying now, but as the plants grow, they may improve with time. But, on the other hand, they may also lose their desired shape. Therefore, continuity in creation is a special charm of the penjing art form, because it can fill viewers with boundless expectations.
The natural and ecological beauty of forest penjing is embodied not only in the beauty of the root, trunk, branch, leaf, flower, and fruit, but also in the beauty of the community of trees, changing of the seasons, and different kinds of forests.
Beauty of the Root: Some roots stretch in all directions, solid and stable; some rise up high, revealing themselves in the air; some intertwine with the roots of other trees, forming an organic whole; some have plants growing out of them, forming a grove; some penetrate cracks in rocks, struggling to survive in a harsh environment (fig. 10). They come in varied forms, each displaying their own unique beauty.
Beauty of the Trunk: Trunks come in a diverse range of shapes. Some grow straight up, vigorous and tall; some lean in a certain direction, displaying great momentum; some are gracefully twisted, rich in

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