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'''Bonsai''' (盆栽?, lit. plantings in tray, from bon, a tray or low-sided pot and sai, a planting or plantings, is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. | [[File:Tang dynasty penzai.jpg|250px|thumb|The earliest illustration of a penjing is found in the Qianling Mausoleum murals at the Tang-dynasty tomb of Crown Prince Zhanghuai, dating to 706.]]'''Bonsai''' (盆栽?, lit. plantings in tray, from bon, a tray or low-sided pot and sai, a planting or plantings, 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. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years, and has its own aesthetics and terminology. | 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. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years, and has its own aesthetics and terminology. | ||
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A "bon" is a tray-like pot typically used in bonsai culture. | A "bon" is a tray-like pot typically used in bonsai culture. | ||
The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower). | The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower). | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
External links: | External links: | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai Bonsai] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai Bonsai] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bonsai Bonsai] @ commons.wikimedia.org | |||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Art (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Art (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Trees (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Trees (nonfiction)]] | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 24 June 2016
Bonsai (盆栽?, lit. plantings in tray, from bon, a tray or low-sided pot and sai, a planting or plantings, 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. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years, and has its own aesthetics and terminology.
"Bonsai" is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai.
A "bon" is a tray-like pot typically used in bonsai culture.
The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower).
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