Bonsai On The Rock Penjing

Then we hang the rock with a rope and have it stands with the tip barely touching the ground.

Bonsai on the rock penjing.

Japanese bonsai art originally came from penjing bonsai is a japanese pronunciation for penzai. The main difference between bonsai and penjing is that bonsai is a more refined stylistic depiction of nature often in single tree displays whereas penjing is more natural and wild usually displayed in a landscape form. In contrast bonsai are more simplified in shape more refined in appearance with larger in proportion trunks and are planted in unobtrusive low sided containers with simple lines and muted colors. Generally speaking tree penjing specimens differ from bonsai by allowing a wider range of tree shapes more wild looking and by planting them in bright colored and creatively shaped pots.

We make the base out of cement. Penjing are usually miniature landscapes displaying a combination of rocks trees and figures though increasingly single plants are shown in china these days. Bonsai tends to have. A bonsai growing on or in a rock called seki joju and ishisuki in japanese is a highly dramatic depiction of nature.

We can all imagine steep cliffs where only the strongest and most robust trees can survive. In general the main visual difference between bonsai and penjing is shape.