The Chinese Style
William Annis
From time to time I come across photos of bonsai from China. Some are
to my untrained eye much like trees you could see created anywhere
from Kyoto to Köln to Kansas City. Some are however clearly designed
with a very different scheme in mind, a scheme quite remote from the
Japanese styles.
Apparently, there are numberous and distinct Chinese styles.
Can anyone recommend any good books on this subject? There are at
least two intro bonsai books written by Chinese authors, but neither
of these really discusses the regional differences. Of course, books
in English are easiest for me, but I can slog through modern Chinese
with a dictionary if I need to. Same with French, much less with
German and Japanese is probably right out at this point, 10 years past
my 3 semesters of Japanese.
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William Annis - System Administrator - Biomedical Computing Group
"When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do
towards other humans." Marcus Aurelius VII.65
Alan Walker
1. Zeng Ziping. Ling Nan Potted Landscape. Guangdong People's Publishing House,
1992. ISBN 7-218-00959-X/G-158
2. Qingquan Zhao. Penjing: Worlds of Wonderment. Venus Communications, 1997. ISBN
0-9655297-0-3
3. Y.C. Chen, B.K. Sung & C.B. Sung. The Chinese Art of Bonsai & Potted Landscapes.
Unison Group, Inc., 1991. ISBN 0-9630538-0-9
4. Ilona Lesniewicz & Li Zhimin. Chinese Bonsai: The Art of Penjing. Blandford
Press, 1988. ISBN 0-7137-2013-1
5. Hu Yunhua. The Art of Chinese Miniature Landscape. Foreign Languages Press,
Beijing. 1989. ISBN 0-8351-2233-6 or 7-119-00489-1
6. Hu Yunhua. Chinese Penjing: Miniature trees and Landscapes. Timber Press, 1987.
ISBN 0-88192-083-5
7. Hu Yunhua. Penjing: The Chinese Art of Miniature Gardens. Timber Press, 1982.
ISBN 0-917304-70-5
8. Bonsai Penjing: Collection du/of the Jardin botanique de Montreal Botanical
Garden. Marcel Broquet, 1985. ISBN 2-89000-164-4
9. Wu Yee-sun. Man Lung Artistic Pot Plants. Wing Lung Bank LTD. 2nd Edition, 1974.
ISBN (none)
It's not about penjing, per se, but another book to check out is Amy
Liang's The Living Art of Bonsai: Principles & Techniques of Cultivation &
Propagation. Sterling Publishing Co., 1991, 1995. ISBN 0-2069-8780-4 or
0-8069-8781-2.
In a similar category is Miniature Bonsai: A Complete Guide to Cultivating Tiny
Bonsai by Lin Kuo-cheng. Hilit Publishing Co., Ltd., 1995. ISBN 957-629-243-3
There are also a few web sites to check out. You might visit:
http://www.venuscomm.com/
http://www.manlungpenjing.org/eng-main.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~wonggary/EB_Home.html
In addition, although it's not Chinese, you will probably find this site of
interest: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6980/lit/info.htm
Also, check out Bonsai Guide to Asia by John Oldland at:
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Palace/7574/
Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA
http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com
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William Annis wrote:
From time to time I come across photos of bonsai from China. Some are
to my untrained eye much like trees you could see created anywhere
from Kyoto to Köln to Kansas City. Some are however clearly designed
with a very different scheme in mind, a scheme quite remote from the
Japanese styles.
Apparently, there are numberous and distinct Chinese styles.
Can anyone recommend any good books on this subject? There are at
least two intro bonsai books written by Chinese authors, but neither
of these really discusses the regional differences. Of course, books
in English are easiest for me, but I can slog through modern Chinese
with a dictionary if I need to. Same with French, much less with
German and Japanese is probably right out at this point, 10 years past
my 3 semesters of Japanese.
William Annis - System Administrator - Biomedical Computing Group
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jerry Meislik
William,
A really nice book detailing some of the various styles of Chinese bonsai is
called Selection of Famous Works of Chinese Miniature Trees and Rock, author
is Hu yun hua and Jin Bao Yuan, isbn 7-5426-119-4/J.
It is a really good book on the matter picturing various regional styles.
Jerry Meislik
Whitefish Montana USA
Zone3-4
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>
>From time to time I come across photos of bonsai from China. Some are
>to my untrained eye much like trees you could see created anywhere
>from Kyoto to Köln to Kansas City. Some are however clearly designed
>with a very different scheme in mind, a scheme quite remote from the
>Japanese styles.
>
>Apparently, there are numberous and distinct Chinese styles.
>
>Can anyone recommend any good books on this subject? There are at
>least two intro bonsai books written by Chinese authors, but neither
>of these really discusses the regional differences. Of course, books
>in English are easiest for me, but I can slog through modern Chinese
>with a dictionary if I need to. Same with French, much less with
>German and Japanese is probably right out at this point, 10 years past
>my 3 semesters of Japanese.
>
>William Annis - System Administrator - Biomedical Computing Group
>towards other humans." Marcus Aurelius VII.65
>
> ++++Sponsored, in part, by Ken Hohut++++
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> >>-->> The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ <<--<<
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