Prints out of the "53 Stations of the Tōkaidō as Potted Landscapes" depicting Bonkei, by Utagawa Yoshishige (1848)
A bonkei (盆景, Japanese for "tray landscape")[1]: 15–19 is a temporary or permanent three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using mainly dry materials like rock, papier-mâché or cement mixtures, and sand in a shallow tray.[2]: 23 A bonkei contains no living material, in contrast with related Japanese art forms bonsai and saikei: bonsai contain living trees, and saikei contain living trees and other vegetation.
^Buller, Lew (2005). Saikei and Art. Lew Buller. ISBN 0-9772443-0-X.
^Hirota, Jozan (1970). Bonkei: Tray Landscapes. Kodansha International Ltd. ISBN 0-87011-495-6.
A bonkei (盆景, Japanese for "tray landscape"): 15–19 is a temporary or permanent three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using...
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full-size trees. The Japanese art of bonsai is believed to have originated from bonkei (盆景, penjing in Chinese) introduced from China. In the Tang Dynasty, there...
as gardens. It may refer to: Saikei Bonsai Bonsai cultivation and care Bonkei Bonseki Penjing (China) Hòn Non Bộ (Vietnam) This disambiguation page lists...
of tables, shelves, wardrobes, small holders for flowers, bonsais or for bonkei, boxes, lanterns with wooden frames and translucent paper, neck and elbow...
art of growing trees in trays Saikei - Japanese living tray landscapes Bonkei - Japanese dry tray landscapes Hòn non bộ - Vietnamese art of making miniature...
depiction of a treed landscape. Though this display is closer to the Japanese bonkei display than to a living bonsai, it does reflect the period's interest in...
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