This super-sized three part penjing is by Robert Steven; renowned bonsai artist, teacher and author, and frequent contributor to this blog. It's worth noting that this is freshly planted, so you might imagine what it would like after things settled and filled out.
Every time I see this magnificent Penjing planting, I want to share it. For this and other reasons, this is the third time for this post, though the original photos have been enlarge to fit our newer format and a couple new cropped versions have been added. I’ve also stuck some pertinent books in to remind you that our Big Summer Book Sale is about to end (tomorrow night, Sunday at 11:59pm EDT). The original post is from December 2011.
Robert Steven's now famous second bonsai book (the first is currently out of print). Robert's bonsai are exciting and inspirational and will light blazing fires in the mind of any bonsai lover. List price is 55.00. Now only 36.00 with our normal discount plus our 25% off Book Sale.
In Robert Steven’s own words
“This is a super large penjing I did two weeks ago. The total length is three meters (about 10 feet). I combined three large special-order white marble trays in the arrangement in order to give a unique presentation in perspective and composition. The mountains were made of real rocks by a friend who hollowed some areas for planting the trees (Triphasia trifolia, aka Limeberry). The problem was to find a background for the photo, finally got it….”
This photo offers a little perspective.
Two of the greatest living Penjing artists are Robert and Zhao Qingquan. This beautiful book covers simply everything you want to know about Penjing, including design, care, categories, techniques and much more. List price 26.95, now only 18.71 with our normal discount plus our 25% off Book Sale.
Blown up and a little fuzzy, but still, a closer look. You can see and appreciate the range of colors and textures a bit more.
The other pieces.
One more book that we really like. It's both a practical how-to bonsai book and an exploration of its history, aesthetic, styles and preservation of the art of Literati bonsai/penjing. List price 28.95. Now only 17.96 with our normal discount plus our 25% off Book Sale.