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Bonsai and Penjing - Ambassadors of Peace & Beauty (Hardcover)
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Bonsai and Penjing - Ambassadors of Peace & Beauty (Hardcover)
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This book tells the remarkable stories of bonsai and penjing trees
in the collection of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. It
details their valuable role in international diplomacy and as
instruments of American presidential influence. It also describes
their inclusion in world's fair exhibitions, in Asian-inspired
gardens around the country, and as a window onto the extensive
cultivation of bonsai in North America today. A lengthy first-hand
account by Dr. John L. Creech is included about the first
extraordinary gift of 53 bonsai from Japan to the U.S. in 1976
which prompted the founding of the National Bonsai & Penjing
Museum. Bonsai and Penjing: Ambassadors of Beauty and Peace
describes how Chinese penjing and North American bonsai were later
added to the Museum, making its collection the most comprehensive
in the world. Stories of individual trees and forest plantings are
featured, as are the roles played by the skilled and talented
creators of these living art forms-people such as John Naka, Saburo
Kato, Yuji Yoshimura, Harry Hirao, and Dr. Yee-Sun Wu. Armchair
travelers can experience what a visit to the Museum is like,
including the discovery of its remarkable viewing stones. Bonsai
and Penjing: Ambassadors of Beauty and Peace will delight anyone
intrigued by these living works of art and curious about the
stories they bring to life.
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