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BONKEI tray landscape containing rocks and small accent plants as well as trees.

 


Bonkei
Bonkei, or landscape trays, often include a small pruned tree, along with rock, mosses, grass and other perennials, water and little figurines.

Landscape Style (Bonkei)
Landscape Style often grown in large shallow unglazed pots and include Rock and Water depicting Mountains and the Sea and are often planted with well placed Bonsai, mosses, grass and other perennials, ...

Penjing, the hobby of creating a miniature landscape, is an art that bears close ties with the arts of bonsai, saikei and bonkei - ways of displaying the harmony of form, shape and scale of nature in miniature.

bonkei - tray plantings containing stones, trees, plants and figurines
branch bender - a clamp or jack used to bend branches or trunk
branch splitter - a cutting tool used to divide branch or trunk to allow it to be bent more easily.

Bonkei - A landscape created with sand, gravel, boats, huts, figurines and lanterns in a large, flat tray-shaped pot with no living plants.
Bonseki - A landscape created with mini figurines, nonliving foliage, and the appearance of water.

Graduating from the Tokyo Horticulture School where bonsai, along with garden art, and bonkei were studies, Yuji had exceptional knowledge that was worked into his career with the nursery.

YAMADORI collected material
SUIBAN shallow water tray for display rock plantings
TOKONOMA traditional Japanese display area
BONKEI tray landscape containing rocks and small accent plants as well as trees.

See also: Bonsai, Plant, Japanese, Saikei, Juniper