Melt the landscape into the square inch

Bonsai, that is, the scenery in the basin, a few inches of heaven and earth, infinite scenery. It shrinks into an inch, small in the big, like a three-dimensional beautiful miniature version of the landscape scenic spot.

Bonsai originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, and in history, like poetry, calligraphy and painting, it is a form of lyrical expression, and it has long gone beyond the form to become a cultural symbol. Let's explore the mystery of bonsai.

Bonsai art gradually flourished in the Tang Dynasty and matured in the Song Dynasty. Li he has a poem saying: "Green waves soak leaves full of light, thin bunches of dragon bearded dumplings, knife scissors", which describes the method of pruning bonsai trees.

Bonsai is divided into two categories: tree stump bonsai and landscape bonsai. After the stump bonsai gradually spread to Japan, known as "potted".

The former takes trees as the main material, and can be divided into four categories: branch, leaf, fruit and flower.

The latter mainly uses rocks, water and soil as materials, with water as bonsai, soil and stone as dry bonsai, and water and soil as flood and drought bonsai.

Tree stump bonsai is more basic and common, and different schools have gradually formed in the process of development:

Lingnan: the unique broken branch composition based on "cutting dry and storing branches" is vigorous and natural, elegant and bold.

Yangpai: pruning the branches into clouds contains the Jiangnan sentiment that "the spring tide is rising and the cross-strait river is wider, and the downwind sailing happens to hang the sails high".

Su School: its modeling feature is to tie and cut the branches into round pieces, six sets, three supports and one top is its typical tree type, which is famous for its elegance and elegance.

Zhejiang School: high-level cutting style is its styling feature, vigorous and natural, with the flavor of the times.

Shanghai style: naturally, it is not confined to one style, and strives to reflect the wild interest of the mountains and forests, bright and smooth.

Special bonsai: a kind of artificial bonsai appeared in the court of the Qing Dynasty, which was made of precious materials such as jewelry, jade, jade, coral, gold and silver, agate, gold and silver, enamel, jade, carving paint and mosaic. Most of them are made by the mosaic of the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

(photo: stone plum blossom, old collection of Qing Palace)

The following introduces a relatively simple production of tree stump bonsai: Luohan pine dry bonsai

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Tilt the plant to plant plants to facilitate the shaping of curved dry stump bonsai. Cut off the extra branches.

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The use of iron wire, brown wire for binding modeling.

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Shape the stump as a whole.

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Schematic diagram of the work after trimming and shaping.

Bend body in the square inch place, still do not lose the clank proud bone, old branch vigorous rock jagged, each work contains the producer's feelings and interest, fine bonsai, taste traditional Chinese taste.