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Bonsai / penjing : the collections of the Montréal Botanical Garden / Danielle Ouellet.

Title

Bonsai / penjing : the collections of the Montréal Botanical Garden / Danielle Ouellet.

Author

Ouellet, Danielle,

Publication

Laval, Quebec : Imprimerie l'Empreinte, 2019
Montreal : Les Amis du Jardin Botanique de Montréal, 2019.
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Description

276 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 28 x 30 cm

Subject

Bonsai > Canada
Penjing > Canada

Note

Includes the work of French language editor, Hélène Larue; French-to-English translators, Pamela Ireland, Terry Knowles; English language editor, Karen Grislis -- page 274.
Photos by Roger Aziz

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (page 271)

Contents

The fabulous odyssey of the Montréal Botanical Garden bonsai and penjing / Pierre Bourque -- Montréal and Shanghai brought together by bonsai / Hu Yunhua -- Bonsai art: a bridge to peace / Tomio Yamada -- Preface / Danielle Ouellet -- History: An ancient Asian tradition: China: where landscapes in pots began -- Japan: popularizing the art of growing miniature trees -- Donations to the Montréal Botanical Garden: Shanghai -- Hong Kong -- Japan -- North America Vietnam and other tropical lands -- Esthetics, The beauty of trees: Chinese schools: The Shanghai School; The Lingnan School-- Japanese styles -- North American approaches -- Photo gallery: Chinese collections -- Japanese collection -- Tropical collection -- North American collection -- Other specimens -- Brief descriptions of the specimens.

ISBN

2980121851
9782980121852

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries