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Penjing

February 4, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

Bay Island Bonsai’s recent exhibit included a penjing display – a rare occurrence for the event. As time passes, I find I’m more concerned with improving the quality of the trees in the exhibit each year – and keeping the event fun. This piece has fun in spades.

Juniper penjing

Penjing with shimpaku

Shimpaku

Shimpaku

Shimpaku

Cascade shimpaku

Shimpaku

Shimpaku island

A number of figures have popped up in the past few BIB exhibits. The most striking example appeared in 2010. This year’s display boasts the greatest variety of figures.

Monkeys

Monkeys

Frog

Frog

Figure

Figure

Pagoda

Pagoda

Coy technique

Mise-en-scène with Golden Alligator

It takes a lot of work to get the details right. Kudos to Jeff for making the effort.

Coy technique

The curator at work

Like groves, penjing tend to be very accessible to visitors who are new to bonsai. While some bonsai are quite abstract in design, penjing and forest scenes are immediately identifiable – and fun!

Sunset on shimpaku island

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  1. John Kirby says

    February 7, 2011 at 12:00 am

    While Jeff is the current curator, he is also the creator and as such has certain godlike characteristics. Think Poseidon.

    John

  2. Neil says

    February 11, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    Not sure of how to send this feedback to the creator of this penjing. Maybe you would pass this constructive feedback along to him.

    This is a nice penjing. But something seems “off”. I believe it could be corrected with the following.

    I see the deciduous trees at the top of the mountains, while the junipers are very much in a row in the lower “elevations”, and the temple is lower as well. I would rather see the junipers upon the larger mountain, with the smaller toward the top. The temple should be higher upon the main mountain as well.

    The deciduous trees should be at the base & on the island….the monkey belongs on the island as well.

    One mans humble opinion….not seeing to many deciduous trees higher up than junipers 😉

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