| Title |
Gardens, Chinese: Wang Shi Yuan Garden, Suzhou, China [070] |
| Photo Number |
Box 65, Special Lectures, Japan/China Comparison R, Double Projection Lecture, 132 |
| Description |
Photograph of penjing / penzai in Wang Shi Yuan, Suzhou, China |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1981 |
| Subject |
Wang Shi Yuan (Suzhou, Jiangsu Sheng, China)--Photographs; Gardens, Chinese--China--Suzhou--Photographs; Penjing; Trees; Art; Displays; China |
| Keywords |
Wǎngshī Yuán; Sūzhōu; Soochow; Suchow; Su-chou; Master of the Nets Garden; Wang Shih Yuan; Penjing; Penzai; Art |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Jiangsu Sheng (China); Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) |
| Caption on Slide |
Penjing / penzai in Wang Shi Yuan, Suzhou, China. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Wang Shi Yuan Garden (The Master of the Nets Garden) located in Suzhou, China, was first constructed in 1140 by Shi Zhengzhi. He was inspired by the simple and solitary life of a Chinese fisherman depicted in philosophical writings. The garden was restored and redesigned in 1785 by Song Zongyuan.--Wikipedia. Note: Penjing (literally: tray scenery), also known as penzai (literally: tray plant), tray landscape, potted scenery, potted landscape, or miniature trees and rockery, is the ancient Chinese art of depicting artistically formed trees, other plants, and landscapes in miniature ... Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Japanese traditions of bonsai ... as well as the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ. Generally speaking, tree penjing specimens differ from bonsai by allowing a wider range of tree shapes (wild-looking) and by planting them in bright-colored and creatively shaped pots. In contrast, bonsai are more simplified in shape (more refined in appearance) with larger-in-proportion trunks, and are planted in unobtrusive, low-sided containers with simple lines and muted colors.--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided for image: Bonsai Farm Wang Shi Yuan Suzhou, China. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dn4nm7 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
336901 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dn4nm7 |
