![]() A further sequence of twenty-five photographs is devoted to the related art of suiseki, or miniature stone landscapes displayed in the same manner, and often alongside, bonsai. And because the container is considered an integral part of any bonsaiindeed, the literal meaning of bonsai is tray plant�the book also includes some twenty-five photographs of traditional bonsai containers, with descriptions. The horticultural and aesthetic characteristics of each bonsai are concisely and authoritatively described in the narrative captions by William Valavanis, head of the International Bonsai Arboretum in Rochester, New York. Three hundred stunning full-page images and four lavish gatefolds present bonsai of all types, from quiet representations of nature to bold sculptural forms. This magnificent volume is the result of an extensive photographic campaign, in the course of which Singer was granted unprecedented access to the most respected public and private collections in Japan and the United States, including the Omiya Bonsai Village of Saitama, Japan, called the mecca of bonsai, where photography is normally prohibited. In Fine Bonsai: Art and Nature, the most notable bonsai trees in the world are seen through the lens of renowned botanical photographer Jonathan Singer.
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