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Probably the
bonsai (which in
Japanese means
tree and pot)
comes from China
where some
documents dating
back to the VI
century AC have
been found which
show trees grown
in pots. |
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Earlier sand and
stone “gardens”
used to be
created that
reproduced
landscapes. The
sand and stones,
set with a
faultless
precision,
represented the
sea and the
islands it
surrounded.
These “gardens”
were places
where you could
meditate and, by
admiring their
stern beauty,
have a vision of
the universe in
a confined, but
never-ending,
setting. |
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The Buddhist
monks who
moved from China
to Japan, from
the XIII century
AC, brought
these little
trees with them
in order to
teach their
disciples Zen
philosophy.
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In Japan
a
refined
naturalistic
culture
already
existed
which
allowed
the
spreading
of
bonsais
among
the
higher
social
classes;
later
every
family,
even the
poorest,
boasted
one,
possibly
grown in
a shell
when a
precious
vase
couldn’t
be
bought
to hold
it. |
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Gradually the
attention of the
Japanese turned
more and more to
the bonsai’s
aesthetic
features though
never
overlooking the
philosophical
and religious
beliefs; even if
they only meant
to represent
nature, these
miniatures
turned into such
an object of
study that they
became real
forms of art.
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About
the end
of the
XIX
century,
the
observation
of the
trees in
nature
spurred
a coding
of the
styles
and the
defining
of
aesthetic
rules to
turn to
during
the
tree’s
growing
in order
to
achieve
a
perfect
shape;
nowadays
these
still
have a
great
importance
for all
the
bonsaists
in the
world,
though |
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as the times and
tastes change
the specimens
become more and
more refined. |
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