Some of you might have seen these types of "Root-on-Wall" ficus, but not many know the story behind its creation and by who. Kasu Bonsai (Jose Luis Lopez Casulleras ) of Spain asked me how it was done. I don't know, never tried it, I had only read how it was done. Instead of sending him copied Chinese text from a book, I approached Mr. Xuenian Han, the Lingnan master who created it in 1987. He and his publisher kindly gave me permissions to translate these pages into English and share it with English readers. It is an amazing and fascinating story; it is the thought process how Mr. Han drew inspirations from a common landscape scene and created this unique style. First shown in Asian exhibition in 1997, copied by some practitioners since. This comes from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Some inspirations in our bonsai journey.
Two “Root-On-Wall” Ficus Penjing – How I Create This New Style
This article was written by Mr. Xuenian Han (韩学年), a well-known Lingnan penjing master. It was published in Mr. Shaohong Liu’s (刘少红) “The World of Penjing” (盆景世界), the most widely read …
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