How much do you know about bonsai?

Seeing the large within the small, and a thousand miles within a foot: this is an important expressive technique of bonsai art. Because the size of the pot is limited, the materials used in bonsai are generally not large, but the landscape expressed by a small scene must be grand, which is what is meant by "a single peak is like Mount Tai's thousand zhang, a single spoon is like rivers and lakes ten thousand miles." This can only be achieved by relying on special artistic techniques.

Using the principles of perspective, distant and near scenery is cleverly arranged to form the effect of near objects being large and far objects small, and near objects being dense in color while far objects are pale. The bonsai is roughly divided in the horizontal and vertical directions into several layers such as the near view, middle view, and distant view, and the scenery arranged in each layer differs in volume, size, height, color, and other aspects. For example, trees in the near view should be large, the outlines of mountain rocks should be clear, the depiction should be relatively strong, and the color of the stone material should be dense; trees in the distant view should be small, the texture of mountain rocks should be blurred, the lines relatively coarse, and the color of the stone material pale and elegant. By strengthening the perspective effect, the scenery appears more profound and distant, achieving this special artistic effect of seeing the large within the small. By using the method of reduced scenery for contrast and enhancement, the scenery in the bonsai, such as mountain rocks, trees, accessories, and so on, is all handled according to a certain proportion. If different proportions are used, contrasting and enhancing one another, this can produce the effect of seeing the large within the small.

The above is some basic knowledge about bonsai that the editor knows. I hope it is helpful to you. Thank you.

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