The price of a bonsai is determined by its artistic value.

  The price of a bonsai fluctuates around its artistic value.

  There is no doubt that bonsai, like calligraphy and painting, is not only a work of art but also a commodity, and entering the market is inevitable.

  But they are different from ordinary daily necessities; a bonsai is a spiritual product, and what it gives people is artistic enjoyment, enriching people's leisure and cultural life and cultivating their character, so it has its own particularity.

  Any commodity has different prices in different periods, and the price does not fully reflect its actual value; it fluctuates according to changes in market demand.

  But the fluctuation of the price of a work of art will not affect its artistic value, and the price cannot fully reflect its artistic value either.

  Of course, good things can generally fetch a good price, but it is absolutely wrong to say that whatever fetches a good price is a good thing.

  Conversely, no matter how much money a poor thing fetches, it will not raise its artistic value.