What is the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese art of penjing?
Penjing Penjing: The maintenance and care of penjing trees are similar to that of the bonsai. Penjing Penjing, also known as penzai, is the ancient Chinese art of depicting artistically formed trees, other plants, and landscapes in miniature. Penjing generally fall into one of three categories: Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Japanese traditions of "bonsai" and "saikei", as well as the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese "hòn non bộ". Generally speaking, tree "penjing" specimens differ from "bonsai" by allowing a wider range of tree shapes (more "wild-looking") and by planting them in bright-colored and creatively shaped pots. In
Penjing limited to observation or representation of nature, but is also influenced by Chinese poetry, calligraphy, and other visual arts. Common penjing designs include evocation of dragons and the strokes of well-omened characters. At its highest level, the artistic value of penjing is on par with that of poetry, calligraphy, brush painting and garden art. Styles of the traditional Penjing in China are mainly classified by the most representative (dominant) plants used, and named after the regions of their origin. Since different plants require different techniques to handle, different styles thus formed. There are more than a dozen styles of traditional