Product Description
Quarto hardcover in green cloth with gilt spine lettering, in original dust jacket.
Published in cooperation with the American Horticultural Society; richly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs and line drawings documenting traditional Chinese penjing (bonsai) techniques, aesthetics, and history.
A well-produced and increasingly sought-after horticultural/art reference introducing the Chinese tradition of miniature landscapes - distinct from Japanese bonsai in its broader use of rock, water, and compositional narrative.
Prepared by specialists associated with the Shanghai Botanic Garden, the work covers tree selection, shaping techniques, rock penjing design, display methods, and species used in classical compositions.
The photographic plates are especially strong, presenting museum-quality specimens and historical context, making this a desirable reference for collectors of Asian garden arts and bonsai literature.
Book: Very Good+ - clean and solid; binding square; pages bright with no foxing observed.
A neat contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper dated Dec.
28, 1982; no other markings.
Dust Jacket: Good+ - moderate edge wear including small chips and short closed tears (notably at corners and spine ends); light rubbing and handling wear; no major loss to front panel; presents well.
Stated 1982 with no additional printings indicated; full number line not present; typical of Timber Press first printings of this period.
Copyright page lists China Pictorial (1982) with U.
S.
printing by Timber Press, confirming first American edition/first printing.
Hu Yunhua (b.
1943) was a Chinese horticultural specialist associated with the Shanghai Botanic Garden, contributing to the documentation and international dissemination of penjing techniques and traditions during the late 20th century.
His work helped introduce Western audiences to the broader artistic and cultural context of Chinese miniature landscape design beyond Japanese bonsai.
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