The Japan Times: Although container plantings were brought from China to Japan by imperial emissa…

Although container plantings were brought from China to Japan by imperial emissaries as early as the sixth century, bonsai as an art likely dates from the 13th century. Its most recent journey has been to the West. Dwarf trees were components in the Japanese gardens constructed for world fairs in North America and Europe in the years from 1870 to 1940. Exhibits of bonsai at the Osaka Expo in 1970 drew international attention to the art and helped boost a renewal of interest in Japan. Bonsai cultivation as an art form, though, continues to be known outside Japan, but little understood in its specifics. Click on the link in our bio for more about the world’s growing interest in bonsai. 📸 Stephen Mansfield
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