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Ouellet, Danielle,

Bonsai / penjing : the collections of the Montréal Botanical Garden / Danielle Ouellet. - 276 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 x 30 cm

Includes the work of French language editor, Hélène Larue; French-to-English translators, Pamela Ireland, Terry Knowles; English language editor, Karen Grislis -- page 274. Photos by Roger Aziz

Includes bibliographical references (page 271)

The fabulous odyssey of the Montréal Botanical Garden bonsai and penjing / Montréal and Shanghai brought together by bonsai / Bonsai art: a bridge to peace / Preface / China: where landscapes in pots began -- Japan: popularizing the art of growing miniature trees -- Shanghai -- Hong Kong -- Japan -- North America Vietnam and other tropical lands -- Chinese schools: The Shanghai School; The Lingnan School-- Japanese styles -- North American approaches -- Chinese collections -- Japanese collection -- Tropical collection -- North American collection -- Other specimens -- Pierre Bourque -- Hu Yunhua -- Tomio Yamada -- Danielle Ouellet -- History: An ancient Asian tradition: Donations to the Montréal Botanical Garden: Esthetics, The beauty of trees: Photo gallery: Brief descriptions of the specimens.

ISBN: 2980121851 9782980121852

Source: W019354

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bonsai--Canada.
Penjing--Canada.

LC Class. No.: SB433.5 / O94 2019