Bonsai and penjing : ambassadors of peace & beauty : from the collection of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. / Ann McClellan.
Material type: TextPublisher: Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2016]Description: 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 28 cmISBN:- 9780804847018
- 0804847010
- QK79.5.U62 W182 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB454.3.B6 M33 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800169443 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127).
A National Collection of Living Arts -- Presidential Connections -- Gifts from Japan -- The Chinese Collection -- North American Highlights -- A Vibrant Museum -- The Bonsai Saga, How the Bicentennial Collection Came to America / John L. Creech -- Spotlight on the Museum's Curators -- The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Honorees -- Select Bonsai Collections in North America -- Bibliography.
Looks at the many roles that the bonsai and penjing trees of the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. have had, including their inclusion in international diplomacy and their place in world's fair exhibitions.