Bonsai Making Demonstration

Friday, May 20, 2011

Shuihan Penjing

By: Robert Stevens




Shuihan Penjing is one style in a very popular Chinese Penjing with panoramic view of nature nuanced danao or river edge. Penjing Shuihan uniqueness lies in the use of container planting a thin pot made of white marble to reinforce the impression of surface water in the work.



Shui = Water, Han = Mainland; Shuihan Penjing = Penjing featuring views of water and land.
Shuihan Penjing is one of the styles in China Penjing which show both a natural panorama nuanced danao or river banks with trees as the main object element.
Philosophy is the basis of Shuihan Penjing "Yuan zi ran yi, yi gao zi ran” (Inspiration from nature and refers to the perfection of nature).


The basic concept is Shuihan Penjing displays a panorama of nature footage depicting trees that grow on land or river edge danao; and water element is represented by an empty space foundation planting container, usually wearing a thin pot made of white marble.
To reinforce the impression of deep water, usually worn rock bottom evenly cut and then affixed to the bottom of the container to form a line of the river or small islands. With such rocks form, impressed some of the stone under the water surface so that even though no water truth, the illusion of surface water can be displayed nicely.


Trees can be displayed singly or in groups, can grow on rocks, forms raft and others with different styles. What is important is how to display a tree-style conformity with the laws of nature and theme to be conveyed, including the legal aspects of horticulture and plant physiology. For example, trees that live on the edge of the river usually tend to grow towards the source of water follow the direction of root growth.
Container using the earnings are not white and not have to be made of marble, but it must be admitted, containers made of white marble still give the feel of the most beautiful, especially in reflecting the nuances of water. The important container should be as thin as possible because the container is thin, the impression panoramannya space will be more spacious, more powerful presentations tree and the water surface will be impressed more deeply.
There are three basic aesthetic aspect is very important in making Shuihan Penjing namely: Composition, Dimensions and Perspectives. The three basic theory can not stand alone, but is closely related to each other in shaping the outcome of a harmonious whole.
Composition

The composition of the Shuihan Penjing is the layout and preparation of trees, rocks and other objects on a flat field of view as seen from the front. When we make Shuihan Penjing, we must always think as if there Sebuat frame on our view as a blank canvas that we will paint a landscape.
The layout of each tree or group of trees, big-small, high-low is such a composition should form a harmonious and beautiful to look at.

First we need to do is choose a tree or group of trees that will be the primary object as the focus of view. The focus of view must be a tree or trees of the most dominant group, in this case is usually a tree or group of most large trees. Then determine the position of the main objects in accordance with the style of creation which we want to make and should be tailored to the material available tree.
When we create a style group (grouping), then we must first determine the location of major groups such as the focus of view.
Location of trees or groups of main tree sebaiknnya not in the middle of the container to avoid the composition in the form of an isosceles triangle or symmetrical because symmetrical composition rather boring. Good composition is the composition of the asymmetry of the composition which do not form triangle isosceles.
From the composition was, we will form the basic sketch of the panorama you want to create. A good composition will produce a beautiful panorama also shows the extent to which we understand the laws and phenomena of the real nature and principles of horticulture.
When making the composition, we must determine where the area of ​​water that we will form, possibly due to stem erosion direction, the direction of branch roots follow the direction, the direction perdaunan seeking sun and others.
When the work is a style group, it is not always all the trees point to one direction, could have faced each other, but avoid the direction opposite to each other. Form of the trees used also do not have all the same, it's where expertise is needed to process the motion beautiful composition, dynamic and harmonious, full of variety to produce a panorama of neat and creative.
Beautiful composition is not only determined by the shape of the tree, but is also determined by the shape and contours of the land that we make, even the arrangement of space on a particular section. Keep in mind that empty space is an important part of the composition.

 

Dimension

Dimensions in Shuihan Penjing is the arrangement of the layout on the surface of the container that is where we put down the trees, rocks, land and water including a line along the river its islands (as seen from above).
Layout is very influential in the perspective of view that we will further shape; location of the main objects are somewhat to the rear will give the impression of wider viewing space at the front and allows us to form a "foreground", while the location of the main objects are somewhat to the front will allow us to draw a deeper perspective or form a more distant background (background).
Shape dimension should form part of the front arch and not sunken into the future because the curved shape which will give effect to the widespread view.
There are some important things in a layout for the preparation dimension in Shuihan Penjing among others:
- Avoid the formation of a straight line on the composition of the trees or the islands.
The location of each tree or each group should form a line zig-zag.

  • Avoid the formation of a straight line on the composition of the trees or the islands.
  • The location of each tree or each group should form a line zig-zag.
  • Avoid the same distance from one tree to another tree or inter-group.
  • Avoid a line the river bank or island that is straight, there should be arch-arches or liukan-liukan forming irregular capes and bays.
  • When we form a strait or river, it should be strait or river shaped not straight from front to back, but shaped liukan zig-zag to to the side, then grew smaller / narrower in the section away to rear.


Perspective
Perspective is the perception of our view from the front of the dimension of a / group object, in which case Shuihan Penjing, the perspective is very important in shaping a landscape that could suggest the existence of a distance. Due to container planting is very limited, the perspective can dikamuflase with big-small, high-low tree, the location of each tree or group of islands and the mainland and stone contour of the land, even the layout of each tree branch.
Game land contour and layout of the stones along the mainland becomes more important in shaping the perspective if our work shows only a small number of trees or single. In addition, the use of accessories and even the type of grass and lumutpun can play an important role.
Besides these three basic aesthetic aspects mentioned above, there are again five important technical aspect in the manufacture Shuihan Penjing namely:

Main and Auxiliary Objects
In a work Shuihan Penjing there must always be the main object is the focus of view. The main object can be either single trees or groups of several trees. In the case Shuihan Penjing, the tree remains the dominant object and not a stone like in Sanshui Penjing.
In addition to the main object, there are 2 kinds of objects that is the object complement complement to draw a scale comparable to the main object and the object complement to accentuate and to help shape the dimensions and draw a line perspective.
When the object complement accentuation placed on the back, it will draw a line backward perspective to form a "background" and when placed in front, will form a "foreground". Object complement accentuation can be more than one, but between one object to another object must be well integrated and do not be impressed with its own separate that out of sync.

Asymmetrical but Balanced
This relates to the composition. The main principle of good composition is to "avoid a symmetrical shape." The composition as a whole should form an isosceles triangle is not because of an isosceles triangle shape is symmetrical are considered static and boring. Visual balance is very important to form a harmonious composition; often very large empty space it can give an impression of a beautiful and dynamic so that the object in focus appear more assertive and monumental.
Avoid laying the main object in the middle to avoid the form of a symmetrical composition.

Similar but Varies
Tree species used should be similar as we make the bonsai style Grouping and type of stone used should be similar with the assumption that in a certain area in the real world has only one kind of the same rocks.
Please note that the same stones as well as wood that has a strand or strands are naturally formed by nature due to water flow, erosion, etc..; Therefore, laying stones should also be noted that in tune.
Rhythm and movement of the trees also have to match the natural phenomenon you want to display, but still must be varied with accentuation to beautify the dynamic motion and not monotonous.
For example if we create an island with trees that grow upright, it is okay to have a tree that grows close to the water with a curved trunk movement tilted toward the water. Trees in the back of a slightly tilted backwards can also help attract a depth perspective, and sometimes trees which were located on the edge of the pot is tilted so deliberately out of the pot lip it gives the impression of a wider and without limits.
So the form of a tree do not have all the same, could face or one-way direction, but avoid the trees are mutually exclusive.

Proportion and Scale
Proportion and scale in the work Shuihan Penjing play an important role to create a natural landscape with the relevant theoretical perspectives.
Any object that is used and peletakannya should always consider the size of which indicates the scale and proportions of the logical imaginative. For example if we use the accessories bridges, boats, pagodas, statues of human or animal, then we must consider the size of each of these accessories and correlation as well as the position where we put down compared with the object of focus. If there is more than one kind of accessory that is used, then that is located further to the rear should be smaller in accordance with the laws of perspective.
Not only in terms of the use of accessories, even the use of the type of grass, moss and batupun if implemented properly will produce works perfect.

Natural
At work Shuihan Penjing, the most important thing is to give an impression of nature and avoid the impression of such a prototype of an artificial artificial garden because the essence of Shuihan Penjing is a snapshot of the real nature of a natural phenomenon, a work of art and not a result of handicraft.
Therefore, avoid the rocks are made of cement due to traces of engineering is very difficult to avoid. Use of accessories not excessive and conspicuous because it will seem like an artificial garden, the principle of the use of accessories is only limited as a complementary emphasis on the theme.

Treatment
Shuihan Penjing not difficult to treat, just like we flush penyiramannya bonsai, but they should consider fertilizing growth media in connection with relatively very few and limited. We recommend that you always use organic fertilizers that are mixed in the planting medium and periodically given NPK granular fertilizer and foliar fertilizer mixed with Vitamin B-1.
With a thin container, no need for drainage holes because the water will easily flow out or menguap.Untuk avoid erosion, soil surface should be covered with moss or grass finely and immediately add the ground if any part of that erosion. Before given the moss, top soil need to be coated first with clay in order to lichens can live healthy.


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