Video: Mini-landscapes of sand and stone. Incredible Bonseki Work
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Bonseki - these are mini-landscapes, painted on a black lacquered tray with white quartz sand of different grinding and stones of different calibers. As a rule, artists depict mountains, rivers, waterfalls, seascapes or roads - in general, everything that inspires a person and looks picturesque even in the form of such a miniature. Not everyone is able to master this amazing oriental art that came to Japan from China. Probably only unflappable and hardworking Asians can create these incredibly complex but strikingly beautiful three-dimensional landscapes. Perseverance, patience, humility, as well as a trained eye and precise movements are the necessary minimum of skills, without which this is unlikely to be possible. For many hours, the artist has been working hard on the painting, armed with feathers, sharp wooden sticks and shovels, with which he forms the figures and shapes necessary for the plot from the sand. One careless sigh, an awkward movement, a sneeze, or a sudden draft - and the picture is hopelessly ruined.
There are several legends describing exactly how bonseki spread in Japan and China, suddenly gaining the same popularity as origami folding or mandala laying. According to one of them, bonseki as an art appeared in China thanks to Emperor Shi Huang-ti, at whose request a huge model of his possessions was recreated in front of the palace, depicting in miniature all the provinces, right down to villages, rivers, gardens and pastures. At first, these models were made of clay, then, over time, the technique has changed significantly, and today the "landscape on a tray" looks exactly like that, made of sand and stone. In Japan, they learned about bonseki much later, at the beginning of the 7th century, when an embassy from China arrived at the court of Empress Suiko with rich gifts, including works of art.
Bonseki are considered temporary compositions. At least that was the case before. Today, these art projects take part in exhibitions of art galleries, are exhibits of museums, and are highly valued among fans of contemporary oriental art. Unfortunately, exhibitions of this art are extremely rare in Japan and China.
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