Bonkei
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A bonkei is a temporary or permanent three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using mainly dry materials like rock, papier-mâché or cement mixtures, and sand in a shallow tra
Prints out of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō as Potted Landscapes depicting Bonkei, by Utagawa Yoshishige (1848)
Color print depicting a bonkei modeled after Station 1 of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Color print of Station 1 of The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Hòn non bộ
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Hòn non bộ is the Vietnamese art of making miniature landscapes, imitating the scenery of the islands, mountains and surrounding environment as found in nature. It is a Vietnamese equivalent of the Ch
Bonkei
…height, against an uncluttered background". Bonkei is similar in some ways to the Japanese saikei (plant landscape), Chinese penjing, or Vietnamese hon non bo art forms. Although the aesthetic goals and practical aspects of model railroads are quite different, some similarities with bonkei can be seen in the…
A type of Hòn non bộ popular in Vietnam
Hòn non bộ in the pond of Diên Thọ Palace in the Imperial City of Huế
Hòn non bộ which included stones, plants, little figures, waterfall and aquarium
Hòn non bộ, at the Botanical Building