March 29, 2012Bonsai is greatly regarded as an icon of Japanese art and culture. “Bonsai” is a Japanese pronunciation of the earlier Chinese term penzai. Here the “bon” is a tray-like pot typically used in bonsai culture and “sai†means a planting or plantings). The word bonsai is often used in English as an umbrella term for […]
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