Art Tub
Potted landscape art, praised as "silent poetry", "stereoscopic paintings" or "living sculptures", is a rare and delightful Chinese art form. In a pot no larger than a washbasin, ingenious craftsmen create a miniature reproduction of a natural scene using stunted trees and plants, rocks and even water.
History
It is very difficult to determine when potted landscapes first began, since the form was only considered a folk art in its initial stages. A mural in the tomb of Prince Li Xian of the early Tang Dynasty (618-907) shows that the art form had already won royal favor at that time, although historical records suggest it can be dated much earlier than that -- nearly 4,000 years ago.
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