Potted landscapes can be classified into two. One focuses on trees, with mountains and stones, characters and houses. The other focuses on mountains and stones with clear water, pavilions. The former is called stake potted landscape. The latter stone and mountain potted landscape.
Potted landscape of suzhou pay close attention to the postures of stakes and the age, curiosity of the appearances. These stakes are dug out from fields or deep mountains. Then they are cultivated carefully and treated artistically. Some look old and strong, like huge trees. Some only have two or three branches, like old trees in deep mountains. Some hang upside down like the ancient pine trees hanging along the precipitous cliff. Some lay twisted horizontally like dragons flying in the sky.
The expert on potted landscape, Zhou Shoujuan said that potted landscape include 60 percent of nature and 40 percent of art. Among the 40 percent, trimming covers 25%, binding up covers 15%. Only in this way can trees not look too artistic or become bad ones. At the same time, people should also learn from those famous pictures of the past and present.
The flower pots osed are also laid emphasis on. The purple pot from Jingshan, Yixing are often used. Some porcelain or stone ones are also used to reach the effect of bettering each other.
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