THE BOOKS ON BONSAI AND RELATED ARTS
(bonsai, bonseki, bonkei, saikei, penjing, pentsai, suiseki, hon non bo)
 

2000 - 2049
AUTHORS  O - Z
 

Unknown / A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J /K / L / M / N /O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z
 
 


Language Prefix:

"  "   English
" BG "   Bulgarian
" CA "   Catalan
" CZ "   Czech
" DA "   Danish
" DE "   German
" EL "   Greek
" ES "   Spanish
" FI "   Finnish
" FR "   French
" FR/E "  French/English
" HU "   Hungarian
" ID "   Indonesian
" IT "   Italian
" IT/E "   Italian/English
" IT/FR "   Italian/French

" JA "   Japanese
" JA/E "   Japanese/English
" KO "   Korean
" LT "   Lithuanian
" NL "   Dutch
" PL "   Polish
" PT "   Portuguese
" RU "   Russian
" SV "   Swedish
" TA "   Tamil
" TH "   Thai
" TR "   Turkish
" VI "   Vietnamese
" ZH "   Chinese
" ZH/E "   Chinese/English
" ZH/MA/E "   Chinese/Malay/English


Subject Code:   penjing , viewing stones , bonkei , saikei , indoor , bonsai , hon non bo

FR       Ooishi, Lezoo   Les genévriers - Comment former les bonsaïs (Juniper: how to train as bonsai); Camarles (Spain): Jardin Press; 2004.  ISBN 8496291014.  128 pp.  Illustrations.

             Ooshima, Taisuke and John Stallings  Details about Bonsai for Beginners Book : Your Daily Guide for Bonsai Tree Care, Selection, Growing, Tools and Bonsai Basics ; 2013.  ISBN: 1482779374.

ES        Ortiz, Isabel   El Bonsai: Paso a Paso (Tu Jardin) ; Susaeta Ediciones, S.A.; 2007.  ISBN-10: 8430560483 , ISBN-13: 978-8430560486.  94 pp.

             O'Sullivan, Penelope   Ortho's All About Bonsai ; Des Moines, IA: Meredith Books; 2004.  ISBN 0-89721-498-6.  128 pp.  Denny Schrock, Editor.   Original cover price: $14.95.

VI         O'Sullivan, Penelope   Bonsai cho moi nhà ; My Thuat; 2006.   195 pp.

             Pacific Bonsai Museum   A Gallery of Trees: Living Art of Pacific Bonsai Museum; Seattle, WA ; 2021;  230 pp.  Color illustrations and archival photographs giving the developmental history of 30 compositions in their collection.   New 04/22/23

HU      Perjés Judit and János Rácz    Hobbim a bonsai ; Bíbór Kiadó ; 2002.  ISBN 9639103764.  144 pp.   New 04/22/23

             Perkumpulan Penggemar Bonsai Indonesia   Bonsai of Indonesia: Twenty Five Years of Indonesian Bonsai Society ; 2005.  ISBN 9798160010.

PL        Pfisterer, Jochen   Bonsai w mieszkaniu ; 2006.  ISBN 83-7184-375-5.  64 pp.

ES        Pfisterer, Jochen   Bonsai. Exotico y fascinante (Manuales Jardin En Casa / Manual Garden at Home) ; Editorial Hispano Europea; 2007.  ISBN 8425516196.  64 pp.

RU       Pfisterer, J.   Indoor bonsai. Forms and Care ; AST, Astrel; 2007.  ISBN-10: 978-5-17-039991-8 ; ISBN-13: 978-5-271-15117-0.  64 pp.  Translation of original German.  Format: PDF.  Size: 13 MB.

             Phan Van Lit  with Lew Buller   Mountains in the Sea: The Vietnamese Miniature Landscape Art of Hòn Non Bô ; Portland, OR: Timber Press; 2001.  ISBN 0-88192-515-2.  232 pp.  137 color photos, 42 b&w photos.  USDA

FR       Phaneuf, Michel   Bonsai Montreal: Célébration Des 25 Ans de la Société de Bonsaï ; 2004.  ISBN 2980844802.  128 pp.  Photography by Jean-Marc Charron.  USDA

CZ       Pisl, Jaroslav   Bonsai nejen v panelaku: v byte, na balkone, v zahrade, asijské zahrady. ; Bonsai centrum; 2004.  ISBN 8090075703.  10000 výt.  Igor Barta and Karel Serák wrote the chapter on Suiseki.

CZ       Pisl, Jaroslav et al  Bonsaje a zahrady nejen v Japonsku (Bonsai trees and gardens not only in Japan) ; Bonsai Center Libcany Bonsai Centre; 2008.  ISBN: 859-18-8300-227-1.  208 pp.  Additional material by Igor Barta.

PL       Pisl, Jaroslav et al   Bonsai nie tylko w blokach (Bonsai, not only in the blocks [indoors?]) ; 2009.  197 pp.  Illustrated.  Translation by Piotr Kadlcik.  Proofreading by Marek Gajda.

RU       Polyakov, Anna   Dwarfish garden, or Bonsai; Nevsky Prospekt; 2003.  ISBN: 5-94371-367-0.  160 pp.

VI        Prescott, David   Cam nang bonsai ; My thuat; 2007.   206 pp.

             Prescott, David and Colin Lewis   The Bonsai Handbook ; New York: Sterling Publishing; 2001.  ISBN 1-85974-708-6.  160 pp.

DE       Prescott, David and Colin Lewis   Das Bonsai-Handbuch Pflege, Schnitt, Vermehrung, Gestaltung, Porträts ; Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos Verlag; 2002.  ISBN 3-440-09391-3.  160 pp. 

NL       Prescott, David and Colin Lewis   Het Bonsai handboek ; Veltman Uitgevers B.V.; 2002.  ISBN-10 9059200667 ; ISBN-13 9789059200661.  160 pp.

            Prescott, David   Pocket Bonsai: Care Shaping Repotting Species ; New Holland; 2004.  ISBN 1-84330-586-0.  192 pp.  Original ad. price: $14.95.

LT       Ptakauskas, Kestutis   Ryto rasos sodas (The morning dew garden) ; Vilnius: Aukso pieva; 2016.  ISBN: 978-609-8105-27-8.  232 pp.

             Ponnuswami, M.   Suiseki, The Art of Viewing Stone ; 2012.&bsp; 59 pp.  Approximately 130 native viewing stones in India.  A four-page section, "Suiseki, the art of silence," was contributed by Chaira Padrini.

VI        Quang Khang Le and Van Minh Phan   Cay the Viet nam: nghe thuat-ky thuat va dao choi ; Van hoa dan toc; 2002.   245 pp.

            Quarto Publishing   Plantworks: Bonsai ; London: Andrews McKeel Publishing; 2005.  ISBN-10: 0740747592 ; ISBN-13: 978-0740747595.  96 pp.  "Includes the pruning scissors and forming wire to get started."


HU      Rácz János   A bonszáj (bonsai) története ; Budai Nyomdaipari Kft ; 2003.  ISBN 9632109171.  121 pp.   New 04/22/23

ES       Rauber, Milagros   Bonsai con partes muertas ; Venezuela; 2000.

ES       Rauber, Milagros   Bonsai, rolas y rejillas ; Venezuela; 2000.

ES       Rauber, Milagros   Microambientes ; Venezuela; 2000.

ES       Rauber, Milagros   Evaluación de Bonsai ; Venezuela; 2001.

             Ren, David    Classical Chinese Rocks ; Hong Kong: Three Associates Book Shop ; 2002.  ISBN 7-108-01753-9/K.   

ZH/E    Ren, David   The Imperial Rocks (Yuyuan Shangshi) ; Hong Kong: Joint Publishing; 2000.  ISBN 7108012375.  299 pp.  80 rocks illustrated in color plates, numerous color illustrations.  Essays by Jin Hongkui, Han Guanghui, Shan Guoqiang, Ge Zhaoguang, and David Ren.  Text in Chinese with a summary and list of plates in English.  With slipcase.

IT         Ricchiari, Antonio   Suiseki, pietre d'arte ;  Progetto Bonsai; 2001.  144 pp.  Forty-eight color photos, 33 b&w photos, and some 26 sets of line drawings.  Original cover price L. 49.000 / Euro 25,30 / US $22.

IT         Ricchiari, Antonio   A scuola di bonsai: Corso completo sull'arte di coltivare alberi in miniatura. I suggerimenti pratici. Le schede varietali. Le patologie e la difesa ; Il Sole 24 Ore Edagricole; 2004.  ISBN 8850649827.  220 pp.

IT         Ricchiari, Antonio   Bonsai. Corso base ; Barbieri Selvaggi ; 2009.  ISBN-10: 8861871259 ; ISBN-13: 9788861871250.  128 pp.   New 04/22/23

IT         Ricchiari, Antonio   Bonsai. Tecniche e segreti di coltivazione ; Edagricole ; 2010.  ISBN-10: 8850652984 ; ISBN-13: 9788850652983.  232 pp.  Illustrated.   New 04/22/23

IT         Ricchiari, Antonio   L'arte del bonsai: Storia, Estetica, Tecniche, E Segreti Di Coltivazione ; De Vecchi ; 2011.  ISBN: 8841202882 ; ISBN-13: 978-8841202883.  240 pp.  

IT         Ricchiari, Antonio   estetica: bonsai, tokonoma, suiseki, hachi, shodo, giardini ; Barbieri Selvaggi; 2018.  ISBN-10: 8861870716 ; ISBN-13: 9788861870710.  300 pp.   New 04/22/23

IT         Ricchiari, Antonio   Bonsai concept ; Barbieri : 2019.  ISBN-10: 8875330700 ; ISBN-13: 9788875330705.    New 04/22/23

ES        Riera, Eusebio Chellini   Bonsai, Arte y Naturaleza ; Caracas; 2007.  ISBN 980-12-2353-7.  326 pp.  Illustrated.

             Rosenblum, Richard   Art of the Natural World, Resonances of Wild Nature in Chinese Sculptural Art ; MFA Publications; 2001.  ISBN 0878466231.  128 pp.  Edited and with an introduction by Valerie C. Doran.

IT        Rossi, Daniela   Bonsai con perle di vetro ; Il Castello; 2001.  ISBN 8880392220.  80 pp.

IT/E    Rossi, Edoardo   Kazari, L'arte di esporre il Bonsai e il Suiseki (The Art of Displaying Bonsai and Suiseki); Parabiago, Italy: Crespi Editori; 2016.  ISBN 88-87257-28-0.  256 pp.  49.50 €.

            Rutledge, Andy   Artistic Foundations of Bonsai Design, Elements of Meaningful Composition ; BTO Journal Publications; 2003.  A web-book.

FR       Sacal, Michel   Bases du bonsaï: Le guide de l'amateur du bonsaï ; EDG Bonsai; 2003.  134 pp.

FR       Samson, Remy   bonsaï -- manuel, bonsaï -- liste de genres et d'espè ces ; Paris : Larousse ; 2008.  118 pp.   New 04/22/23

            Samson, Isabelle and Rémy Samson   The Creative Art of Bonsai ; London: Hamlyn, a division of Octopus Publishing Group; 2000.  ISBN 0-600-60180-3.   192 pp.  173 color photos and many line drawings.   Translation by Derek Hanson and Judith Hayward in association with First Edition, Cambridge of the 1999 revised edition of Comment Créer et Entretenir vos Bonsai.

RU       Samson, Isabelle and Rémy Samson   How to create and to grow bonsai ; Interbukbiznes; 2003.  ISBN: 5-89164-125-9.  192 pp.

ES        Santiago, Ghedini    Bonsai Criollo ; Argentina; 2000.

TH       Sawaaeng Sookhee   Sin La Bpa Gaan Tham Maai Dat Thai (The Art of Thai Bonsai) ; Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University; 2006.  ISBN-10: 9740317987; ISBN-13: 9789740317982.  86 pp.  Illustrated

IT        Schenone, A.   I Suiseki, magiche pietre dell'Appennino (Suiseki, Magical Stones of Appennino); Quaderni del Lascito Cuneo.  2009.  79 pp.  Documentation Centre of the Muncipal Library of San Colombiana Certenoli.

            Schoech, Wayne (ed.)  The magician: the bonsai art of Kimura 2 ; Passumpsic, VT: Stone Lantern Publishing; 2007.  162 pp. USDA

            Schoech, Wayne and Michael Persiano and the Staff of Bonsai Today (ed.)    Bonsai Today Masters' Series: Pines, Growing & Styling Japanese Black & White Pines ; Passumpsic, VT: Stone Lantern Publishing; 2005.  ISBN-10: 0976755009 ; ISBN-13: 978-0976755005184 .  182 pp.  300 color photos.  "Featuring Masahiko Kimura, Takashita Yosiaki and others"  Original ad. price: $29.95.   USDA

             Schoech, Wayne and the Staff of Bonsai Today (ed.)    Bonsai Today Masters' Series: Junipers: Growing & Styling Juniper Bonsai ; Passumpsic, VT: Stone Lantern Publishing; 2007.  ISBN-10: 0976755033 ; ISBN-13: 978-0976755036184 .  173 pp.  Original ad. price: $29.95.  USDA

DE       Sebban, Denis   Bonsai, formen und pflegen ; Ulmer (Eugen); 2003.  ISBN-10: 3800166976 ; ISBN-13: 978-3800166978.  96 pp.

             See, Robert   Bonsai & Suiseki, The World of Nature in Miniature ; 2002?  208 pp.  102 bonsai and 27 suiseki award winners' photos from 6th Asia-Pacific Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition, plus 22 suiseki award winners' photos  from 2000 Malaysia Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition, plus sketches by the author.  "With the Malaysia Bonsai & Suiseki Society."

IT/FR   Segneri, Sandro   Sentieri Bonsai (The Ways of Bonsai) ; Aiep; 2001.  ISBN 888804020X.  168 pp.  Line drawings by the author.  USDA

JA/E     Sen'enkyo and Kin'ichi Yoshimura (ed.)   SUISEKI - shizen no geijutsu nyogakuan korekushon (An Art Created by Nature, The Nyogakuan Collection of Japanese Viewing Stones) ; Mitsumura Printing Company; 2005.  ISBN 4896159896.   200 pp.  Translated by Emi Suzuki (Yuji Yoshimura’s second daughter).  Editorial Supervisor, Ken-Ichi Yoshimura (Yuji’s brother and Emi’s uncle).  Editor, Sen-En-Kyo (pen name for Mr. Watanabe).  The full color volume showcases Mr. Watanabe’s father’s important collection of suiseki, named the Nyogakuan Collection.  This collection was begun in 1952 when a stone was purchased from Toshiji Yoshimura (Yuji's father).  List price ¥18,900. 

JA/E     Sen'enkyo and Kin'ichi Yoshimura (ed.)   SUISEKI II - shizen no geijutsu nyogakuan korekushon (An Art Created by Nature, The Nyogakuan Collection of Japanese Viewing Stones) ; Mitsumura Printing Company; 2007.  219 pp.  Illustrated.  USDA

ES         Serbanescu Lopez, Roberto   Bonsai técnicas basicas ; Venezuela; 2001.

ZH         Shanghai Botanical Garden   Shanghai zhi wu yuan pen jing cang pin ji (The collections of penjing masterpieces of Shanghai Botanical Garden) ; Shanghai Shi: Shanghai wen hua chu ban she; 2004.  ISBN 7806466800.  141 pp.  Illustrations.  Forward and postscript also in English. 

ZH        Shao, Zhong   Zhongguo pen jing yi shu (Album of Chinese art of Penjing) ; Beijing: Zhongguo lin ye chu ban she; 2002.  ISBN-10: 7503829168 ; ISBN-13: 9787503829161. 

ZH        Shao, Zhong   Zhongguo shan shui pen jing yi shu (Album of Chinese art of Landscape Penjing) ; Beijing: Zhongguo lin ye chu ban she; 2002.  ISBN-10: 750382915X ; ISBN-13: 9787503829154. 

ZH        Shao, Zhong   Zhongguo Su pai pen jing (Chinese bonsai of the Suzhou style) ; Shanghai: Shanghai ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2004.  ISBN 7532373029.  202 pp.  Illustrated.  Zhongguo pen jing liu pai cong shu series.  USDA

ZH/EN    Shao, Zhong  Zhongguo Su pai pen jing yi shu (The Suzhou bonsai art of China) ; Beijing : Zhongguo lin ye chu ban she, 2001.  ISBN 7503826754.  207 pp.  Illustrated.

ZH        Shao, Zhong and Qiming Wang   Zhongguo Su pai pen jing ming jia ji ; Zhongguo lin ye chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN 7503840331. 

             Shchipakin, Yury   Bonsai: Travel Size Expert Level Adult Coloring Book ; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.  ISBN: 1535391235 ; ISBN-13: 978-1535391238.  52 pp.  Continuous Line Drawings Coloring Books Series, Volume 2.

ZH        Shou, Jia Hua (ed.)   China Stone Catalogue, 6 volumes ; Beijing: China Book Bureau ; 2016.  ISBN: 978-7-101-11945-9.  1522 pp. total.

ZH        Shou, Jiahua (ed.)   Fine Elements and Cream Developed Over Time ; Beijing: Geology Publishing House; 2008.  ISBN 978-7-116-05670-1.  252 pp.  Illustrated.  With a cardboard slip case.  980 RMB. Stones from every region of China are discussed including stones from Taiwan.

ZH        Sichuan Sheng pen jing yi shu jia xie hui and Chengdu Shi    Zhongguo Chuan pai pen jing yi shu (The Sichuan penjing art of China) ; Beijing: Zhongguo lin ye chu ban she; 2005. ISBN-10: 7503840218 ; ISBN-13: 9787503840210.

             Singh, Desh Beer and Poonam Wazir   Bonsai -- An Art ; Jodhpur, India: Scientific Publishers; 2002.  ISBN 81-7233-308-0.  90 pp.

             Singer, J., Kemin Hu and Thomas S. Elias   Spirit Stones, The Ancient Art of the Scholar's Rock ; New York, NY: Abbeville Press ; 2014.  ISBN: 978-0-7892-1152-1.  236 pp.  Large format in slip case.

CZ       Skalova Kamila   Pestujeme a tvarujeme bonsaje ; Praha: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s.; 2008.  ISBN 978-80-247-1691-6.  83 pp + 15 pp. color photos.  Illustrations and photographs by the author.

CZ      Skvor, Petr   Bonsaj ; Praha: Vydala Grada Publishing, a.s.; 2008.  ISBN 978-80-247-2414-0.  160 pp.  Line drawings and color photographs.

            Slater, Suzan   Bonsai Workpack ; Design Eye; 2004.  ISBN-1840263423.  Softcover, spiral bound in plastic case.

IT       Slater, Suzan  Bonsai guida pratica ; Edicart; 2005.  64 pp.  ISBN-10: 8847431379 ; ISBN-13: 978-8847431379.  illustrated.  Translation by R. Stropeni.

            Smith, Howard   Bonsai Tree: Growing, Trimming, Sculpting and Pruning ; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ; 2012.  ISBN-10: 1478225521 ; ISBN-13: 978-1478225522.

FR       Somm, Joseph   Bonsai pratique -- Cahiers de l'apprenti ; 2000.  ISBN-10 2950922813 ; ISBN-13 978-2950922816.  EAN 9782950922816.  95 pp.   Updated 04/22/23

FR       Somm, Joseph   Vos Bonsaï en pleine forme ; Loco Revue LR Presse ; 2007.  ISBN-10 2903651418 ; ISBN-13 978-2903651411.  224 pp.   New 04/22/23

            Squire, David   The Bonsai Specialist: The Essential Guide to Buying, Planting, Displaying, Improving and Caring for Bonsai ; London: New Holland Publishers; 2004.  ISBN 1-84330-675-1.  80 pp.  USDA

            Squire, David   Successful Bonsai: Raising Exotic Miniature Trees ; Firefly Books; 2006.  ISBN 1554071577.  160 pp.  Illustrated.  USDA

DE       Stahl, Horst   Bonsai selbst gezogen aus heimischen Bäumen ; Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos Verlag; 2000.  ISBN 3-440-07956-2.  62 pp.

HU      Stahl, Horst   Szobabonsai, Törpefák az ablakpárkányon ; Falukönyv-Ciceró Kiadói Kft. ; 2000.  ISBN: 9635393717.  68 pp.   New 04/22/23

DE       Stahl, Horst   Bonsai, Vom Grundkurs zum Meister ; Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos Verlag; 2001.  ISBN 3-4400-8875-8.  152 pp.

HU      Stahl, Horst   Szép bonsai ; Sziget Könyvkiadó Bt. ; 2005.  ISBN: 9635474660.  64 pp.  Translation by Victoria Bognár.   New 04/22/23

HU      Stahl, Horst and Helmuth Ruger   Bonsai - Saját nevelés hazai és európai fákból ; Holló és Társa Kkt.Kiadói Váll ; 2001.  ISBN: 9639305944.  62 pp.  Translation by Melinda Kovaács.   New 04/22/23

DE       Stahl, Horst and Helmut Rüger   Bonsai Gestalten, Pflegen, Porträts ; Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos Verlag; 2005.  ISBN 3-440-10062-6.  141 pp.

PL        Stahl, Horst i Helmut Rüger   Bonsai - to moze byc proste ; 2002 (2006?).  ISBN 83-7073-183-X.  64 pp.  104 color photos, 3 drawings.

PL        Stahl, Horst i Helmut Rüger   Bonsai z drzew rodzimych ; 2006 (2005?).  ISBN 83-7073-340-9.  68 pp.  100 color illustrations.

PL        Stahl, Horst i Helmut Rüger   Bonsai z roslin pokojowych ; 2006.  ISBN 83-7073-423-5.  64 pp.

PL        Stahl, Horst i Helmut Rüger   Bonsai w mieszkaniu (Bonsai in the apartment) ; Delta; 2008.  ISBN-13: 978-83-7175-677-1.  95 pp.

             Steven, Robert   Vision of My Soul ; Indonesia: Suprindo Offset Printing; 2005.  ISBN 979-99203-0-2.  166 pp.  Edited and with Preface by Andy Rutledge.  Remarks by Saubro Kato, H. Ismail Saleh SH., Salvatore Liporace, Amy Liang.  "This book is dedicated to my wife--Yun-- my son--Ongston and my daughter--Queency, who have been giving their fully support and unconditional understanding to my hobby, although I might have been spending more time with my Bonsai than with them as I suppose to...I love you!"

             Sterling Publishing Staff (ed.)   Cultivating Bonsai ; New York: Sterling Publishing; 2000.  ISBN 0-8069-2879-4.  96 pp. English translation of Coltiviamo i Bonsai.  Drawings by Stefania Zanini.  Color photos by ARC EN CIEL and DEMETRA Archive.  Text by V. Tridi.  

             Stowell, Jerald P.   A small world to hold in your hand ; 2004.  48 pp.  Ilustrations.  USDA

ZH        Su, Benyi   Su Benyi tan pen jing yi shu ; Hefei Shi: Anhui ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2001.  ISBN-10: 7533708547 ; ISBN-13 9787533708542.

ZH        Su, Benyi and Jinan Zhong   Zhongguo pen jing jin jiang ji ; Anhui ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN 7533732634.

             Su Chin Ee   Creating Bonsai Landscapes, 18 Miniature Garden Projects ; North Adams, MA: Storey Books; 2003.  ISBN 1-58017-484-1.   128 pp.  Color photos, color drawings and diagrams.  Foreword by Colin Lewis.  USDA

DE       Su Chin Ee   Landschaften gestalten mit Bonsai Anleitung zu 17 Bonsai-Miniaturen ; Ulmer (Eugen); 2004.  ISBN 3-8001-4441-7.  128 pp.  Translation of the above.

ES        Sugimoto, Hideo and Akira Takami   Bonsai: Manual Práctico, Guía Completa Ilustrada Para Los Amantes Del Bonsai ; Albatros Ediciones; 2006.  ISBN-10: 9502411137 ; ISBN-13: 978-9502411132.  256 pp.

             Sulistyo, Budi   Tropical Bonsai Gallery ; Jakarta: Penebar Swadaya; 2008.  ISBN: 978-979-002-286-7.  236 pp.

ID        Sulistyo, Ir. Budi & Dr. Limanto Subijanto   Kategori Bonsai ; Pengarang: Kanisius, 2008.  ISBN 978-979-21-1783-7.

ZH/E     Sun, Huaibin (ed.)   An Assemblage of High Quality Lingbi Stones in Baocheng Museum in China ; Tianjin: Tianjin People's Art Publishing Company; 2005.  ISBN 7-5305-2952-8.  354 pp.  With slipcase.  580 RMB when published. This high quality, large format book documents the Lingbi collection of Chai Baocheng, and the extensive museum that he built in Tianjin.  The Baocheng Museum consist of a hotel, an extensive grounds with numerous large garden scale stones, an extraordinary forest of approximately 220 fossil trees, and a large two story museum housing an excellent collection of over 400 large Lingbi stones and other stones.;

KO      Sung, Bum-young   The Spirited Garden ; Kyung-Gi-do, South Korea: Gimm-young International, Inc.; 2005.

            Sung, Bum-young   The Spirited Garden ; Kyung-Gi-do, South Korea: Gimm-young books; 2005.  ISBN: 89-349-1966-3.  315 pp.  Translated by Ms. Sang-sook Ko.  Recommendation of the Spirited Garden by Jack Sustic.  One hundred and twelve color photos.

ZH      Sung, Bum-young  The Spirited Garden ; Kyung-Gi-do, South Korea: Gimm-young books; 2005.  Translated by Ms. Oh-hwa Lee.  Recommendation of the Spirited Garden by Fan Jingyi.

ZH/MA/E   Tai Boon Wah, (ed.)  Malaysian ShuShi Collection ; Kedah: Tai Ma Publishing Company, Ltd.; 2010.  309 pp.  ISBN: 978-962-450-875-8.  Illustrated.  Large format with slip case.

             Tajima, Lisa   Pop Bonsai: Fun With Arranging Small Trees and Plants ; Tokyo: Kodansha International; 2004.  ISBN 4-7700-2980-2.  96 pp.  Translated by Kirsten McIvor.  Color and b&w photographs by Hisayoshi Osawa. "I would like to dedicate this book to my father, who is no longer with us.  Papa, I can never give you a big hug again, but I feel you're always by my side.  Thanks also to my sister Nao-pu and brother Jun-pu, and to Mama.  I love you, forever."  Original cover price: $19.95.  Designing and growing small plants in a wide variety of generally non-traditional containers and compositions.  Exploring other ranges of our art of dwarfed potted trees.  Some Original Pop Bonsai Themes (pp. 36-37): Boomerang, Fountain, Dragon, Ferris Wheel, Niagara Falls, and Spiral.  USDA

             Takagi, Kitaro   Bonsai, The Complete Step-by-Step Guide On How to Cultivate and Care for Beginners ; Elite Novelty Print LLC; 2021.  ISBN-10: 195134569X ; ISBN-13: 9781951345693.  170 pp.   New 04/22/23

ES        Takami, Akira and Hideo Sugimoto   Bonsai: Manual Practico (Practical Manual) ; Albatros Ediciones; 2006.  ISBN-10: 9502411137 ; ISBN-13: 978-9502411132.  256 pp.

JA        Takayanagi, Yoshio   Basics and a knack of making Bonsai,which can be understood at a glance ; Oizumi shoten; 2002.  174 pp.

ZH       Takeyama, Hiroshi and Weili Ye   Pen jing wan quan ru men: zui shi he chu xue zhe de pen jing gong ju shu ; Chen xing chu ban you xian gong si; 2003.  ISBN-10: 9574554716 ; ISBN-13: 9574554716.  128 pp.

             Tan, Chye   The Spirit of Bonsai Design: Combine the Power of Zen and Nature ;  Collins & Brown; 2003.  ISBN 1-84340-021-9.  144 pp.   Original ad. price: $24.95.

ES        Tan, Chye   El Espiritu del Diseno en Bonsai: El Poder del Zen y la Naturaleza ;  Blume; 2005.  ISBN-10: 8480765917 ; ISBN-13: 978-8480765916.  160 pp.  Translation of the above.

NL        Tan, Chye   Inspirerende bonsai-ontwerpen ; Veltman Uitgevers B.V.; 2004.  ISBN-10 9059202317 ; ISBN-13 9789059202313.  160 pp.  Translated by T. van Schaik.

ZH        Tan, Qizhi and Zibing Zhao   Zhongguo ling nan pai pen jing ; Shanghai: Shanghai ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN-10: 7532378543 ; ISBN-13: 9787532378548.

JA        Teduka, Naoto & Noriyoshi Okada & Jyo Katsumi   Japanese Bonsai Moss gardening and knack of it ; 2003.  94 pp.

VI         Tien, Minh and Thái Van   Bonsai: ky thuat cham soc cay canh ; Hong Duc; 2008.   128 pp.

             Tindale, Constance   Bonsai ; The Crowood Press; 2001.  ISBN-10: 1861264186 ; ISBN-13: 978-1861264183.  160 pp.  Illustrations.

CZ        Tomlinson, Harry   Bonsaje Velká kniha o pestování ; 2003;  ISBN 8071813079.  224 pp.

DE        Tomlinson, Harry   Bonsai ; Dorling Kindersley; 2004.  ISBN 3-8310-0633-4.  224 pp.

HU       Tomlinson, Harry   Bonsai ; Park Könyvkiadó Kft. ; 2004.  ISBN: 9635300271.  216 pp.  Translation by Eva Preininger.   New 04/22/23

NL        Tomlinson, Harry   Bonsai ; Groenboekerij; 2005.  ISBN 9021539888.  216 pp.

PL        Tomlinson, Harry   Bonsai - wszystko o sztuce i pielegnacji bonsai ; 2005.  224 pp.

ZH        Tomlinson, Harry   Pen jing zai pei wan quan zhi nan ; 2005.  ISBN-10: 9867415434 ; ISBN-13: 9789867415431.  216 pp.

HU        Tomlinson, Harry   Bonsai ; Park Kiadó; 2011.  ISBN: 978-963-530-928-3.  216 pp.  Translated by Preininger Éva.

NL        Tomlinson, Harry   Bonsai ; Kosmos Uitgevers; 2008.  ISBN-10: 902153228X ; ISBN-13: 9789021532288.  216 pp.  Translated by Marc De Beule.

             Treasure, Martin   Bonsai life histories ; Toronto: Firefly Books Ltd.; 2002.  ISBN 1-55209-617-3 (bound); 1-55209-615-7 (pbk).  144 pp.  Approximately 300 color photos by Justin Gould and Martin Treasure.  USDA

VI         Trong, Te Nam and Chi Anh Vuong   Nghe thuat che tac non bo ; My thuat; 2004.   190 pp.

             Trout, Ed  Bonsai: Before and After ; American Bonsai Society ; 2006.  36 pp.

             Trout, Ed  Bonsai by Ed Trout, A Wonderful Journey ; self-published, December 2018.  Limited edition.  Twenty-two full color photographs, twenty by Ed Trout, the Ficus retusa microcarpa by Saimir Ogranaja, and the formal Willow Leaf fig by Peter Bloomer at the 1993 World Bonsai Convention.  "Some of my creations over the last 40 years / Dedicated to my Tina".

             Tsukiyama, Ted (ed.)    Bonsai of the World, Book II ; Tokyo: World Bonsai Friendship Federation; 2001.  49 pp.  B&w photos.  Preface by Saburo Kato.   USDA

             Tsukiyama, Ted T.  My Life's Journey: A Memoir ; Watermark Publishing, LLC; 2017.  ISBN-10: 1935690892 ; ISBN-13: 9781935690894.   160 pp.


             Valavanis, William N.   Bonsai, Past, Present, Future: Commemorating 40 Years of Bonsai ; Rochester, NY: International Bonsai Arboretum; 2003.  48 pp.  Seventy-seven color and fourteen b&w photographs by Dean N. Valavanis, Frank Grillo, Bill Kramer, and Ken Buschner. Twenty-five compositions are shown, most also with two or three pictures of previous stages.  An updated version of his 1993 book.  Original ad. price: $12.  USDA

             Valavanis, William N.   Fine Bonsai: Art & Nature ; Abbeville Press Publishers; 2012.  ISBN: 978-0-7892-1112-5 (cloth) ; ISBN: 978-0-7892-1116-3 (deluxe).  400 pp.  Large format.  596 digital color photos (including 4 gate folds) by Jonathan M. Singer.  With contributions by Thomas S. Elias, W. John Kress, and Hiroshi Takayama. Utterly superb.  Pp. 16-299 have plates and gate folds.  Pp. 300-367 have four smaller photos on each page of previous plates with details.  Pp. 368 has last two smaller photos with details.  Pp. 371-375 have four small photos each of pots.  Pp. 377-378 have four small photos each of suiseki.

             Valavanis, William N.   Classical Bonsai Art: A Half Century of Bonsai Study: The Creations & Passion of William N. Valavanis ; West Henrietta, NY: International Bonsai Arboretum; 2013.  ISBN: 978-0-9884042-1-2.  256 pp.  Illustrated with 675 photos.  Photography by Joseph L. Noga, Frank Grillo, Bill Kramer, Dean N. Valavanis, William N. Valavanis.  Case studies of 100 bonsai, including shohin.

ES        Vallejo, Luis and Matias Brianso   Bonsai: Escultura Y Naturaleza ;  Lunwerg Editores; 2006.  ISBN-10: 8477826730 ; ISBN-13: 978-8477826736.  210 pp.

VI         Viet, Chuong   Thu choi non bo va kieng bonsai ; Vietnam; 2000.   118 pp.  Illustrations.

ZH        View Stone Association of China Staff   China Viewing Stone Resource Maps, 2 vols. ; Beijing: Geological Publishing Company; 2011.  28 pamphlets + 30 maps.  Over 600 different stone types are identified in this publication.

             Villano, Sal  Creating Gem, Beaded and Bonsai Wire Trees; 2013.  138 pp.  ISBN-10: 1482742926 ; ISBN-13: 9781482742923.  Illustrated.

JA/E     Voss, Stephen and Michael Hagedorn   In Training, a book of bonsai photos ; Stephen Voss Photography; 2016.  ISBN-10: 0692585168 ; ISBN-13: 978-0692585160.  128 pp.


ZH        Wang, Chen (ed.) Lingbi Stone ; Beijing: Xiyuan Culture & Art Publishing House of China; 2010.  ISBN: 978-988-99254-1-3/J0015.  350 pp.  Large format.  580 RMB.

ZH        Wang, Chuanlong   Pan Zhonglian pen jing yi shu ; Hefei Shi: Anhui ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN-10: 7533731182 ; ISBN-13: 9787533731182.

ZH        Wang, Jingkun (ed.)   Lingbi of China ; Hefei: Anhui Art Publishing House; 2000.  ISBN 7-5398-0839-X/J-839.  222 pp.  238 RMB when published.  A committee led by Nie Xin organized this book into six major sections followed by a single page afterword or summary. This book ends with a six-page review of the Chinese literature referring to these stones.

ZH        Wang, Luchang   Pen jing zhi zuo yu yang hu ; Shanghai shu dian chu ban she; 2000.  ISBN 7806225684.

ZH        Wang, Shi (ed.)   A Complete Collection of Chinese Viewing Stones ; Beijing: Chinese Broadcasting & Television Publishing House ; 2006.  ISBN: 7-5043-5001-1.  520 pp.  298 RMB.  Thirty-four chapters, each one devoted to a different province of China.

ZH        Wang, Shiding and Ma Jia'nan   Yungen Miaoyun: Wang Shiding Cang Shi (The Verve of Precious Stone: Wangshiding's Stone Collection) ; Guangzhou, 2002.  160 pp.  Illustrations. In the best Chinese literati tradition, the stones have a designated line of Chinese poetry accompanying them that represents some characteristic or quality that the stone brings to mind.   USDA

ZH        Wang, Wentong and Haoguang Shu   Ling nan pen jing yi ben tong ; Guangzhou Shi: Shi jie tu shu chu ban gong si; 2003.  ISBN-10: 7506260190 ; ISBN-13: 9787506260190.

ZH        Wang Yi Ding  Landscape Bonsai Graphic Production and Conservation ; Fujian Science and Technology Press; 2017.  35.00 yuan.

ZH        Wei, Jinshengá  Zhongguo dang dai pen jing jing cui: ming ren ming zuo ; Shanghai: Shanghai ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2001.  ISBN-10: 7532361373 ; ISBN-13: 9787532361373.

ZH        Wei, Jinshengá  Zhongguo pen jing ming yuan cang pin ji ; Hefei Shi: Anhui ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN-10: 7533731174 ; ISBN-13: 9787533731175.

ZH        Wei, Jinsheng   Zhongguo Yang pai pen jing (Chinese bonsai of the Yangzhou style) ; Shanghai: Shanghai ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2004.  ISBN 7532372049.  104 pp.  Illustrations.  Zhongguo pen jing liu pai cong shu series.  USDA

             Whitecap Books, Limited   Bonsai ; Firefly Books Ltd.; 2000.  ISBN 1552850323.

ZH        Wu, Xinmin   Kun Stones of China ; Shanghai: Shanghai Century Publishing Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Scientific and Technical Publishers; 2008.  ISBN: 978-7-5323-9133-2.  189 pp.  48 RMB.  1200 RMB

ZH/E     Wu, Yee-sun   Man Lung Penjing ; Hong Kong: Man Lung Penjing Co. Ltd.; 2002.  240 pp, including 180 pp. of color illustrations.  USDA

ZH        Wu, Yu Wei.   Lingbi Appreciation Grand Book ; Beijing: Chinese Culture and History Publication Co.; 2012.  ISBN: 978-7-5034-3607-9.  410 pp.  1200 RMB

ZH        Xu, Wendao   Zhongguo penjing xin shang ; Shanghai: Shanghai ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2001.  ISBN 7532363597.   231 pp.  Illustrations.   USDA

JA        Yamada, Kaori   Chiisa Bonsai no Arukurasho Tsukurikata Tanoshomikata (Life with small dwarf potted trees and how to make and appreciate them) ; Ienohikarikyookai; 2005.  141 pp.

JA        Yamada, Kaori   Four Seasons of Modern Bonsai  ; 2008.  99 pp.

JA        Yamada, Kaori   Japanese introduction to Saika/colored flower Bonsai ; Gentosha; 2008.  127 pp.

JA        Yamada, Kaori   Modern bonsai decorates our daily life ; Kōdansha; 2008.  99 pp.

JA        Yamada, Kaori and Tomio Yamada   Japanese Seikaen Art Bonsai ; Ishizue; 2008.  127 pp.

JA/E     Yamamoto, Junsun (ed.)   The Modern Bonsai ; 2003?  ISBN 4-87736-079-4.  119 pp.  440 color photos by Shigeru Masuda.

             Yamamoto, Junsun   The Beauty of Bonsai, A Guide to Displaying and Viewing Nature's Exquisite Sculpture ; Tokyo: Kodansha International Pub; 2010.  ISBN10: 4-7700-3126-2 ; ISBN13: 978-4-7700-3126-6.  96 pages.  205 color photos.  Preface by Masahiko Kimura.  Translated by Kirsten McIvor.

TR       Yaman, Zekai   Kadim Sanat Evcil Ağaç: Bonsai (Ancient Art, Domestic Trees: Bonsai); Dogan Kitap, Istanbul.  ISBN-13: 978-625-8036-59-6.  392 pp.   New 04/22/23

JA        Yamane, Keiko   Yamane Keiko no kusamono bonsai ; Tōkyō: Ashetto Fujin Gahōsha; 2001.  211 pp.  Illustrations.   USDA

ZH        Yang, Jianping, Shaozhi Chen and Kaixiang Hu   Chaozhou min jian mei shu quan ji. Chao Shan pen yi ; Shantou Shi: Shantou da xue chu ban she; 2004.  ISBN-10: 7810368982 ; ISBN-13: 9787810368988.

ZH        Yang Shuxiong   China Chaohou Wax Stone Collection ; Shenzhen: South China University of Technology Press; 2009.  ISBN: 978-7-5623-3223-7.  348 pp.  388 RMB.

VI         Yoshimura, Yuji and Giovanna M. Halford and Kim Dan Nguyen   Nghe thuat bonsai: tao dang, cham soc va thuong ngoan ; Nha xuat ban My Thuat; 2006.  156 pp.

ZH        Yu, Ying (ed.)    Mi Fu and Stone Appreciation Culture in Xiangyang ; Hong Kong: Skyhorse Publications Ltd. ; 2008.  ISBN: 978-962-450-530-6.  203 pp.  38 RMB

             Zane, Thomas L.   Intermediate Bonsai, A Course Syllabus ; Daytona Beach, FL: Backyard Bonsai, 1997-2003.  197 pp.  B&w line drawing illustrations by Norman Haddrick.

RU       Zgurskaya, Maria Pavlovna   Bonsai ; Folio; 2008.  ISBN: 978-966-03-3988-0.  223 pp.

ZH        Zhang, Wei (ed.)   Zhongguo Shangshi Mingjia (Chinese Stone Appreciation Masters) ; Liuzhou: Guangxi Art Publisher; 2010.  6 vols.  With slipcases.  720 pp. total.  Color photographs by Zhang Wei.  1,080 RMB. Each volume contains 120 pages and focuses on a different individual or family and beautifully illustrates the finest stones in their holdings.  The majority of the stones illustrated originated from southern China and Guangxi Province, in particular.

ZH        Zhang, Wei   Practice in Stone Appreciation: Selected Works of Stone Appreciation from Zhang Wei ; Nanjing: Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House ; 2012.  ISBN: 978-7-5494-0617-3.  2 vols., each volume 318 pp.

ZH        Zhang, Zhongmin   Zhongguo Chuan pai pen jing ; Shanghai: Shanghai ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN-10: 7532380467 ; ISBN-13: 9787532380466.

ZH        Zhang, Zongxian and Jingsi Tang   Tu shuo shu zhuang pen jing zhi zuo yu yang hu ; Nanchang Shi: Jiangxi ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2001.  ISBN-10: 7539017929 ; ISBN-13: 9787539017921.

ZH        Zhao, Qingquan   Shui han pen jing zhi zuo yu yang hu (How to make and maintain ShuiHan bonsai) ; Nanjing Shi: Jiangsu ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2003.  ISBN 7534537126.  102 pp.  Illustrations.  Pen jing zhi zuo yu yang hu cong shu series.  USDA

             Zhao, Qingquan   Penjing: The Chinese Art of Bonsai: A Pictorial Exploration of Its History, Aesthetics, Styles and Preservation ; Better Link Press; 2012.  ISBN-10: 1602200092 ; ISBN-13: 978-1602200098.  155 pp.  336 color photos & illustrations.  Photographs by Zhao Qingquan, Wu Chengfa, Huang Le, Han Xuenian, Zheng Yongtai, and Rui Xinhua.  Translation by Jiang Yajun and Ma Suping.  Foreword by Rob Kempinski.

             Zhao, Qingquan   Literati Style Penjing, Chinese Bonsai Masterworks ; Shanghai Press; 2015.  ISBN 1602200181 ; ISBN-13: 978-1-60220-018-0.   160 pp.  Some 268 color photographs by Zhao Qingquan, Han Xuenian, Wu Chengfa, Zheng Zhilin, Xu Hao, Zheng Yongtai, Zhao Yi, Shen Songsong, Chen Chang, and Sun Jianjun.  Translated by Liu Haiming.  Foreword by Thomas S. Elias.

ZH        Zheng, Jinzhi (ed.)   Selections of Lingbi in China ; Heifi: Anhui Art Publishing House; 2004.  ISBN 7-5398-1309-1.  264 pp.  Large format.  Color photographs.  300 RMB.

ZH        Zheng, Xianye   Xin bian pen jing zao xing ji yi tu jie ; 2008.  ISBN-10: 7503848340 , ISBN-13: 9787503848346.  160 pp.

ZH        Zhong, Jinan   Zhongguo Hui pai pen jing ; Shanghai: Shanghai ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN-10: 7532380408 ; ISBN-13: 9787532380404.

ZH        Zhong, Jinan   Zhongguo shan shui yu shui han pen jing yi shu ; Hefei Shi: Anhui ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2005.  ISBN-10: 753373193X ; ISBN-13: 9787533731939.

ZH        Zhong, Shao nbsp;  Album of Chinese art of landscape penjing ; Chinese Forestry Publishing House; 2002.  166 pp.

ZH        Zhong, Xuimei   Zu he pen zai ; Beijing: Zhongguo fu nü chu ban she; 2004.  ISBN-10: 7801319621 ; ISBN-13: 9787801319623.

ZH        Zhu, Guohong   Famous Stone Collections in Liuzhou Ba Gui Collection ; Luizhou Color Printing Co. ; 2010.  226 pp.

ZH        Zhu, Yongyuan, Ruiming Wan, Binsen Zuo, and Huizhen Yu   Shumu penjing zhi zuo yu yang hu (How to make and maintain tree bonsai) ; Nanjing Shi: Jiangsu ke xue ji shu chu ban she; 2003.  ISBN-10: 7534537118 ; ISBN-13: 9787534537110.  144 pp.  Illustrations.  Pen jing zhi zuo yu yang hu cong shu series.  USDA


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