Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Penjing: From its Roots to the Present Day
Part of the Chinese and Japanese Garden Lecture Series at The Huntington Library.
When:
September 7, 2011 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Where
Dr. Thomas Elias
Former Director, U.S. National Arboretum
Honorary Director, National Bonsai Foundation
Join Thomas Elias for a survey of the history of penjing, the art of miniature trees and rockery, known as bonsai in Japan. In this lecture, Elias will explore the earliest evidence of penjing in China, the development of the art form during the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, as well as the blossoming of various schools during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) periods. His investigation will extend into the modern period with Chinese participation at the major world’s fairs in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the growing relationship between penjing and bonsai styling in the 20th century.
Cost:
Free and open to the public
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Phone Number:
626.405.3503
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