You’re probably familiar with bonsai, but what exactly is its other traditional art form cousin, bonseki? Bonsai (盆栽) (literally “tray plantings”), bonkei (盆景) (tray landscapes), bontei (盆庭) (tray gardens), bonsan (盆山) (tray mountains)…the common element in all of these traditional Japanese art forms is bon (盆), which refers to a shallow tray or tray-like pot, which in these traditional art forms is used to … Continue reading Traditional Japanese cultural trivia of the day: Bonseki rocks! (literally)