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Handmade miniature bonsai figurines, pottery, ceramics, clay sculptures and bonsai and penjing compositions by French-Vietnamese artist Giang L.S Nguyen.
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PJ on Apr 15, 2023
5 out of 5 starsAnother beautiful pot by a talented artist. Every pot has its own individual character. I've ordered several from this shop for over a year now, and I am impressed every time! Thank you, Giang, and cheers!!!
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PJ on Apr 15, 2023
5 out of 5 starsGorgeous, beautifully made pot. Detail is always exceptional. Seller always exceeds expectations! Looking forward to more purchases in the future. Thank you, Giang, and cheers!!!
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Mette on Mar 19, 2023
5 out of 5 starsA very special pot! The design is so unique and there are all these little hidden features you’ll only see once you hold it in your hands. The glaze is very beautiful also. Thank you!
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Mette on Mar 19, 2023
5 out of 5 starsExquisite pots! It was such a joy just to unwrap them (they arrived in perfect condition). The small animals on the pots are even more beautiful than in the photographs. And thank you so much for the gift of the accent/mame pot with the fish — it is beautiful and I so appreciate it. Thank you so very very much.
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Sign in with Apple user on Mar 25, 2023
5 out of 5 starsMagnificent arrived the next day super well packaged with a small gift! Again a very big thank you
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Sandra on Mar 25, 2023
5 out of 5 starsThis little sloth I immediately liked and even amused by his posture and his expression. I'm not disappointed when the jar arrives: even more beautiful in real life, the texture, the color, the details to discover... As with each Giang creation! It remains to decide which small tree will take place there 🙂 Almost immediate delivery and perfect protection! I have never had any breakage at the reception and this is not my first order... Thank you a thousand times Giang, as well as for the small gift that accompanied the pot.
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Bernhard on Mar 18, 2023
5 out of 5 starsThe bonsai is beautiful in a wonderful individual pot. I have been informed that shipping may be delayed due to the strike in France. I then advised to keep the bonsai and only send it when it is safe. Today he arrived intact and surprise there was a little brother as a bonus. That made me very happy.
About LotusBonsaiStudio
Handmade miniature bonsai clay figurines, pottery, sculptures and bonsai & penjing compositions.
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Giang L.S. Nguyen
Owner, Maker, Designer
Handmade miniature bonsai clay figurines, pottery, sculptures and bonsai & penjing compositions by French-Vietnamese artist Lam Son Giang Nguyen.
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The Artist
Heir to a tradition of Penjing and trained as an aquaculture engineer, French-Vietnamese artist Lam Son Giang has been specializing in training Bonsai techniques from seedlings, cuttings, layering to grafting for more than 22 years in France.
Currently, Giang is focusing on his main activity of creating unglazed figures or mudmen bonsai figures, another art associated to Bonsai-penjing for over 1400 years. The figures are made in stoneware clay and baked between 1000°C and 1250°C.
The History
The ancient art of earthenware figures is always linked to that of pottery. With their ancestral know-how the ceramic artists of Shiwan, a small town in southern China, have been making expressive and realistic figurines since the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) to the present day by combining the techniques of sculpture and pottery.
The "Bonsai-penjing" clay figures, known as “mud men” or “mud figures” in the Western world, are from the literal translation of the Chinese “ni- ren, 泥-人” (mud-man). These are between 1 and 20 cm high. They are generally divided into three categories: popular characters (historical, mythical, religious, etc.), daily life (houses, bridges, boats, etc.) or animals (cranes, buffaloes, goats, etc.) They can be of glazed or unglazed earthenware.
The Meaning and Usage
These mud figures have been always present in the old Chinese Penjing tradition. Just like the arts of calligraphy, poetry and painting, the composition of Penjing allows the artist to send a message, to express an idea or a thought. (Read more: http://ofbonsai.org/artistic/pottery-artistic/bonsai-penjing-associated-art-history-of-mud-figure-or-‘ni-ren’-accent-figures)
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• We ship from France to anywhere in the world using priority French La Poste service with online tracking number.
• International buyers are responsible for all customs fees, duties and import charges that may be incurred at the time of delivery.