Penjing
In the Earth Art Gallery
Penjing is the ancient Chinese art of creating landscapes, including plants, water and miniature figures and structures, on stones (more penjing on this page). It's considered the ancestor of suiseki.
Penjing exhibited at Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco
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