Small is beautiful
It is an exhibition where fantasy and reality are integrated into a single form. Nature lovers were simply charmed to see the artistic view of trees in tiny pots.
The Bangladesh Bonsai Society organised the four-day exhibition that began at the Women's Voluntary Association auditorium at Dhanmondi in the city on Thursday. Japanese Ambassador Matsushiro Horiguchi inaugurated the exhibition.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. About 200 bonsai works on Banyan, Krishnachura, Tamarind, Shawra, Hijol, Tamal, Kamini, Chandana, Boichi, Pakur, Togor and Gandharaj were put on display.
Bonsai art was originated in China about 2000 years ago but it was developed in Japan.
Organisers said the prices of such works ranges between Tk 500 and Tk five lakh.
Bonsai means a tree in a tiny pot and the word bonsai comes from Japanese language where Bon means shallow pot and Sai means tree, said an organiser.
Bonsai trees are gaining popularity among the people in Bangladesh, he added.
There are around 60 styles of bonsai works, including formal upright, informal upright, slanting, cascade, and semi-cascade forms, he said.
"Creating a bonsai requires hard work and long time. I have been trying to create a bonsai for the last three years," said Kakali Ahmed, a bonsai enthusiast, who came to see the exhibits yesterday.
The organisers said around 40 species of trees in Bangladesh can be turned into bonsai.
The exhibition will remain open from 10:00am to 8.00pm today and tomorrow.