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Bushuan 5
Shigeru Fukuda is one of my favorite contemporary Japanese potters, and has been featured numerous times on the blog. For previous posts, click here: Bushuan Posts. He is quite famous in Japan, although not because of bonsai and pottery. He’s … Continue reading
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From My Collection 16: A Few New Bushuan
I’ve added a great many pots in the last several months since I wrote a collection post, but the lions share of them are definitely Bushuan. Made by Shigeru Fukuda, Bushuan pots feature very nice signature glazes and a very … Continue reading
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Pots From the Bushuan Kiln 4
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a rabid fan of the work of Shigeru Fukuda, who makes some spectacular bonsai pots under the trade name Bushuan. For a look back at some of the other Bushuan pots … Continue reading
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Some More Bushuan Pots
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of pots by Shigeru Fukuda, aka Bushuan. So I thought I’d show a few more today. Other than the second and third, and the last, all are available for sale, but they … Continue reading
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Awesome Bushuan!
I managed to pick up this Bushuan, Shigeru Fukuda, yesterday, and wanted to share. At 9″, it is much larger than most of the other pots I’ve seen by him, and I think it could easily be considered some of … Continue reading
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Bushuan Pots Part 2
Today’s post we’ll look at a few more pots from Shigeru Fukuda, aka Bushuan, the subject of our last post. In addition to the Bushuan from my collection on my “For Sale” page, all of the pots shown in today’s … Continue reading
Pots by Shigeru Fukuda(Bushuan)
Today’s post is a selection of pots from contemporary potter Shigeru Fukuda, who makes pots under the trade name “Bushuan” or sometimes, “Fukumo”. A former professional motorcycle and automobile racer, Fukuda took up Bonsai as a hobby at 27, became … Continue reading
Modern Containers, Traditional Motifs Part 1
Like bonsai itself, bonsai pottery is filled with classical designs and traditional motifs. Visual motifs like paintings and carvings on bonsai containers often come from famous paintings, poems, and prints. Stylistic motifs like shapes and details(say of the feet, or … Continue reading
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The 15th Annual Contemporary Kobachi Artist Exhibition Part 2
There were many notable entries other than the winners this year, a couple of which would definitely have been in contention for gold had it not been for accidental breakage before judging. That’s it for my coverage of the 2020 … Continue reading
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The 15th Annual Contemporary Kobachi Artist Exhibition Part 1
I look forward every January to the Gafu Ten exhibition and the results and images of the major pottery competition held there in Kyoto, The Contemporary Kobachi Artists Exhibition. For articles on the previous exhibitions, click on Table of Contents. … Continue reading
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