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About japanesepots

I've been collecting Japanese Bonsai pots for a few years, and feel that the famous, and some of the lesser known but great Japanese pot artists could do with a little more writing and exposure in English. Additionally, this blog will feature My own And others bonsai for discussion. The purpose of this blog is to further knowledge of Japanese pottery and Japanese style bonsai. If you have any questions about Japanese bonsai pottery, or would like to acquire pots by some of the potters presented in the blog, feel free to email me at gastrognome@aol.com

Kyogoku Shihou

Posted on May 11, 2012 by japanesepots

Todays post we’ll take a look at a few painted pots of Kyogoku Shihou. While this is only a small selection of 4 of Shihou’s pots, I think they’re representative of the artist’s work, which is really varied. A five … Continue reading →

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Echizen Hosui

Posted on May 1, 2012 by japanesepots

Echizen Hosui is relatively unknown potter here in the west, and deserves more recognition. He is an excellent painter, and his glazed pots deserve mention as well. Born Zenzo Yoshida in 1936 in Fukui Prefecture, he began making Bonsai pottery … Continue reading →

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Awesome Bushuan!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by japanesepots

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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5/3! New on The For Sale page!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by japanesepots

New pots and trees up on the For Sale page! If you look at the Menu bar above this post, it’s up there. I’ll be adding them all week, so check back! Some of what’s up now: Bigei! Awesome Hosui! … Continue reading →

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Initial Styling of Two Shimpaku and a Maple

Posted on April 25, 2012 by japanesepots

This past Sunday I drove up to Memphis with a backseat full of trees for a one on one day with artist Bjorn Bjorholm. Bjorn recently returned from Japan where he is at Fujikawa Kouka-en. If you haven’t checked out … Continue reading →

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Local Show

Posted on April 24, 2012 by japanesepots

Sorry, readers, it’s been awhile! It’s been a busy(and early!)spring, so I haven’t had a moment to write or take any photos. So I’ll see if I can’t make up some lost time with a bunch of new posts this … Continue reading →

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Takagi Collection Tofukuji

Posted on March 27, 2012 by japanesepots

The following wonderful Heian Tofukuji pot was acquired by my friend and fellow collector Matt Ouwinga through Peter Warren at this years Kokufu-Ten exhibition. The pot itself is wonderful, rustic and large, clearly hand formed with great clay. I love … Continue reading →

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Ogurayama

Posted on March 13, 2012 by japanesepots

Born September 12, 1920, Ogurayama has been making pots as an independent since 1975. He first gained great fame upon his first entry in the Japanese Kobachi Exhibition, in 1981, wherein he took a prize. He’s gone on to win … Continue reading →

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From My Collection 9

Posted on February 28, 2012 by japanesepots

In today’s post we’ll take a look at a few more pots from my collection.  Its been awhile!  Spring has sprung here, so between repotting and spring bonsai work, and working on some articles for Peter Krebs’ excellent website, I … Continue reading →

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Collection 10:Western Potters

Posted on February 28, 2012 by japanesepots

Just so you readers dont think I’m a one note collector, I’d like to take a post an showcase a few of my favorite pots in my collection by Western potters. A Peter Krebs dragon pot, a relatively new and … Continue reading →

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