Category Archives: Pot Info, ID, Hanko, Books, ect.

Demystifying Tosuis

Posted on December 28, 2012 by japanesepots

So here’s one long and complicated family lineage that many find confusing. The Tosui-Harumatsu line of the Seto region is one of the longest in the modern age of bonsai pottery, and both branches continue to see production today, in … Continue reading →

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A Forgery! (12/26 update!)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by japanesepots

I first posted about a forged Tsukinowa Yusen I found for sale back in August. The bonsai pottery world is certainly not a safer place today! Today I saw this matched pair of “Yusens” for sale….what do you think of … Continue reading →

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New Pots Up 9/2, Blog Info

Posted on September 2, 2012 by japanesepots

I posted up a few more pots and trees today on the “For Sale” page. But I do that all the time. Since I started this blog, just a few short months ago, I’ve gotten nearly 70,000 hits from you, … Continue reading →

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A Forgery!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by japanesepots

Often I have friends who are searching for specific pots for specific trees, and also other friends who simply have me keep an eye out for big name potters’ work up for sale. When I find one of these big … Continue reading →

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Bijutsu Bonki!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by japanesepots

I’ve been looking for this book set for over a year(at a reasonable price!) and this week the copies I picked up arrived. Published by the Nippon Bonsai Association in 1990 as a commemorative of an event, the two volume … Continue reading →

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New Links Page Up

Posted on June 18, 2012 by japanesepots

I finally managed to begin posting links to sites that I frequent and recommend highly, you’ll find it at the top menu bar. It includes both western and eastern sites about bonsai, pottery, and general tree info. I still have … Continue reading →

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Next Book:The Hatanaka

Posted on June 10, 2012 by japanesepots

I am about halfway through the Hatanaka pottery book, and posted the keys to the Japanese potters on the new page. If you have the book, it’s now a lot more useful! If you dont, get it! Hatanaka San was … Continue reading →

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Japanese Pottery Book Key

Posted on June 7, 2012 by japanesepots

I’ve had the 5 easily acquired Japanese multiple potter books for quite awhile now, but other than as “pottery porn” their usefulness to some degree is negligible. I’m sure many others of you have these same books and would agree. … 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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Two Special Tofukuji Pots In Depth

Posted on January 13, 2012 by japanesepots

For today’s post we will look at 2 Heian Tofukuji pots in the collection of bonsai artist and fellow American pot collector Matt Ouwinga. Matt has a great eye for pots and the most extensive collection of Tofukuji pots in … Continue reading →

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