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Okatani Zeshin Part 3
A while back, we looked at several pots from the master of surreal and interesting carved miniature pots, Okatani Zeshin. I received a lot of feedback and mail on those posts, so I’ve been putting...
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Matsumoto Shouseki(松本松石)
Born Haruyoshi Matsumoto(松本治義)in 1940 in Shizuouka prefecture, Matsumoto Shouseki has been making Bonsai pottery, beginning as a hobby, since 1958. He was a new art exhibition co-winner in 1975, and...
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New Pots Up for Sale!!!
After 6 months of hoarding, more than 50 pots now going up for sale on the For Sale page here at the site! I’ve listed 30 today and will list the rest tomorrow. You can check them out by clicking the...
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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...
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More new(old) pots for Sale!
Another 30 or so lists today on the “For Sale” of the site. Many budget level Tokoname shohin pots with excellent patinas. Something for every budget! More still to come tomorrow, when I’ll be listing...
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Still More New(Old) Pots up For Sale
More pots posted up on the “For Sale” page! Big names, Big pots! Zeshin, Shoseki, Koyo, Keizan, Tofukuji and Bushuan!! Click here to check them Out! For Sale
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F@$&*%#g Forgeries!
It’s often mentioned that there are many forgeries of famous Japanese potters’ work, in fact, I’ve heard some claim that there are more fake than real. The truth is, I think, that these claims are...
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A Quick Shot of a Kifu Shimpaku(Update, Mystery Solved!)
A while ago I posted this post about a Kifu Size Shimpaku Juniper from my collection. I’d wondered about the pot for quite a while, as it was not marked as a Tofukuji Jr, and the quality was different...
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Sansyu Ichiyo (三琇一陽 )
Sanshu Ichiyo was born In Aichi prefecture in 1902, and passed away in 1985. His family ran a wholesale China store, an he later ran a similar operation in Tokyo. Selling pottery, he had a unique...
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Ichinokura Sekisyu(市之倉石州)
Ichinokura Sekisyu was born in 1925. He first opened the kiln “Koho” in 1956, and was primarily focused on tea cups and similar wares. Beginning in 1970, he began producing small bonsai pots under the...
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The Pots go up for Auction!
Beginning today at noon, and continuing until Sunday, all the pots still available on the “For Sale” page will be listed for auction on eBay, and 10 or more new pots will be up for auction as well....
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Nihon de Hajimete, or, Busting the Japanese Cherry(Prelude)
Japan: It’s every Bonsai fanatic’s dream. While I’ve been doing Bonsai for 6 years, it’s only in the last 3 that I’ve become serious about the art. From the first images I saw of Japanese bonsai in...
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Nihon de Hajimete:Part 1, Kaede Bonsai En, Shofuen, And Yamatoen
Kaede Bonsai En Before our flight out to Japan, I took advantage of the(extraordinarily rare for a Chef like me) time I forced off to spend a day at Kaede Bonsai-En, with the organizer of this little...
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Nihon de Hajimete: Part 2, Taishoen and Daijuen
Taishoen The next Leg of the trip saw us visiting Urushibata San and Taishoen. There are a mad amount of awesome shohin, Chuhin, and Omono bonsai at Taishoen, and it’s definitely a nursery not to be...
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 3: Shinpukuji Temple and Aichien
Sorry for the delay! Hopefully I can finish up 3 more posts before the weekend rush! So, let’s pick up where we left off… Shinpukuji Temple After our visit to Daijuen, we visited Shinpukuji temple,...
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 4: Koju En, Kyoto Temples, and Yamataen
Hello all! It’s been awhile! It seems it’s taking ten times as long to finish up writing about our trip to Japan as at has actually going! Between work and a problem with my trees(while I am a pot guy,...
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 5: Fujikawa Kouka En, Yoshoen, and Miura Baijuen
The next morning had us up bright and early to visit Fujikawa Kouka-en. If you’re reading this blog, chances are good that you’re a hobbyist advanced enough to be very familiar with Fujikawa San, the...
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 6: Shinji Suzuki and Shoujuen
The next morning saw us bright and early at Shinji Suzuki’s wonderful garden. Everything about Mr. Suzuki’s garden spoke of taste and refinement, from the trees, to the garden environs, the pots…even...
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 7: Shunkaen and Akiyama San
Next up we visited Akiyama San, followed by Shunkaen and Kobayashi San. Both were great visits! Akiyama San was Peter’s Sempai at Shunkaen, so trips to both nurseries were comfortable and relaxed. I’m...
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Nihon de Hajimete, Part 8: Kimura’s Garden
In today’s episode, we visit the garden of legendary artist Masahiko Kimura. It was interesting seeing the bonsai I had seen and admired(as have all of you) in magazines and books, through the years....
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