My Christmas Present!! - Pot ID

[Andrew Legg]

Hi Everyone,

Just got my Christmas present and am absolutely stoked! It ia a lovely Japanese pot and I am now trying to find out a bit more about where it was made. Have a look and let me know. I also have a question about reading the "chop marks" (is that the correct name?). How does one know which side is up?

Cheers and have a brilliant Christmas if you are celebrating it!

Andrew

[rch003]

Massive pot mate, hope you have a great tree for it!

[Andrew Legg]

Not yet, but good pots like this don't come up for sale often, so you just gotta take the sting and buy them when you can afford it. Typically around Christmas, when everyone asks wheat I would like for Christmas, I just tell 'em, money for bonsai pots! I see it holding a lovely big strong pine or olive one day.

[rch003]

Hahah yeah that's a heaps good idea man, can we convince the nurseries for a boxing day sale ^_^

[Dumper]

looks like chinese character. from your pic to the right is the top and left is the bottom.

[Andrew Legg]

Hey Dunper,

How do you know that? Through knowledge of the symbols? The left of the image is closest to the long side of the pot.

Cheers

[daiviet_nguyen]

Hi Andrew,

Some other member posted this link http://www.tokoname.or.jp/bonsai/catalog/maker-e.htm before.

Well, I just hope it helps somehow

[Andrew Legg]

Thanks Daiviet, Can't see it on there or on the one on the Maartin's site - http://bonsaipotplaza.com/

[Andrew Legg]

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone have an electronic copy that they would be willing to share of any of the Tokoname Pot catalogues?

Cheers,

Andrew

[Jow]

http://www.tokoname.or.jp/bonsai/acatalog/

[Andrew Legg]

Thanks Jow.

[Dumper]

for me it looks chinese. but might be japanese too. cause chinese and japanese character is kinda similar.

i did chinese when i was young. so i know how the stroke of character starts.

john

[Beaumatsu]

It looks chinese or korean probs not could be a japanese pot it's is just the kanji looks weird i japan it never is usally curved i think it is chinese but is a beautiful pot i would love it.

Beaumatsu


(kanji japanese write style)

[Grant Bowie]

To me the build and look of the pot, and clay, look japanese.

The script however looks mayan or incan.

Just a thought.

Grant

[Andrew Legg]

OK people; this from the horse's mouth:

The pot was made about 10 years ago.
The maker name is "Yamakou".

Regards,
Tokoname Yuyaku Co., Ltd.
Takeyoshi KOJIMA

I guess he'd know!