AusBonsai

Hi all,
I am sure there are a number of members here who know their Japanese pots (Jow especially). These are my last lot of remaining Japanese (mostly shohin) pots that I have and I really have no idea about the makers mark, where they are from and what they are worth. I have labelled all pots with a number so people can reference them if they happen to know the maker, any history and approx value.
Thank you in advance.

David

And the next 6.

You may find some of your answers here david

http://www.tokoname.or.jp/bonsai/catalog/maker-e.htm

#2 is bigei
#5 is touyou
#7 is youzan

value, no idea. Good luck in your search

#11 Yamaaki

I think #5 is Kouyou, does it have a speckle glaze? His glazes are pretty distinctive, so that'd help.

$$$ Depending on size and the glaze, but usually they are nice pots.

This may help too, for some older pots.
http://myworld.ebay.com.au/yorozuen-annex/

Great place to buy too, pretty good prices.

Thank. Great link Scott!!! Will be having a research there as well. And yes it is a speckled glaze.

David

#5 is the older style Kouyou stamp. He now uses a cream clay and has different marks.

Thanks Jow. #5 is the twin of the one you have from me.

David

DavidN wrote:Thank. Great link Scott!!! Will be having a research there as well. And yes it is a speckled glaze.

David

I see you are after prices for your pots too......

If you are thinking of selling them i would be interested in having a look over them.

Talk soon,

Joe.

and i'll pick up the left overs...

I've had some great feedback and now have 9 out of 12 identified with the pots makers. For anyone interested I found Ryan at http://japanesepots.wordpress.com/ being very knowledgable. I think the 3 remaining ones will be difficult to find out as they could just be handmade one offs.

#1 Bunzan
#2 Bigei
#3 Reiho
#4 Bunzan
#5 Kouyou
#6 Tosui
#7 Youzan
#8 deijyu??? (from the look and style)
#9
#10
#11 Yamaaki
#12 Senkoen

Number 5 is by Aiba Kouichirou / Kouyou not Touyou.

Thanks for that Jow. typo on my part.
David

I really like his pots and those of his son 'Juko'. The green glaze that is usually on the pots of this black clay isnt used anymore and now he and his son use a more transparent green that just shows the cream clay underneith.

HERE is a thread with a couple of his pots both an old black clay pot and a more modern cream clay pot (2nd and 3rd pots). You can also see how the stamps have changed. Funnily enough the black clay pots were less sort after than the more modern cream clay ones when i was last in japan.

Joe.

Thanks Joe. I remember that post a while ago now.

Here is the last of the Kouyou pots that i have.