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Pots are something that we in Australia often pay little more attention to other than this pot suits this style of tree. When matching a tree to a pot you should consider a few more things. Age is one thing that is very important. You will notice that as a pot ages it will start to get a dark stain that begins at the bottom and rises to the rim. If you look at very old Japanese white coloured pots in exhibition books the actually appear almost grey. The idea is to match the trees apparent age with a similarly old looking pot. An old craggy tree doesn't look quite right in a shiny new pot. As you can imagine that when you start to get into trees that are 200+ years old the price for an equally aged Chinese antique pot can become ENOURMOUS!


Here are a few of the pots i have bought so far.... They are all made by well known makers in Tokoname and some are beginning to show their age well.

First one is a Reihou pot. Its quite old as you can see from the patina forming on the glaze.
Next is a kouyu pot. I have wanted one of his pots for a long time now and i finally found two! This glaze in particular is very reconisable as one of his works.
Next is another of his pots which is much older. Note the different clay used. This pot is not as good a pot for growing as the clay is dense and doesnt breath as well as the one above. But it does have a very attractive glaze.

Next is a Hatori pot. It is a more affordable pot, yet the clay used is very good quality wise and allows for the pot to breath easily and therefore encourages healthy growth of what ever you plant inside.
This next pot is one i unfortunately fell in love with and which has since drained my funds. Its an old Ikou pot. It is larger than his normal range and was therefore a special order pot. It is made from clay imported from china that is no longer available. It has a beautiful purple tone that is hard to detect in the photo.

And finally two Bikou pots. One is showing very good age and patina while the other has been unused for its life. The red coloured one has an amazing glaze that i had to have. Bikou is very well known and is becoming more and more sort after.
Finally is a bronze frog i bought for small displays.
I am becoming more and more interested in pots and have quite a few that are just for my mantel piece at home. If anyone else has some nice Japanese pots i`d love to see some photos of them.

Fantastic Jow - I love good pots. Anything from Ryuen?

Cheers,
Leigh.

No ryuen this time... my suitcase is already well over allowed baggage limit. I think i will have to throw out all my clothes prior to boarding! Do you have any of his pots?

That being said i am going to have a few shipments of Japanese pots arrive some time after i get back mainly with glazed chuhin pots by Yamafusa (see davidn`s pot that his root over rock trident is in in this post) , Hatori and a few other tokenome artists. These pots will eventually be for sale.

yep jow you have fine taste i love the killer one!

I was just talking to one of the guys in the nursery about Ryuen pots. Ryuen has not made pots for the last year dues to his age and since he stopped making them the price has skyrocketed. He is currently one of the most popular potters in Japan and the prices for his work reflect this. If you have one of his pots you are very lucky.

Some very nice pots there Jow,the Ikou pot looks very nice and elegant, . Thanks for sharing these pics.

They are all nice but the one that drained your funds is my favorite!

Jow,
What are the ages of these pots?

Thanks jow for posting this pots. Also thanks for letting me know that I have Yamafusa pot. I knew it was Japanese but no idea the maker.

I also have a few glazed Japanese trays that would be rare to find. I have one that I know cost the previous owner of it more than 4 figures to bring in from Japan.

And YES I love quality Japanese pots.

DavidN

I think i know the tray you are talking about....

Japanese pots can be very expensive, especially if buying direct from the potters strangely enough....

I`d love to see some pictures of the pots and trays you were talking about, make sure to get a shot ofthe signature as well.....

Cool thanks Jow, I'll try this weekend to get photos and you can help me id the Japanese pots I have.

David N

DavidN wrote:Cool thanks Jow, I'll try this weekend to get photos and you can help me id the Japanese pots I have.

David N

Ill do my best, and if i cant work it out i can forward the pic to someone who can

OK Jow, here we go. The stamps/signitures aren't the clearest but hope you or someone can make it out. You can be totally honest too with me if they are a fake etc.!!!!!!

Thanks

David N

And this is the one that the Trident Root over rock is in.