Japanese Ceramics

Feb 9, 20216 min read

Horticulture of Bonsai, the beginning...

Have you ever wondered how high quality bonsai have full and dense branch structures? I know, dumb questions right? I think we've all...

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Mar 20, 20132 min read

The Bonsai Ceramics of Syu-zan (舟山)

The Bonsai Ceramics of Syu-zan (舟山) For those of you that don’t know, I’ve been actively learning and collecting more and more Bonsai...

Nov 23, 20124 min read

One Pot To Rule Them All #2

One Pot To Rule Them All #2 In the past, I’ve written a short post about this Maruhei pot that was made in the Tokoname area. Please...

Apr 11, 20122 min read

One Pot To Rule Them All

One Pot To Rule Them All Many of you might know that I have a strange fascination with pots that have exceptionally large lips. I think...

Feb 27, 20122 min read

Concrete Pot Mystery???

Concrete Pot Mystery??? Mr. Tanaka and I were organizing one of the storage rooms today and we came across this strange pot. When Mr....

Aug 27, 20112 min read

Pots and Patina

One of the really cool things I get to see here at Aichien are the very old pots and the patina they’ve developed over time. Good patina...