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Hand painted bonsai pots – Do you like them?
Where has the summer gone? Our schedules have been exceedingly hectic these last few months as we are launching a …Continue reading »
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Lord of the Rings “Bag End landscape”
It isn’t often that you see someone with an ingenuous idea and the craftsmanship to pull it off. So you …Continue reading »
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A Summer Tanseki on the Eel River
Last week was a rare opportunity to go on a tanseki with the editor of Aiseki Mr. Kengo Tatehata. As …Continue reading »
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A Stone from the Eel River
As our prior post communicated, we had a short tanseki to the Eel River last week. One of the stones …Continue reading »
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Milky Way…
Our last post contained a stone that to us looks like observing the Milky Way in the evening summer sky. …Continue reading »
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Redwood Empire Bonsai Show – a few stones
KJ and I drove up to Santa Rosa to see Redwood Empire Bonsai’s show. We normally make this drive every …Continue reading »
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Tsukinowa Yusen (月之輪湧泉)
We have looked at Yusen pots for a very long time and appreciated them for what they are – perhaps …Continue reading »
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The Beauty of a Black Stone
A month or so ago we were looking at a number of bronze suibans we have that are approximately …Continue reading »
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Tsukinowa Yusen (月之輪湧泉) – In Search of an Answer
Let me forewarn you this is a very long blog post and perhaps one of our longest. I hope you …Continue reading »
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Sou-zan Koto Pot
Whenever Peter arrives from Japan we await to see what small pots he brings out of the many suitcases that …Continue reading »
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Japanese Porcelain Pot
We like small pots. Peter also brought with him this very nice Japanese Porcelain pot that is about 50-60 years …Continue reading »
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An Antique Seto Japanese Bonsai Pot
Seto(瀬戸) in Northern Aichi prefecture is synonymous with ceramics in Japan. Seto has a long history of ceramics. In Japan, …Continue reading »
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Naka-watari – Antique Chinese Pots
Over time we have collected a few antique Chinese Pots and we thought today we would share three of them …Continue reading »
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A Cloud Shaped Antique Japanese Porcelain Pot
We had never seen a pot shape like this before. Peter indicated that it is an unusual shape but desirable. …Continue reading »
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Green Club Auction for Professionals – Part 1
I know that many of you have been to the Green Club (Ueno Park in Tokyo) where vendors setup during …Continue reading »
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Green Club Auction for Professionals – Part 2
We continue today with Part 2 of the professional auction at the Green Club in Ueno Park, Tokyo. …Continue reading »
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11th Koju-Ten Bonsai Show
We were viewing the photos that Tomohiro Masumi posted of the 11th Koju-Ten Bonsai Show in Kyoto, Japan (held at …Continue reading »
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2012 All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association Auction
It is that time of year again – yes, the All Japan Shohin Bonsai Association Auction. Normally the association places …Continue reading »
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Eisho Wakahara Bronze with Bronze Table
Eisho Wakahara of Japan was an exquisite maker of small bronzes. We have written a previous post on his work. …Continue reading »
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Black Stones from Japan and America
With our summer trip to the Eel River this year and our evening discussion with Mr. Kengo Tatehata, we talked about stone quality from those we have collected in our local rivers. Tatehata-san was...
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