Echizen Hosui 
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Echizen Hosui is most notably known for his high quality painted bonsai pots, although he is also a very talented glaze artist. 

Now in his 80's, Echizen Hosui was born 'Zenzo Yoshida' in 1936, in Fukui Prefecture, just north of Lake Biwa and Kyoto.Hosui often 'copied' works of other artists, leaving unmistakable tell-tale signs. Below for example is a pot made in homage to the great Tsukinawa Yusen, the original of which can be seen in Kobayashi's 'Pot Book'. 

Mostly shohin and smaller, Hosui also produced some chuhin sized pots. Hosui is not as celebrated as perhaps he should be in the West, although I expect this not to be the case for much longer, as more enthusiasts are starting to discover the pots of this wonderful artist. 

​Echizen Hosui  - Painted Pots

Some examples of painted pots in the collection by Echizen Hosui.

To view some glazed examples by this artist, please see here.

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​D1330 

A go-sai porcelain pot made in homage to the great Tsukinawa Yusen, the original of which can be seen in Kobayashi's 'Pot Book'.
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​D2016

​An akae porcelain rectangle of sansui scene. 
Nice use of negative space and simple yet tidy feet and boarder detail. 

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D1792

A sometsuke painted porcelain rectangle with Quail birds. 
The use of negative space and simple background detail draw attention to the main theme - the quite emotive qualis. 

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D2023

A porcelain pot with go-sai painted panels, over an akae painted background in a 'sei gai ha' wave pattern. The go-sai paintings inside the mokko shaped windows are nice sansui scenes with quite fine brushstrokes and emotive detail. 

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