Japanese painted pots
Shohin sized trees, and smaller, often require a distinctive or eye catching container to ensure each tree will stand out in a display. It is often therefore desirable to have at least one brightly coloured pot (which you rarely find for larger trees), and one painted pot.
In Japan, the three main pot 'colours' are; sometsuke, akae, and go-sai. Sometsuke is a cobalt blue underglaze, akae is a red overglaze, and go-sai means 5 colour, and painted pots are usually one, or a combination of these.
The pots used for painting are usually white porcelain, as this is a very smooth clay, which is easier to paint on, and it provides a clean white canvass.
In Japan, the three main pot 'colours' are; sometsuke, akae, and go-sai. Sometsuke is a cobalt blue underglaze, akae is a red overglaze, and go-sai means 5 colour, and painted pots are usually one, or a combination of these.
The pots used for painting are usually white porcelain, as this is a very smooth clay, which is easier to paint on, and it provides a clean white canvass.
Kutani Aritomo |
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OgurayamaOgurayama - or Karahashi Homiyabi was born in Kyoto in September, 1920 and has been making bonsai pots since the mid 1970's. He became well known & revered after entering and winning the National Masterpiece Kobachi Exhibition in 1981. His works had been used consistently at top Japanese exhibitions since.
Ogurayama's painted pots are varied in shape style and technique, although the use of the Kyoto traditional style of painting is prolific. |
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