I don't know who styled this wonderfully crazy azalea (I don't read Japanese) but I do know that Master Potter Gyozan Nakano made the pot.
Still out of the office (working at my unpaid job) so we’ll continue borrowing from our illustrious past. And as long as we’re delving into the archives, why not go all the way back to our first pot post. It’s from July, 2007.
A remarkable book about a remarkable potter
Four years ago (twleve years ago now) I was given a most remarkable book by the World Bonsai Friendship Federation, who received it courtesy of Masahiro Tokuo (President of Kindai Publishing). Since then, it has spent most of its time just sitting on my shelf, though occasionally I thumb through and marvel at the photos (I don’t read Japanese).
The book is about Master Potter Gyozan Nakano and consists mostly of high quality photos of his pots. Most pots stand alone, but some are holding great bonsai or companion plants. I wish I could show you the whole book, but I can’t, so we’ll settle for a few photos.
It’s fall potting season and even though the pots below are not Master Nakano’s, they are very good. And very affordable.
20% off all Yixing Bonsai Pots
When I chose to resurrect this post at 5am this morning, I had not decided to put pots on sale. But it is fall potting season for many of us, so why not?