That's a lot of tree for a pot that size. But then that's a commanding pot, at least in color and design. The pot and presumably the tree (Breynia officianalis) belong to Ruban Yu. This photo and the one just below are from The 11th Annual Shohin Pottery Competition, on Ryan Bell's Japanese Bonsai Pots blog.
Continuing from yesterday, here are a couple more trees from Ryan Bell’s Japanese Bonsai Pots blog. Both belong to Ruban Yu. The pots below also belong to Ruban and are from his website.
Here’s what Ryan has to say about the two bonsai shown here: “Ruban’s containers pair very well with bonsai, I’ve seen some fantastic examples from Taiwan. That’s perhaps the best Fukien Tea Shohin I’ve seen (below), and I’m quite envious of the second tree (first here, above), as well, a collected Taiwan Native, Breynia Officianalis. Give his website a visit to see more of his work here: Ruban Yu.“
Fukien tea with elephant. The pot is by Ruban Yu. I don't know for sure about the tree (or the elephant for that matter).
One of dozens of Ruban Yu pots you can find on his website.
Most of Ruban's pots show scenes, though he has some with simple non-representational designs. Of all of those I saw, this one really jumped out.
Wanna buy a pot? Here's a sampling from Ruban Yu's website. If you put on your readers, you just might be able to make out the prices.
Here's the Breynia from above, before I cropped it for a closer look.
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