From 1900-1950 Tokoname ceramic industry had a boom. During this era there was hundreds of kilns beeing built and their chimneys dotted...

There are a few glazes that every Tokoname bonsai potter needs to have in his production if he is going to get orders from the...

One of the reasons that Tokoname is famous for bonsai pots is the clay. I have worked with it for a while now and I find it suitable for...

See Hidemi Kataoka, third generation who works under the name ”Shuuhou / Shuho” build a large mokko pot in his studio in Tokoname.

The Buddhist temples and burial sites have had a great impact on the aesthetics for bonsai pots. Originally created in China and then...

One of the most difficult techniques to create a bonsai pot is by carving it out from one block of clay. In the youtube video below I...