24713: Aiba Koyo (Tokoname) - White Mirror - 14¾ in (38cm)

24713: Aiba Koyo (Tokoname) - White Mirror - 14¾ in (38cm)Formal description: Japanese bonsai pot by Aiba Kouyou Koyou Koyo of Tokoname. Mirror shaped with external rim, white glaze over, seal of Koyo underneath. External dimensions: 375 x 360 x 125mm (14 x 14 x 5 in) Internal dimensions: 310 x 302 x 100mm (12 x 12 x 4 in) SKU: 24713 Informal information: Rarely available large semi cascade pot, this is a perfect match for a larger flowering semi cascade tree. The pot has quite some patina, and this could be

perhaps because he was only active for a relatively short time

A classic nanban from Ryugaku Marutsune

with Buzans Kanjii inside a Torii gate

The price is what I paid for it

109 x 72 x 34mm (4⅜ x 2⅞ x 1⅜ in)

His works vary from production pots with fabulous glazes to many painted pots including famous series such as 53 Stations of the Tokkaido Road

Sadao dedicated himself to bonsai pots

Handmade Japanese bonsai pot by Jukuo Kouyou / Koyou / Koyo of Tokoname

In 1981 installed gas kiln at home called Kusaen Kiln

I believe this is down to the influence of Sanshu Ichiyo who let him use his kiln

he called his apprentices 'comrades'

Sugiura Keisen