O. Light Blue oval about 8"

[vancehanna]

O. This Oval is also of traditional design with inverted lip. weight about 2# Starting at $65.00 with 20.00 Shipping (will combine with other to save $$) Auction Ends Midnight Monday Feb 17th and Ship Wednesday 19th

 

[Carol 83]

Very nice @vancehanna .

 

[River's Edge]

O. This Oval is also of traditional design with inverted lip. weight about 2# Starting at $65.00 with 20.00 Shipping (will combine with other to save $$) View attachment 583477View attachment 583478View attachment 583479View attachment 583480View attachment 583481View attachment 583482View attachment 583483Auction Ends Midnight Monday Feb 17th and Ship Wednesday 19th

nice depth for that size, If I might inquire to what cone rating are these pots fired ? concerned about freezing in my neck of the woods.

 

[Carol 83]

$65, I think I have a plan for it.

 

[vancehanna]

The pieces are all cone 5-6. Range 2185-2232 F (stoneware is cone 10 is 2381 F) however, inverted lip in relation to the length depth breadth is a factor in freeze.
The rectangle in moss green would not survive. I doubt that the blue oval would either as its depth is a bit much for the freeze to heave.

 

[River's Edge]

The pieces are all cone 5-6. Range 2185-2232 F (stoneware is cone 10 is 2381 F) however, inverted lip in relation to the length depth breadth is a factor in freeze.
The rectangle in moss green would not survive. I doubt that the blue oval would either as its depth is a bit much for the freeze to heave.

Thank you. Love the work and style.

 

[vancehanna]

Rivers, thank you so very much it’s been a passion for the past 35 yrs adjunct to bonsai as bonsai began back in ‘72 in MI….
And for past 4 yrs have been ceramic instructor at Merced College in CA so it offers me the opportunity to to show the students examples of ceramic construction as well as the esthetic from the Asian cultural point of view.
That’s why in many ways I speak of very distinct esthic “rules” found in Asian bonsai and their containers. The John Naka book was the Bible for it all and I found that as a fundamental text. Hah!

 

[River's Edge]

Rivers, thank you so very much it’s been a passion for the past 35 yrs adjunct to bonsai as bonsai began back in ‘72 in MI….
And for past 4 yrs have been ceramic instructor at Merced College in CA so it offers me the opportunity to to show the students examples of ceramic construction as well as the esthetic from the Asian cultural point of view.
That’s why in many ways I speak of very distinct esthic “rules” found in Asian bonsai and their containers. The John Naka book was the Bible for it all and I found that as a fundamental text. Hah!

Well, not too surprising! Despite some of the modern technical improvements his contribution and interpretation was and is amazing. Sometimes the older techniques are more effective than the newer variations. I still have a very soft spot for antique Chinese Bonsai pots. I saw one this past week in Tokyo that I truly wish I had not passed on it at the time. It was similar to this one but a larger oval.

 

[vancehanna]

It is a gem! May I ask how much it was? (About 30 yrs ago I purchased an antique pot from a woman who had been living in China as an antique dealer and Hope I didn’t pay too much LOL at the time it was north of $400 USD

 

[River's Edge]

Well, not too surprising! Despite some of the modern technical improvements his contribution and interpretation was and is amazing. Sometimes the older techniques are more effective than the newer variations. I still have a very soft spot for antique Chinese Bonsai pots. I saw one this past week in Tokyo that I truly wish I had not passed on it at the time. It was similar to this one but a larger oval.

I one I have would have a fair market value north of 800 USD. On the first floor of the Green Room area at Kokufu a couple of similar pots to mine above were selling in the 120,000 to 140,000 yen range.

 

[vancehanna]

And Carol wins the auction!