Suitable Trees for this style of pot

[Greenpoint Vince]

Hey there,

I have aquired two pots in this shape. The other is a lighter robin egg blue. 2 questions. What is the style called? What kind of tree is best suited? Wondering if it would be acceptable to pot a Washington hawthorn in it or maybe it’s too feminine of a pot.

Thanks as always!

 

[Cadillactaste]

Lovely pot... very feminine. I'm on meds...that screw with my ability to think. I can't think of the shape. Though I know it well. I own some. Geesh.

Pot selection end of the day is personal choice. Very feminine as you say...but a Hawthorn also blooms. So there is that going for it.

 

[rockm]

That shape is “mirror shaped” as viewed from the top it resembles a mirrors frame. I don’t think it’s really an exclusively feminine pot. It can hold a rugged masculine but thinner trunk particularly a flowering species like apple ume etc

 

[namnhi]

The pot style I believe is Lotus as its resemblance to Lotus flower.

 

[NaoTK]

The official name is "kokyou" 古鏡 which does indeed mean "old mirror". It is usually called "lotus" in english.
The other name sometimes used for this pot is "Rinka" but this is actually the non-pointy rounded flower shaped or "hanagata" style.

The dark blue glaze is called "Ruri" and the robin egg is called "Kin-yuu" or "Kin-yo"

The most common usage for this pot is a root over rock deciduous

 

[Greenpoint Vince]

That shape is “mirror shaped” as viewed from the top it resembles a mirrors frame. I don’t think it’s really an exclusively feminine pot. It can hold a rugged masculine but thinner trunk particularly a flowering species like apple ume etc

Perfect I have a larger Ume I’m planning on putting in the darker one. Thanks!

 

[Greenpoint Vince]

The official name is "kokyou" 古鏡 which does indeed mean "old mirror". It is usually called "lotus" in english.
The other name sometimes used for this pot is "Rinka" but this is actually the non-pointy rounded flower shaped or "hanagata" style.

The dark blue glaze is called "Ruri" and the robin egg is called "Kin-yuu" or "Kin-yo"

The most common usage for this pot is a root over rock deciduous

Thanks so much!!

 

[Cadillactaste]

A Hawthorn... look at the pot shape. ... Made me think of your post.

Taken from Bonsai4Me... as Harry was helping repot it.

 

[Greenpoint Vince]

Interesting!