Interesting take on Japanese shows

[rockm]

Most recent post from Aaron Hughes in Japan on shows there. The photo of the needle juniper at Meifu Ten is interesting, particularly the pot it's in....
https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/back-to-the-aichi-en-daily-grind/

 

[Dav4]

Don't forget that slab... holy crap! Fwiw, my initial impression was that I didn't like that pot/tree combo, mainly because of the pot, obviously. To me, the slab and the pot seem to be trying to carry equal weight with that large, deadwood needle juniper, which fails ultimately for me. I'd love to see the whole display from the intended front, though.

 

[rockm]

Also, the pot looks to have a gold kintsugi repair in the front.

 

[Lazylightningny]

Not a big fan of that pot. It also appears to have a large crack that was poorly repaired.

 

[just.wing.it]

Most recent post from Aaron Hughes in Japan on shows there. The photo of the needle juniper at Meifu Ten is interesting, particularly the pot it's in....
https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/back-to-the-aichi-en-daily-grind/

That is an interesting pot, for sure.
Any ideas of it's origin?

 

[Cadillactaste]

Also, the pot looks to have a gold kintsugi repair in the front.

I was curious...if they made a decission to add the decorative gold in those rings around the pot to add more of a statement with that repaired front.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Not a big fan of that pot. It also appears to have a large crack that was poorly repaired.

I believe that was very intentional...since they fill the crack with gold. A design almost that one embraces.

 

[rockm]

Don't know anything about the pot, other than it is pretty unusual. And that it's cracks have been repaired with kintsugi (I have a feeling the crack is original to the pot and came at firing), and it being used in a show, indicates that it is not really a "typical" pot. ...

 

[rockm]

I was curious...if they made a decission to add the decorative gold in those rings around the pot to add more of a statement with that repaired front.

Its hard to tell from the photo, but those rings look to me like lighter clay integral to the construction of the pot. Could be wrong though. The crack looks to me like a structural "sag" in the clay as it fired or dried.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Its hard to tell from the photo, but those rings look to me like lighter clay integral to the construction of the pot. Could be wrong though. The crack looks to me like a structural "sag" in the clay as it fired or dried.

You're correct! Went to the office onto a larger screen. I thought it odd for that much gold!