Unglazed & Marked Vintage (1970's)Bonsai Pot

[Bolero]

I have and am considering buying another 12" x 9" x 3" with Unglazed & Marked, Vintage (1970's)Bonsai Pot...
My question is: Is this, considering markings, considered to be Tacky what with the Markings, Tree scenes on one side and Lettering on the other...???

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Painted scenes and kanji aren't tacky if they're done well. Your example, however, looks cheap. Maybe it's the photo.
Here is an etched version, on a dense clay, high-fired, vintage Chinese pot. The clay and etchings have sharper lines.

 

[kakejiku]

I have and am considering buying another 12" x 9" x 3" with Unglazed & Marked, Vintage (1970's)Bonsai Pot...
My question is: Is this, considering markings, considered to be Tacky what with the Markings, Tree scenes on one side and Lettering on the other...???

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Bolero San:

The writing on the other side reads Douman Tamakin (Characters 堂満玉金) Maybe you can copy and paste and do a little research on finding out more about this pot. I do not know if this is a place or name, but sounds like a name.
One thing to notice, (and I do not know if this is camera angle etc.) but the characters do not seem to align. Slants down as you read left to right. Another is if you read it from right to left it would read kintama....(you can look up that Japanese slang for yourself).

If you are using it for a display...would recommend putting an informally styled deciduous or fruiting tree (quince based on kintama reference above )into this pot and using the landscape side, hiding the characters.

 

[Smoke]

Also likely not high fired. Looks to be terra cotta.

 

[Bolero]

Bolero San:

The writing on the other side reads Douman Tamakin (Characters 堂満玉金) Maybe you can copy and paste and do a little research on finding out more about this pot. I do not know if this is a place or name, but sounds like a name.
One thing to notice, (and I do not know if this is camera angle etc.) but the characters do not seem to align. Slants down as you read left to right. Another is if you read it from right to left it would read kintama....(you can look up that Japanese slang for yourself).

If you are using it for a display...would recommend putting an informally styled deciduous or fruiting tree (quince based on kintama reference above )into this pot and using the landscape side, hiding the characters.

Doumam is a location in Guandong sp, pot is a cheapy at $35.00 shipped, however good size...will use landscape side as front thanks for all your info

 

[Bolero]

Also likely not high fired. Looks to be terra cotta.

Yes... Terra Cotta and Low Fired, a cheap pot for sure but different and good size...I'm going to Pass on its brother.