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Top; Figure 17 – Meiji Period Satsuma yaki from Kyushu, Japan. Pair of luxuriously hand painted cream based, triple drained round pots, 7.5cm diameter x 16cm high. Note that both pieces were always intended for garden use despite having vase appearance from the outside and are Registered Treasure of Japanese Shohin Pots.
Bottom; Figure 18 – Edo period Kutani yaki in Saiko Kutani style from former Kaga Province, Japan from 1804. Round red based pot with intricate hand painted garden scenery, original drainage 12cm diameter x 8cm high. Note this is a Registered Treasure of Japanese Shohin Pots.
It is not clear why the Japanese chose, in the Taisho Period, to suddenly develop a preference towards the creation of typically shallow, simplistically styled, often unglazed or in muted colours, bonsai pots similar to
the antique Chinese containers.
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