Bonsai Pottery Collection All pieces owned by Matthew H. Ouwinga This pots are not for sale

Please enjoy my collection of fine Antique and Modern day bonsai pottery.  This page features pottery from Japan, China, and America.  Click on the link of each picture to see additional photo's.

Heian Kouzan Sr.  (deceased) Mr. Kouzan is an extremely famous potter who has had books published in his honor.  His pottery has housed some of the nicest trees in the world.  His signature stamp is usually characterized by an oval shaped piece of porcelain with his name in blue Konji.

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Heian Kouzan Jr.  Son of the famous potter shown above, Jr. has been making pottery for over 30 years.  His chop is simliar to that of his father except he does not insert use the porcelain insert so common in many of his father's pots.

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Heian Tofokuji (deceased) is also an extremely famous potter and his pottery is well sought after in Japan.  The blue shohin pot below is over 70 years old.  Mr. Tofokuji has a very unique, trident maple leaf stamp.  His pottery is very rare and one may spend thousands on a single, small pot of his. He, like Heian Kouzan Sr. is survived by a son who continues to make pottery.

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Aiba Kouichirou is one of my favorite modern day potters.  His potters name is 'Kouyo' and makes pottery through his own kiln and also through the famous Tokoname Kilns. His potters name 'Kouyo' translates into 'Fragrant Mountain'.  After looking through the pictures, you can see his signature for both his personal kiln and that of Tokoname's.  His glazes are bold and often seen in shohin compositions in Kokufu-ten albums.

Below is another well known modern day potter.  His name is Watanabe Kazuhiro and his potters name is 'Ikkou'  He has several different chop marks characterizing different era's of his pottery.  I first saw one of his pots at the Green Club show in Tokyo, Japan.  His glazing technique wraps underneath the pot excluding his stamp and is like none other. Mr. Kazuhiro's simple, soft glazes have a feeling of warmth and do not take away the beauty of an excellent bonsai.