Bonsai Pots
Here at David Cheshire Nurseries, we stock a wide range of high quality, hand selected Bonsai pots including modern and antique pots. We receive regular shipments of Chinese and Japanese pots including much sought after pots produced by makers based in Tokoname, Japan selected personally by David Cheshire during his trips to Japan.
We try to list as many of our bonsai pots online as possible but we often can't keep up with all the new stock coming in so we always recommend a visit to our nursery at Baginton near Coventry.
Maple Leaf Ceramics
We are delighted to announce that David Cheshire Nurseries is the sole online distributors for Maple Leaf Ceramics; a new pottery specialising in Bonsai and Accent pots based here in the Midlands (UK).
Bonsai pots from Maple Leaf Ceramics are hand-built by Ian Homer in a range of designs and glazes as unique as the trees you may wish to plant in them. They are all made from Stoneware clays, fired to 1,240 degrees centigrade. They are impervious to water ingress and 100% frost proof. Ian is now making limited numbers of his pots which are now available online exclusively through David Cheshire Nurseries.
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Maple Leaf Ceramics
Ian Homer; Maple Leaf Ceramics
Walsall Studio Ceramics
We regularly receive new stock from Walsall Studio Ceramics and these can be viewed at our nursery at Baginton near Coventry with many also available to purchase from our online shop.
Walsall Studio Ceramics (WSC) was formed in 1986 by David Jones supported by the Princes Youth Business Trust. Pots produced by WSC are of the highest quality and are extreamly popular. Bonsai pots from Walsall Studio Ceramics are produced by a variety of methods from slip cast moulds to slab and coil.
In 2005 Mark Jones and David’s father Ken joined the team as their brand and ramge of pots expanded. Esther Griffiths (who previously worked with retired bonsai potter; Bryan Albright) also works with WSC producing handmade pieces for them.
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Walsall Studio Ceramics
David Jones: Walsall Studio Ceramics
Mark Jones: Walsall Studio Ceramics
Ken Jones: Walsall Studio Ceramics
Esther Griffiths: Walsall Studio Ceramics
Esther Griffiths: Walsall Studio Ceramics
Japanese Tokoname
Bonsai pots from Tokoname, Japan.
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A typical Bigei pot
A dragon pot by Ikkou 2022
A large Izumi Ya (Zenigo) pot
A lovely Kai Misaki pot
Photographs of Tokoname makers marks from pots in our collection or that we have sold online or via our nursery.
Akira Shouzan - Jukousan
Mr Fumikazu Watanabe (Master)
Bigei
Mr Hirata Atsumi
Known for his unglazed shohin and chohin pots. Uses a distinctive clay that is burnished at the 'leather' stage. A wonderful range of tan-brown colours often with a distinctive greenish tint to the unburnished areas, especially on the interior of pots. Born 1939, he established his own kiln in 1975, now closed.
Bigei
Mr Hirata Atsumi
Bigei
Mr Hirata Atsumi
Bigei
Mr Hirata Atsumi
Ittouen
Izumi-Ya - Zenigo
Mr Matsushita Masuo (Master)
Kai-Misaki
Koichirou aiba (Koyo kiln) commissioned by Fuyo-en (uppermost mark)
Kyo-To-En
Satomi Terahata
Daughter of Mazan Terahata
Seika-En
Shouzan Kaneshou - Ikkou
Mr Kazuhiro Watanabe
Glazed shohin sized pots but also unglazed shohin and chohin sized pots. Born 1956, his potters mark could also be read as 'Ikkou', so he change his potter name to Ikkou. Older pots may be signed Kazuhiro made, newer pots signed Ikkou made.
Shouzan Kaneshou
Mr Masami Watanabe (Master)
Father of Ikkou - Mr Kazuhiro Watanabe
Shouzan Kaneshou - Ikkou
Mr Kazuhiro Watanabe
Shouzan Kaneshou - Ikkou
Mr Kazuhiro Watanabe
Yoshimura - Shuuhou
Mr Susumu Kataoka (Master)
Yamaaki - Toshio
Japanese Pots
Bonsai pots from Japan.
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Typical Takudo pots
Photographs of Japanese makers marks from pots in our collection or that we have sold online or via our nursery.
Gassan (Takao Nagata) - Kyoto, Japan
Born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, Gassan is a skilled ceramist of Kyo-yaki tableware and bonsai pots. Small hand-painted pots are typical of his work, often depicting a mountain landscape and the setting sun.
Takudo -
Takudo -
Chinese and Korean Pots
Photographs of Chinese and Korean makers marks from pots in our collection or that we have sold online or via our nursery.
Shunzaido / Shuming Penyi / Shuming
Kohshunohsai/Shunzaido owned by Chu Shuiming
Zhengliang
Tongrea
Bonsai Pot Classification
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Kusamono or Shitakusa
Accent pots / plants used as part of a Bonsai display. -
Keshitsubo
A tiny pot to hold a fingertip Bonsai.
A Keshitsubo pot would hold a tree 80mm (3″) tall. -
Shito
A very small pot which holds a one-handed Bonsai which can sit on the end of two fingers.
A Shito pot would hold a tree 100mm (4″) tall. -
Mame
A very small pot which holds a one-handed Bonsai. Translates as "Bean" in Japanese, most Mame Bonsai are 50mm (2″) tall.
A Mame pot would hold a tree 150mm (6″) tall. -
Chohin or Shohin
A small pot which holds a one-handed Bonsai.
A Chohin or Shohin pot would hold a tree 200mm (8″) tall. -
Kumono
A small pot which holds a one-handed Bonsai.
A Kumono pot would hold a tree 250mm (10″) tall. -
Katade-mochi
A medium pot which holds a two-handed Bonsai.
A Katade-mochi pot would hold a tree 460mm (18″) tall. -
Chiu or Chumono
A large pot which holds a two-handed Bonsai.
A Chiu or Chumono pot would hold a tree 910mm (36″) tall. -
Dai or Omono
A large pot which holds a four-handed Bonsai requiring two people to carry/lift it.
A Dai or Omono pot would hold a tree 1220mm (48″) tall. -
Hachi-uye
A very large pot which holds a six-handed Bonsai requiring three people to carry/lift it.
A Hachi-uye pot would hold a tree 1520mm (60″) tall. -
Imperial
A very large pot which holds a eight-handed Bonsai requiring four people to carry/lift it.
An Imperial pot would hold a tree 2000mm (80″) tall.