One of my favorite pots

[thumblessprimate1]

Dave, good move. Cats are evil!

Jase, welcome. I like Juko's work. Just enough bolder than Aiba that it's clearly his, yet still a familiar feel.
Here's an Aiba Koyo I hope to plant one day...

I gotta get a blue pot like that for one of my quinces in the future! @Jase: That blue pot looks awesome.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Here's the Ino I picked up early in the year and referenced a few posts back.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice Ino. I have many pots. My Ino is about my favorite.
Shin-shinWatari Chinese score from Bjorn:

 

[Great Falcon]

How bout this one...talk about clean lines. Pre dates yamaaki by about 50 yearsView attachment 74759 View attachment 74760 View attachment 74761 View attachment 74762

is that pot cracked? is really
nice

 

[Dav4]

is that pot cracked? is really
nice

Yes, it is. I couldn't have afforded it if it wasn't.

 

[Nybonsai12]

recently acquired gekkou...

 

[Dav4]

Careful man, they're like potato chips....


...and you got a red...very nice. Now, you need a blue and a 5 color

 

[Nybonsai12]

Careful man, they're like potato chips....


...and you got a red...very nice. Now, you need a blue and a 5 color

I know what you mean. I've got a blue gekkou so a 5 color would be a fine way to complete the collection. I'm probably done with tree/pot purchases for the year.
Although all it takes is the right one to pop up and then my wheels get turning on how I can make it happen....

This one looks great on the shelf, but I'd like to find a little something to put in it.

 

[Dav4]

It looks to be very usable, either as a semi cascade or informal shohin.

 

[Dav4]

I've got a package headed my way from Maryland even as we speak...I wonder what could be in it???

 

[Dav4]

....and after this last purchase, I'm done buying pots until my kids are out of college...

 

[Nybonsai12]

hahaha, can't wait to see it.

 

[barrosinc]

I think I might get into the "buy a pot look for a tree later" problem!

 

[JudyB]

....and after this last purchase, I'm done buying pots until my kids are out of college...

yeah sure...

 

[JudyB]

Although all it takes is the right one to pop up and then my wheels get turning on how I can make it happen....

I know that game...

 

[rockm]

I ran into Matt at the ABS show in Md. Never thought I'd need some of those pricier pots. I bought two ;-) He recently moved to a new home within an hour and a half drive from me. He told me I can come look at the pots in person. I think it's a trap...

 

[Dav4]

I ran into Matt at the ABS show in Md. Never thought I'd need some of those pricier pots. I bought two ;-) He recently moved to a new home within an hour and a half drive from me. He told me I can come look at the pots in person. I think it's a trap...

Jeez, I'd end up bankrupt AND divorced...

 

[Dav4]

Matt's shown me pics of many of his pots...being able to actually touch them??? A shiver just ran up my spine...

 

[rockm]

Matt's shown me pics of many of his pots...being able to actually touch them??? A shiver just ran up my spine...

His booth at the ABS show was STUFFED with tiny, small, medium and large sized older Japanese pots. There must have been hundreds of them. He was giving discounts on combined purchases because he didn't want to pack them all up to take home. ALL of them had pretty good patina. It was very hard deciding which were coming home with me. I knew the $900 mame pot wasn't making the trip. I STILL can't get past that price for a tiny pot that will stay on a shelf, but hey I'm a cheapskate. ;-)

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

It's art, man!
Nice gekkou Brian. Dave, which one did you go for? I'm tempted by a few, but I don't think I can get it past the finance director...