Pot Maker ID resources

[symbiotic1]

Are there any good resources for identifying maker marks on bonsai pots, including ones from outside Asia? I bought a few trees lately, one in a german-made pot, one from Jim Gremel (easy to ID), and one from Japan. All are at least a few decades old. if I post photos of the pots and markings would anyone on here know enough about pot makers to be able to help?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

The best resource for identifying Japanese and Chinese pots is Ryan's site.
http://japanesebonsaipots.net

For Western potters, try here:
http://bonsaipotplaza.com

Post up the chops here, we can give it a shot.

 

[symbiotic1]

Here's the pots:

First one the chop is hard to make out as its not deeply impressed and the post-rain dampness right now doesn't help.

 

[symbiotic1]

Second one is the German pot. The cratered glaze looks a bit mid century to me...60s or 70s.

EDIT: found out via the link this one is by Andreas van Kerckhove and it's not German as I thought but Belgian.

 

[symbiotic1]

Since I'm playing show and tell, this is the Jim Gremel pot with a blue atlas cedae in it I got at the same sale as the other two. That one was easy to ID as his signature is written on it!

 

[symbiotic1]

Figured out the other one too. It's indeed Japanese. I had the mark upside down in the photo. It's Hisada Shizuo and matches the middle mark in the photo.

@Brian thanks again for the great resources!

 

[symbiotic1]

If anyone knows any more about these potters I'd greatly appreciate the info!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Figured out the other one too. It's indeed Japanese. I had the mark upside down in the photo. It's Hisada Shizuo and matches the middle mark in the photo.

@Brian thanks again for the great resources!

Welcome. Think the kiln name for this pot is Keizan. Like many Kilns in the Tokoname co-op, the quality varies widely within each.