Beautiful unglazed bonsai pot, oval with a classic cut. Made by Watanabe Kakuyuki, from the Kakuzan kiln in Tokoname.. Repaired with metallic paint imitating kintsugi (gold).
Watanabe Kakuyuki, the author's real name, is the fourth generation of Kakuzan and the first to dedicate himself exclusively to bonsai ceramics. Kakuyuki was born in 1949 (Showa 24). He is listed as a master ceramicist by the Tokoname local government. His father, Yukio, a third-generation Kakuzan, was his teacher, and today Kakuyuki is training his son, Koho.