Elegant drum unglazed bonsai pot. Handmade by Watanabe Masami of the Shouzan house of Tokoname. Two marks: Shouzan kiln and Masami's signature. Minor repair with metallic paint imitating Kintsugi (gold).
Bonsai pot from the 'Shouzan Kaneshou - Kanesho Seitosho' workshop. Made by its founder, Watanabe Masami, born in 1927 and father of the renowned bonsai artist 'Ikko'. Masami specialized in large bonsai pots and was one of the most recognized and admired bonsai ceramic artists in Tokoname.