Material: Ceramic (clay)
Color: brown 

• External dimensions:
  Width: 50cm
  Lengh: 39cm
  Height: 15 cm
• Internal dimensions:
  Width: 44cm
  Lengh: 33 cm
  Height: 12,5 cm

SKU: 156757

Large deep brown ceramic bonsai pot, 50 x 39 x 15 cm

A big, deep rectangular bonsai pot in warm brown ceramic, 50 by 39 centimetres and 15 centimetres tall. It belongs to the heavier end of the range, a container with real volume and standing height, built for a developed tree that needs room below the soil as much as above it. The broad, almost square plan gives it a planted, grounded look, and the brown stoneware reads as quiet and confident rather than showy.

The clay is fired to an even earthen tone with a soft matte surface that sits gently under foliage and bark. The walls are thick and squared, the rim clean, and the deep interior of roughly 44 by 33 centimetres with 12.5 centimetres of usable depth holds a serious volume of soil. Drainage holes and wiring points are set into the base for secure tying once the tree is in place. Every photograph here shows the empty ceramic pot only; no tree, soil or plant is supplied.

In the tradition of the bonsai container

Deeper brown rectangular pots have always carried a sense of strength and permanence in bonsai display. The format is the classic home for powerful conifers and rugged deciduous trees, where the container is meant to support the tree rather than draw the eye to itself. Muted earth tones do exactly that. This is a pot that follows the long tradition of letting the tree be the whole story, with the ceramic playing a steady supporting role.

About this piece

With 12.5 centimetres of depth and a wide footprint, this pot is made for root volume and water reserve, which a large, vigorous tree appreciates across the growing months. The near-square rectangular form suits a heavy trunk with movement, an old pine or juniper, a substantial maple, or collected material being grown on toward show condition. The proportions favour mass and presence, so this container rewards a specimen that already carries weight and age.

For a grower moving a major tree into a deeper, more permanent home, this brown rectangular pot offers volume and classical dignity in equal measure.