A set of two oval bonsai pots in brown, in two different sizes. The oval is one of the most versatile shapes there is, and it’s no accident that it’s among the most used for deciduous trees.
An oval has soft lines and no corners. It reads calm and natural, and it suits the informal styles — informal upright, slanting — and gentle-natured trees in general: maples, beech, hornbeam, even a young, rounded tree. Where a rectangular pot brings severity and strength, an oval gives breathing room.
The brown helps with that. It’s an earthy, restrained tone that doesn’t push to the front, letting the bark, the foliage and the movement of the trunk do the talking. Brightly glazed, coloured pots are better saved for flowering or fruiting species, when you want a conversation of colours.
Having two, in different sizes, opens up options. The larger pot for the main tree, the smaller for a secondary subject or a shohin coming along. Or both as a pair in a display, playing on the shift in scale. If you’re building a collection, having two ready pots in different sizes is handier than it sounds.
A few practical notes. Before potting, put mesh over the drainage holes and secure the tree with a little wire until the roots take. Keep the soil free-draining — akadama with pumice and lava, in whatever ratio suits the species. A shallow pot like these holds little water, so check often in summer.
For proportion, the usual guideline applies, more rule of thumb than law: pot length around two-thirds of the tree’s height, depth roughly the thickness of the trunk at the base. The eye decides the rest.
Across the international bonsai community, matched and considered displays have become part of the craft — tree, pot and stand reading as one. A plain, well-fired pair of pots fits that approach and earns its keep over many seasons. Two simple brown ovals are exactly the kind of pots you reach for again and again.
To be clear: the set is the two pots. No plants are included.
- Pot 1 (external): 24 × 17 × 6.5 cm — internal 17 × 10 × 4.5 cm
- Pot 2 (external): 20 × 12.5 × 4.5 cm — internal 14.5 × 8.5 × 3 cm
- Colour: brown
- SKU: 87676
