Kuroiwa Haruki – Handmade and handpainted bonsai pot .
Unique handcrafted piece, brand new and never used.

Pot External dimensions: 12.5 cm (width) × 9 cm (height)

Kuroiwa Haruki hand-painted bonsai pot, The Wave

This is a small hand-painted bonsai pot by Kuroiwa Haruki, a unique handmade piece measuring 12.5 centimetres across and 9 centimetres tall. Its decoration is a wave motif, drawn by hand across the ceramic, the kind of flowing line that has run through Japanese art for centuries. At shohin scale, a pot like this is meant to be read up close, where the painted surface becomes part of the planting rather than a quiet backdrop behind it.

The shape is compact and upright, with clean walls and a stable footing for a small tree. As a one-of-a-kind, hand-decorated piece, the brushwork carries the natural variation of a hand rather than a stamp, and that individuality is exactly what collectors look for. The wave runs around the body of the pot with the easy rhythm of a drawn line, giving even an empty container a sense of movement. The photographs show the empty ceramic pot itself; no tree, soil or plant is included.

A hand-painted piece in the Japanese ceramic tradition

Decorated shohin pots hold a particular place in bonsai culture. A large growing pot stays plain on purpose, but a small painted container is allowed personality, because here the pot and the tree are taken in together as a single image. Hand-painting on bonsai ceramics is a craft in its own right, and a signed wave motif sets this piece within the decorative, collectible tradition that small-pot enthusiasts seek out.

About this piece

At 12.5 by 9 centimetres, this pot is sized for a shohin or mame bonsai, a small accent planting, or a kusamono companion in a larger display. The upright proportions flatter a modest upright or informal tree, where the painted face of the pot can be seen and enjoyed. Being hand-decorated and unique, it is a thoughtful choice for a collector who wants a small tree to rest in a container with genuine character of its own.

For anyone composing a refined shohin arrangement, The Wave brings a distinctive hand-painted pot that adds movement to the display without competing with the tree it holds.