Kuroiwa Haruki – Hand-drawn Ceramic Bonsai Pot
Bonsai Pot 19cm*20cm*20cm
Kuroiwa Haruki hand-painted ceramic bonsai pot
This ceramic bonsai pot carries the hand-drawn decoration of Kuroiwa Haruki, a Japanese ceramicist who treats the surface of the pot like a sheet of paper waiting for the brush. It measures 19 cm wide, 20 cm deep and 20 cm tall, a tall, full-bodied form with real presence on the bench. The photographs show the container alone. It is sold without a tree and without any plant.
The pot is glazed stoneware, and the painted motif was applied by hand, so the line work has the slight irregularity that only a brush leaves. Each piece is decorated on its own, which means the drawing on this pot is unique to it. With its taller walls and deep interior it holds a medium tree with a developed root system comfortably, and the height gives a cascade or semi-cascade somewhere to fall.
The Kuroiwa Haruki signature
Pots from Kuroiwa Haruki belong to the Japanese tradition where the container is read as part of the picture, not a plain base. The painted decoration pushes each piece toward the status of a small artwork, and growers often build the display around the pot first.
About this piece
What you receive is the exact 19 × 20 × 20 cm pot in the images, with its own glaze tones and brushwork, a drainage hole in the base and an unglazed foot ring. Placed on a stand, the upright, slightly squared profile gives it a strong, sculptural look.
A pot for the grower who wants a container with weight and individuality, not a neutral box.
The square footprint also makes it easy to position on a display table, since it reads well from every side rather than asking for a single front. For a tree being moved up from a training container, this size gives the roots room to settle while the painted exterior already looks finished. It is the kind of pot you keep and rematch with different trees over the years.
