I recently had the honour of visiting a friend and client and was treated to a modest collection of some of the most impressive bonsai pots I have seen in one place. Large and beautiful designs of Syuzan, Senshu, Gyouzan, and antique Chinese pots awaited me. What can I say ... I was in heaven!

​5 of these magnificent pots are now in-store, and can be viewed / purchased here.

At 60cm by 17cm deep, this huge pot bears not only Gyouzan stamp and hand-signature, but also a show-stamp visible externally, as a sign the master is proud of this masterpiece.

​ - Antique Nakawatari - ​

At over 100 years old, these large 40cm Nakawatari pots are in superb condition, and have accumulated incredible patination over the decades.

At over 55cm by 16cm deep, this huge pot is also a rare and very attractive design by Gyouzan. Hand-signed. ​

Over the past year, the EBPC has also been helping clients find suitable buyers when they are ready to move pots on. These are generally high quality collections, often including old and rare examples - and this venture has proved extremely successful and popular with both sellers and buyers. 

​View these 2 antique 40cm Nakawatari pots & the 3 XXL Gyouzan pots, 
.. as well as 180 other quality European & Japanese pots.

In-store at https://europeanbonsaipottercollective.ecwid.com/

A true pioneering of European bonsai ceramics, Ian Baillie has  been creating pots since the 1970’s, and remains a favourite of many practitioners to this day.

Apparent from a glance to the discernible viewer, Ian's pots have a wonderfully distinctive style. Ian does not feel the need to create elaborate egotistical pots, always instead concentrating on his classical designs and magnificent finishes - that are perfect for bonsai.
                                               ‘Shibui’ in design, and superior in quality.
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Most pots are hand-thrown on a Swedish kick-powered wheel, where Ian ‘gets in the zone’. As a long-time grower of his own trees, Ian is able to transfer his comprehension of bonsai effectively into his bonsai ceramics.

‘I blend my own clays and use two types in particular, a pale oatmeal colour which gives a great colour response to glazes and a dark reddish brown which suits my unglazed pots. I specialise in modifying glazes by applying metal oxides in and over my base glazes to achieve individual effects and this results in no two pots ever being identical. I want them to show the hand of the potter in their creation. This is important to me as it sets them apart from those that are mass-produced pots.’

                                                     Check out these magnificent pots in the online store NOW!

 
We are very proud of the quality of pots we sell and offer a multitude of photographs for each.
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                                                     Check out this fantastic range of glazed pots by Ian Baillie.

 

Thank you for supporting the EBPC and our cherished European Bonsai Potters & Furniture makers.

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