{"product_id":"iko-greencristal-oribe","title":"IKKO一洸 (Watanabe Kazuhiro 渡邉一弘) – 常滑 - 31.3cm rectangle Green Crystal Oribe Glaze.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eIKKO (Kazuhiro Watanabe)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTokoname 31.3cm rectangle Green Crystal Oribe Glaze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eProduct Details:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: IT; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\" lang=\"IT\"\u003eRegion: Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\" lang=\"JA\"\u003e常滑市\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: IT; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\" lang=\"IT\"\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eKiln: IKKO Kiln (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\" lang=\"JA\"\u003e一洸窯\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" lang=\"JA\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e– Ikko-gama)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eArtist: Second-generation IKKO \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\" lang=\"JA\"\u003e二代目\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" lang=\"JA\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\" lang=\"JA\"\u003e一洸\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e (Watanabe Kazuhiro \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\" lang=\"JA\"\u003e渡邉一弘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eA medium, rounded corners, slight internal rim, cut feet. Green Oribe crystal glaze, Seal of IKKO underneath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eThis pot has been used for a long time, hence the significant patina. The glaze is a transparent green called 'Oribe' with small crystals that have a black edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWhere thick, such as at the bottom edge, the glaze is a turquoise blue. \u003cbr\u003eThis is mostly covered with patina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSeal-stamped by IKKO \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e壹興\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e渡邉一弘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eExternal dimensions:\u003cbr\u003e31.3 x 23.0 x 6.5cm (12⅜ x 9 x 2½in)\u003cbr\u003eInternal dimensions:\u003cbr\u003e28.2 x 20.0 x 4.6cm (11⅛ x 7⅞ x 1¾in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eCondition: Good for the age, there are some very minor chips at the bottom edge of one foot, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Bahnschrift, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehere is a 5-10mm dark mark on one long side, which is likely a paint splash or similar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eI have left it as it blends into the patina. This could be removed carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eFree Shipping to mainland UK on this pot!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eInformation about IKKO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eIKKO (Katsuhiro Watanabe, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e一洸\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e渡辺勝洋\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eContemporary Japanese Bonsai Ceramic Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eIkko, the professional art name (gō, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e号\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e) of Katsuhiro Watanabe (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e渡辺勝洋\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e), is a contemporary Japanese bonsai ceramicist based in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture—one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns (Rokkoyō) and a center of traditional pottery production. He is widely recognised for his contributions to modern bonsai ceramics through the production of finely crafted, small to medium-sized bonsai pots that emphasise aesthetic refinement, functional balance, and continuity of traditional Japanese pottery techniques.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eBackground and Lineage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eIkko was born into a family of distinguished potters. He is the son of Watanabe Shōzan (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e渡辺松山\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e, real name Watanabe Shōzō \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e渡辺正三\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e), a respected mid- to late-20th-century bonsai potter known for his unglazed works and mastery of classical forms. Under his father's tutelage, Ikko inherited both technical proficiency and a deep understanding of the visual and philosophical principles underlying bonsai pottery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eArtistic Style:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eIkko’s work is characterised by its clean, elegant lines, precise form, and a restrained yet expressive approach to both glazed and unglazed finishes. His glazed pieces exhibit a sophisticated palette, often with soft blues, greens, and creams, while his unglazed works draw on Tokoname’s iron-rich clays and traditional firing methods to achieve subtle textures and warmth. His aesthetic sensibility is particularly attuned to the integration of pot and tree, a central concern in bonsai culture, where the container must both support and enhance the natural beauty of the plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eMaterials and Techniques:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eWorking primarily with Tokoname clay, Ikko employs traditional hand-building and slab construction techniques, and is known for his meticulous attention to wall thickness, foot shaping, and rim detail—features that are highly valued by bonsai practitioners for their visual and functional qualities. He frequently signs his work with the characters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"JA\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: Bahnschrift; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Bahnschrift;\"\u003e一洸\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003e (Ikko), either incised or stamped, and may include a seal identifying his workshop or lineage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eLegacy and Reception:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eIkko is regarded as one of the foremost living bonsai potters in Japan today. His works are highly sought after in both domestic and international bonsai communities, and are considered among the finest contemporary examples of bonsai ceramic art. Collectors prize his pots not only for their craftsmanship but also for their capacity to harmonize with a wide variety of bonsai species and styles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bahnschrift','sans-serif';\"\u003eThrough his practice, Ikko represents a continuation of the Watanabe family's ceramic legacy, while simultaneously advancing the field with his individual artistic vision and technical excellence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sugi Bonsai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53133704986955,"sku":null,"price":263.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/4259\/4379\/files\/IMG_8779_23c0decf-2f75-4393-a8be-4bb2b65126fa.jpg?v=1767719485","url":"https:\/\/sugibonsai.com\/products\/iko-greencristal-oribe","provider":"Sugi Bonsai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}