PAIRINGS — 13 STUDIES
Pairings.
One tree, one real pot, one judgment. Every pot was in US stock on the day we checked.
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum — 6 pairings
Japanese Masterpiece / $375
Reiho navy rectangle
Dark blue in a rectangle — the move for a maple with a powerful trunk.
Japanese Masterpiece / $245
Yamafusa cream rectangle
Cream composure; at home with winter bark.
Local Artisan Choice / $110
Fazzino deep-green oval
An artisan oval in deep green — works in autumn, rests in summer.
Local Artisan Choice / $150
Iker patina oval
The colour is safe; for this tree it runs a size small.
First Practice / $89.95
Yixing cobalt oval
Indigo × oval — the baseline, at the entry price.
First Practice / $95
Yokkaichi cream dish
A cream dish — light on its feet, thirstier in summer.
Chinese juniper
Juniperus chinensis — 4 pairings
Japanese Masterpiece / $425
Bigei unglazed rectangle
The centre of the convention, in a Bigei.
Local Artisan Choice / $160
Lenore wood-fired rectangle
An American wood-fired rectangle under the deadwood.
Local Artisan Choice / $120
Iker literati round
Right for a literati juniper; too slight for this one.
First Practice / $114.95
Yixing unglazed rectangle
Practise the same judgment in a production pot.
Japanese black pine
Pinus thunbergii — 3 pairings
