01 — THE JUDGMENT

  • 01"Color: Dark Blue" and "Origin: Japan" stated on the page
  • 02A low oval agrees with a curving trunk
  • 03Sizes from 9 to 12 inches — choose the one about ⅔ of your tree's height

◎THE CONVENTION — OVAL × DEEP INDIGO

Blue under a grey trunk.

  • COLORBonsai Empire names blue as a contrasting pot colour; against dark green leaves the pale trunk reads brightest — our reading
  • FORMAn oval stays buoyant under a curving, sinuous trunk

02 — THE POT

First Practice

Dark blue glazed Japanese oval (No. 1552), 11"

Bonsai Outlet

OvalDeep indigoJapan
Dark blue glazed Japanese oval (No. 1552), 11" — Bonsai Outlet product photo
Size
28.6 × 21.0 × 5.1 cm (11¼ × 8¼ × 2 in outside; 1½ in / 3.8 cm deep inside)
Origin
Japan — "Origin: Japan"
Sold as
production (9, 11 and 12 in sizes)
Stock
In stock — checked Nov 12, 2026

$29.95shipping separate

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03 — FINISH THE DISPLAY

THE CONVENTIONS
  • Stand top one size larger than the pot (≈1/3); never let the pot overhang
  • Stands dark, low-sheen, quieter than the tree; thin board for literati, tall stand for cascade
  • Backdrop plain and muted; accents always smaller than the main tree, placed asymmetric — the margin leads
  • One soft light from above carves the shadow; a second light erases it
The ensemble, with real pieces and a $0 route →

04 — FICUS, OTHER POTS

Ficus in the Shuho blue oval (AI composite)
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Japanese Masterpiece / $200

Shuho blue oval

Blue under a grey trunk, from Tokoname.
Ficus in the Fazzino deep-green oval (AI composite)
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Local Artisan Choice / $110

Fazzino deep-green oval

Deep green and shallow — a pot for training aerial roots.
Ficus in the Japanese cream oval (AI composite)
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First Practice / $29.95

Japanese cream oval

Cream that repeats the pale trunk.

About this pairing

Product data — Price, stock, size and origin are a snapshot of the listing on Nov 12, 2026. Plain link, no affiliate.

Image — The pot’s photograph belongs to Bonsai Outlet. Rights holders: email [email protected] and we will remove it immediately.