01 — THE JUDGMENT

  • 01The listing names Shuho and Tokoname; it does not state the glaze colour in words — the photograph shows a mottled blue
  • 02Blue sits opposite the dark green leaves and leaves the pale trunk the brightest thing
  • 0325 cm long suits a ficus of about 38 cm; 8.9 cm deep holds a thick-trunked tree rather than aerial-root training

◎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

Japanese Masterpiece

Glazed oval by Shuho, Tokoname (STJP1046)

Bonsai Learning Center

OvalDeep indigoTokoname, Japan
Glazed oval by Shuho, Tokoname (STJP1046) — Bonsai Learning Center product photo
Size
25.4 × 21.6 × 8.9 cm (10 × 8.5 × 3.5 in)
Origin
Tokoname, Japan — "This pot was imported from the Tokoname region in Japan"
Sold as
single listing, 1 in stock
Stock
In stock — checked Nov 12, 2026

$200shipping 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 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 dark-blue oval (AI composite)
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First Practice / $29.95

Japanese dark-blue oval

Blue under a grey trunk, at a first-pot price.
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 Learning Center. Rights holders: email [email protected] and we will remove it immediately.