01 — THE JUDGMENT

  • 01The same rough round grades ◎ under the black pine
  • 02Interior depth about 3.8 cm — the grammar of a thin, poetic trunk
  • 03Under a heavy, twisting trunk an unglazed rectangle comes first

○THE CONVENTION — ROUND DRUM × UNGLAZED CLAY

For a literati juniper.

  • PRESENCEA thin, poetic trunk takes a shallow unglazed round

02 — THE POT

Local Artisan Choice

Chuck Iker primitive literati round, unglazed, 10" (26182)

Iker Bonsai Pots (artist direct)

Round drumUnglazed clayUSA (Batavia, Ohio)
Chuck Iker primitive literati round, unglazed, 10" (26182) — Iker Bonsai Pots (artist direct) product photo
Size
25.4 cm dia × 5.1 cm (interior ~3.8 cm)
Origin
USA (Batavia, Ohio) — page: signed artisan work, Ohio
Sold as
one-off, signed
Stock
In stock — checked Nov 11, 2026

$120shipping 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 — CHINESE JUNIPER, OTHER POTS

Chinese juniper in the Bigei unglazed rectangle (AI composite)
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Japanese Masterpiece / $425

Bigei unglazed rectangle

The centre of the convention, in a Bigei.
Chinese juniper in the Lenore wood-fired rectangle (AI composite)
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Local Artisan Choice / $160

Lenore wood-fired rectangle

An American wood-fired rectangle under the deadwood.
Chinese juniper in the Yixing unglazed rectangle (AI composite)
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First Practice / $114.95

Yixing unglazed rectangle

Practise the same judgment in a production pot.

About this pairing

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