01 — THE JUDGMENT

  • 01Cream doesn't sink the scarlet and continues into silver-grey winter bark
  • 0230 cm runs slightly tight; 8.3 cm of depth balances the caliper — pair with a tightened repot

○THE CONVENTION — SOFT RECTANGLE × CREAM

Bright and composed.

  • COLORA cream rectangle sits quietly in a tatami-room display
  • FORMCorners must be rounded; hard chamfers fight the grace

02 — THE POT

Japanese Masterpiece

12" Yamafusa cream rectangle, Tokoname

Bonsai Outlet

Soft rectangleCreamTokoname, Japan
12" Yamafusa cream rectangle, Tokoname — Bonsai Outlet product photo
Size
30.5 × 22.2 × 8.3 cm
Origin
Tokoname, Japan — page states made in Tokoname
Sold as
kiln work, not stated as one-off
Stock
In stock — checked Nov 11, 2026

$245shipping 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 — JAPANESE MAPLE, OTHER POTS

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Reiho navy rectangle

Dark blue in a rectangle — the move for a maple with a powerful trunk.
Japanese maple in the Fazzino deep-green oval (AI composite)
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Local Artisan Choice / $110

Fazzino deep-green oval

An artisan oval in deep green — works in autumn, rests in summer.
Japanese maple in the Iker patina oval (AI composite)
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Local Artisan Choice / $150

Iker patina oval

The colour is safe; for this tree it runs a size small.
Japanese maple in the Yixing cobalt oval (AI composite)
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First Practice / $89.95

Yixing cobalt oval

Indigo × oval — the baseline, at the entry price.
Japanese maple in the Yokkaichi cream dish (AI composite)
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First Practice / $95

Yokkaichi cream dish

A cream dish — light on its feet, thirstier in summer.

About this pairing

Product data — Price, stock, size and origin are a snapshot of the listing on Nov 11, 2026. Plain link, no affiliate.

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