TOKONAME ; YAMAAKI - ARTIST ; MASTER KATAOKA Toshio 355 X 240 X 75 MM (14.75 X 10 X 3 INCH) RECTANGULAR SHAPE choukaku-- rectangle bukaku--  rounded, smooth corners. ashi-tsuki--  feet attached Tokoname bonsai pots are artful in design and color with a history that can be traced back hundreds of years. In choosing a Tokoname pot for your bonsai you are showing that you place a high value on the visual style and finished appearance of your bonsai. Our goal in helping you complete your Bonsai Vision is to provide you with the perfect pot to finish the dream that you hold for that special tree. We carry over 200 styles and colors of Tokoname pots from renowned potters such as Begei, Koyo, Shibakatsu, Yamaaki and many others. We have hand selected shapes and colors that will complement your bonsai and provide you with that finishing touch that your prized bonsai deserves. All pot sizes are outside dimensions---------------------------------------------------------- Originally, it was the potter, Kataoka Akiji his given name, and Shousen his artist name, . This artist decided to create a business first named " Kataoka . " A few years later, there is a noborigama manufacture kiln , (A Noborigama  chambered climbing kiln is built on a slope, and each succeeding chamber is situated higher than the one before it. The chambers in a noborigama are pierced at intervals with stoking ports. Such climbing kilns have been used in Japan since the 17th century). The works that will emerge will be stamped ". " Shousen (Pine Spring)"or" Kinka Sadamitsu Kataoka son of Akiji Kataoka founder of the Yamaaki Kilns is the potter known as Koshousen. After graduation from high school he joined the Yamaaki factory and studied under is father Akiji Kataoka. Working under the umbrella of the Yamaaki kilns he has established himself with the trade name of Koshousen