List Of Bonsai Pot Terms
[ 盆栽鉢用語集 ]
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better that you use with the Japanese name.
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Vol.19.31.1 Method that writes the bonsai pot officially.
1. If that is unglazed in case, it records the color and kind of the clay.
And if that is glazed in case, it records the kind of glazed color, or
a tint.
2. Next it records the characteristic and form of the brim in the bonsai-pot.
3. Next it records the decoration characteristic style, and the shape of
the flank.
4. Next it records the decoration characteristic foot style, and number
of the foot.
5. Then, the whole characteristics in the shape of bonsai-pot are recorded
at the end.
There are many cases that the above is usually omitted and written.
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Aka-e:
The decoration is from the flank.
Picture or illustration that wrote with the paint of red by iron that oxidized.
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Ao-kouchi-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Milky blue glaze, or include creamy blue.
Ashi-tsuki:
Footed
Dan-ashi, Kimen-ashi, Kiri-ashi, Kumo-ashi, Neko-ashi.
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Baika-shiki:
The shape is from upper looking.
It is the forms of the flowers of 5 petals.
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Byouchi:
The decoration is from the flank.
The thumbtack form decoration that is attached to under, or upper,
or both sides.
Taiko-doh.
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Chohou:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Rectangular"
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Doh-himo:
The decoration is from the flank.
Belt form decoration that is attached to the center.
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Daen:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Oval"
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Dan-ashi:
The shape is from the foot.
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Fukuro-shiki:
The decoration is from the flank.
Decoration of the brim of the bonsai pot.
The sack form decoration thing that is attached to upper side.
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Gakuiri:
The decoration is from the flank.
Square frame as the decoration.
Gehoh:
The shape is from the flank.
The height is higher than the width.
This use for the cascade style.
= Kengai-Bachi
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Gosai:
Glazed color, or a tint. The decoration is from the flank.
Picture or illustration that wrote with the paint of 5 colors.
Red, blue, yellow, green, purple.
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Hachi [ Asa-bachi, Chubuka-Bachi, Fuka-Bachi, Kengai-Bachi
Bonsai-pot. [ Terminology that shows the degree of the depth. ]
Asa-bachi : Shallow dish.
Chubuka-Bachi : The ratio of the height and width are about 1-4.
Fuka-Bachi : The ratio of the height and width are about 1-2. The height
is the near or less as width.
Kengai-Bachi : The height is more higher than the width. This use for the
"Kengai = Cascade".
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Hachi-kaku:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Octagon"
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Hachi-ana:
Bottom hole for the drainage.
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Hakuji:
Glazed color, or a tint.
White celadon porcelain.
China made by Kaolin that does not include the impurities.
It is vitrification, a little light is passed.
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Jingasa-gata:
The shape is hat of an old Japanese Samurai combatant.
It is a circle when sees it from the top.
Jubachi:
Pot for the Bonsai.
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Ken-mokkoh-shiki:
The shape is from upper looking.
Relation is pointed even from normal "Mokkoh-shiki".
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Kikkoh-gata:
The shape is from upper looking.
Long hexagon form, it resembles in the carapace of the tortoise.
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Ki-kouchi-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Milky yellow glaze.
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Kimen-ashi:
The shape is from the foot.
It is the decoration that designed the face of angry God.
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Kin-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Milky blue glaze.
Copper milky blue in reduction firing.
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Kiri-ashi:
The shape is from the foot.
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Kittate:
The shape is from the flank.
No edge. Angular interior.
Kobachi:
Pot for the Shohin-Bonsai.
This is the pot of the small size for shohin-bonsai.
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Kokyou-gata:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Kokyou" is the shape of an old Japanese Mirror.
Ko-watari, naka-watari, shin-toh, shinshin-toh, Taisho-watari,
Heisei-watari:
Terminology that shows the degree of the oldness of the period that was
made.
Shina-bachi: Terminology that shows the oldness pot made in China.
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Kumo-ashi:
The shape is from the foot.
Decoration form of the flowing cloud.
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Maru:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Circle or Round".
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Maru-buchi, Tama-buchi:
Decoration of the brim of the bonsai pot.
The brim is shaped rounded.
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Mizukiri:
The shape is from the flank.
Decoration of the brim of the bonsai pot.
Sharp drop in brim level, or difference in brim level.
Because the sprinkling does not overflow to the outside, in the
pot of big size.
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Mokkoh-shiki:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Mokkoh".
This is from one of Japanese family-crest that modeled
on Japanese Quince.
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Nade-kaku:
The shape is from upper looking.
The shape is rounded with corners.
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Namako-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Blue striped glaze.
Namako is a sea cucumber.
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Nanban:
Unglazed color, or a tint.
The producing district of it is Southeast Asian country.
It is using the clay that pebble mixed.
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Nawa-buchi:
Decoration of the brim of the bonsai pot.
The brim is shaped like a rope.
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Neko-ashi:
The shape is from the foot.
The form of the foot like a cat.
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Nishiki-te / Kinran-te:
Glazed color, or a tint.
The decoration is from the flank.
Picture or illustration that wrote with the paint of gold and 5 colors.
Red, blue, yellow, green, purple and gold.
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Obi-fuchi:
Decoration of the brim of the bonsai pot.
The brim is shaped like a belt.
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Rakkan:
Signature
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Rihi-dei:
Unglazed color, or a tint.
Pear's skin clay.
Dotted with white. Speckled with white-beige.
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Rinka-shiki:
The shape is from upper looking.
Designed like a sunflower.
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Rokkaku:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Hexagon"
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Ruri-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Blue glaze.
Cobalt dark-blue or deep-blue glaze.
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Sango-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Red coral color.
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Seihou:
The shape is from upper looking.
"Square"
Seiji-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Celadon porcelain color.
Azure glaze.
Light blue color of the iron included to clay and glaze, the color is caused
by re-firing in a reduction atmosphere.
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Seiji:
Celadon porcelain. Azure glaze.
China that made by "Kaolin" = broken stone.
It is vitrification, a little light is passed.
Light blue color of the iron included to clay and glaze, the color is caused
by re-firing in a reduction atmosphere.
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Seiji:
Celadon porcelain. Azure glaze.
Porcelain clay that made by "Soil" including a little iron.
It is sintering, light is not passed.
For the bonsai this method of manufacture is more desirable.
Light blue color of the iron included to clay and glaze, the color is caused
by re-firing in a reduction atmosphere.
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Shi-dei:
Unglazed color, or a tint.
Coffee color.
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Shinsha-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Red color of the copper that is caused the returning flame by effects of
oxygen insufficient.
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Shiro-kouchi-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Milky white glaze, or include cream.
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Shita-himo:
The decoration is from the flank.
Thin-belt form decoration that is attached to under.
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Shita-obi:
The decoration is from the flank.
Belt form decoration that is attached to under.
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Soba-yuu:
Glazed color, or a tint.
Mixing yellow-brown glaze.
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Some-tsuke:
The decoration is from the flank.
Picture or illustration that wrote with the paint of cobalt dark-blue.
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Soto-en:
The shape is from the flank.
Decoration of the brim of the bonsai pot.
It is the form that pushes in the brim to outside.
Outer edge.
Sumi-kiri:
The shape is from upper looking.
It is the form that cut the corners.
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Sumi-iri:
The shape is from upper looking.
It is the form that pushes in the corner to inside.
Shami-doh:
The shape is from the flank.
Form of the musical instrument of Japanese "Syami-sen".
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Shu-dei:
Unglazed color, or a tint.
Vermilion clay.
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Taiko-doh:
The decoration is from the flank.
It is a circle when sees it from the top.
The under and upper sides even more intermediate part big.
The shape is the musical instrument of Japanese "Taiko-drum".
The thumbtack form decoration that is attached to under and upper
both sides.
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Tanzaku-gata:
The shape is from upper looking.
Width a long oblong.
This shape is wider than "Choho".
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Teppatsu:
The shape is from the flank.
It is a circle when sees it from the top.
It is the form that pushes in the brim to inside.
Form of the bowl of Japanese "Zen-souryo".
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Uchi-en:
The shape is from the flank.
Decoration of the brim of the bonsai pot.
It is the form that pushes in the brim to inside.
Inner edge.
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U-dei:
Unglazed color, or a tint.
It is the color of the ash of after that the tree burnt.
Dark beige color.
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