Contemporary Glazed Bonsai Pottery
Colour and calligraphy from Fukuda Keiun
A 2020 gold-prize glaze artist of the Fukuda lineage.
| Maker | Fukuda Keiun 福田桂雲 — Japan |
| Form | Square, deep-walled 正方鉢 |
| Finish | Multi-colour glaze — green, blue, yellow 釉薬 |
| Condition | Pre-loved · Good / Vintage — please see photos |
A vibrant multi-colour glaze — greens flowing into blue and yellow — moves across the surface like an abstract landscape, with no two faces quite alike. The deep, near-square body gives a tree real rooting room while the lively colour lifts the whole display. It is a confident, modern pot for growers who want the container to be part of the picture.
“Glaze like a landscape — utility made beautiful.”
桂雲
In contemporary shohin ceramics, Keiun (born 1942) has risen as quickly as his pedigree suggests.
FoundationsHe learned at the Fukuda Studio led by Shigeru Fukuda — a titan of modern glazed bonsai pots and his own nephew — and in 2020 took the Gold Prize in the glaze category at the 15th Contemporary Small Pot Artists Exhibition with his very first entry.
ProvenanceA lifelong bonsai grower, he works to “yo-no-bi,” the beauty of utility, carrying the Fukuda lineage's brilliant glaze palette. An 8th-dan master of calligraphy, he hand-carves his signature and poetic inscriptions into the clay — every genuine Keiun bears that disciplined stroke.
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