Hello, I am Yuki, an owner of the Japanese bonsai pots online store YUKIMONO.
When I saw theses pots for the first time, I
thought the bonsai potter, Hidemi (Shuuhou), made it just as a joke. As far as I know, he
thinks a great deal of the beauty of the harmony with plants when he makes
bonsai pots, however, his new work, the demon face feet bonsai pot, has strong
power from the design itself. I think it might be tough to suitably match such a pot with plants.
●The motif of demon was standard
He said an idea flashed across his mind when
he was trying to make new shape feet for the pot. Though he has made some type
of feet for pots with animal face designs like an owl or a pig, he thought they
were too adorable for bonsai pots.
“I wanted to try to make something new but
not unusual,” he said and continued “It was the first time for me to make the
demon face feet, but the motif of it was very standard. The demon face bonsai
pots have been made by many potters since so many years ago.”
●Demon faces will prevent evil from harming plants!?
The demon, called “Oni” in Japanese, is presumed something wicked, but actually has been seen as a symbol of keeping out
of harm’s way. You will see an Oni face on a decorative ridge-end tile in
Japan. Hidemi said that he made the demon face referring to a picture of the decorative
ridge-end tile, so the demon face pot will prevent something evil like harmful
insects or illnesses from harming plants.
●Would you put a plant into the demon pot?
Contrary to expectations, the demon face
bonsai pots are popular among bonsai enthusiasts, especially young or creative
people. They look like they enjoy thinking what kind of tree to put into the
pot. On the other hand, I heard that some people think the pots are ugly, the
faces are too big so that the balance is lost.
How about you? Do you like the demon face bonsai
pot?
If you are interested in demon face bonsai
pots, please have a look here.
Thank you for reading YUKIMONO blog post.
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