- Title:
- Bonsai Pot with Dragon Design
- Artist, etc:
- Yixing Ware
- Date:
- 1907
- Size:
- D:24.2cm x W:23.4cm x H:15.5cm
- Number:
- B-133
The trunk of this pot wears a Raimon patterned belt over which ancient Chinese dragons have been placed. From the writing found on the lip of the pot we can estimate that the pot was made in 1907. This pot was formerly owned by Miyoji Ito, a Meiji period politician who not only held such positions as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, but was also known to have a deep knowledge of bonsai.