This old bonsai pot from the collection of I.C. Su from Taiwan is a great testimony of those times. The painting on the unglazed pot has been applied without using a template, with fast brush movements which seem almost modern.
It is amazing to learn that this pot was created during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). It expresses youth and freshness. The pot has been painted with a dark brown, almost black engobe. Water, mountains, animals and plants are a pure tribute to nature. The picture composition on the front shows water, small islands and a little rowing boat.
Peter Krebs
This article has been published in the swiss bonsai magazine “MENSCH UND NATUR”.