bonsai pot
Small tree vessel
A bonsai pot is a shallow ceramic container designed for growing miniature trees.
The pots are typically wider than they are deep, with drainage holes to prevent root rot.
Traditional bonsai pots come in earthy, muted colors—brown, gray, unglazed clay—so as not to compete visually with the tree.
The pot is considered part of the artistic composition: She spent weeks choosing the right bonsai pot for her juniper.
- ceramicFired clay material
- drainageLiquid removal system
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- JapaneseOf or from Nippon
- glazeThin lustrous coating
drainage hole · shallow · rectangular · oval · planter · tray · soil · roots · root bound · tree · trunk line · pruning · zen · nursery · container · clay · display · stand
- potterypottery, clay pottery, throwing, ceramic vase, terracotta
- plantersplanter, flowerpot, window box, hanging baskets, hanging planter
- bonsaiwiring, pruning, repotting, juniper, ficus
- Asian Sculptureseated Buddha, standing Buddha, garden Buddha, Bodhisattva, guardian lion
- bowlsceramic bowl, mixing bowl, serving bowl, wooden bowl, fruit bowl
- clay vesselsclay jar, crock, urn, jar, jug
horticultural philosophy
bonsai potopen ground
garden plot · field · forest floor · natural habitat · untamed wilderness