Glazed Rustic Garden Planters

Gigantic pots from rural China, with gentle hues and tones, slightly translucent and reflective; these wares make exceptionally beautiful planters and ponds, that will complement most foliages and blend in easily. 

They may be placed for a dramatic statement, due to their grandeur, or their softness of shading may be useful as a subtle adjunct to your garden landscape.   

One of the fascinating aspects of most pottery is that the designs and shapes go back hundreds of years and each is associated with a practical function.  The qualities of clay as medium also play a very important role in that clay loves to curve.  The lines of almost all wares are curved.  Straight lines are associated with greater difficulty of manufacture.