Episode #12 Matt Ouwinga of Kaede Bonsai

Episode 12 August 28, 2023 02:01:16
Episode #12 Matt Ouwinga of Kaede Bonsai
The Black Pondo Podcast
Episode #12 Matt Ouwinga of Kaede Bonsai

Aug 28 2023 | 02:01:16

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Show Notes

In this episode I had the privlege of chatting with Matt Ouwinga of Kaede Bonsai.  Matt told me the story of following his passion for Bonsai and transitioning from working as a full time school teacher to running a very succesfull business, becoming the largest supplier of high quality Bonsai pots imported from Japan into the US.  He dropped several knowledge gems on me about Japanese and Chinese antique pots.  We talked about differnt Bonsai pot time periods, the Tokoname region of Japan, Japanese Bonsai pot auctions, the GOAT of Japanese Bonsai containers and several other fun topics. 

You can find out more about Matt at

Website: Kaedebonsai-en.com

Instagram: @matthew_ouwinga    

Ebay Store: https://ebay.com/usr/kaedebonsai-en

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