Rochard Bonsai Tree Limoges Box, Japanese Garden Theme

A Japanese bonsai tree, shaped with patience over many seasons, becomes a calm little garden in porcelain. Rochard made this Limoges box and painted the tree by hand in Limoges, France.

The Art of Patience

Bonsai is a centuries-old art of growing miniature trees, pruning and wiring them for years to suggest an old tree on a windswept hill. This box captures that spirit, with the tree forming the box and every branch and leaf painted by hand.

The Zen Garden Shelf

• A Rochard garden design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
• Fits a garden, plant or Japan themed collection
• Pairs with Kenya teapot, tea cup and potted plant boxes

Calm in a Busy Room

Place it on a desk where you need a moment of calm, a meditation corner, or a windowsill among real plants. It is a thoughtful present for a bonsai hobbyist, a yoga teacher, a landscape architect, or a friend returning from a trip to Kyoto.

Porcelain has been made in Limoges since the late 1700s, when kaolin clay was found near Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in 1768. A tree that takes years to train and a craft rooted in centuries make a nice match.