Monday, April 28, 2025
CAST A SHADOW
Friday, April 25, 2025
WONDERFUL MEMORIES
As for the four jugs, I am not really sure of when Bill began making these forms though I suspect it was thoroughly cemented during his stay working at the Leach Pottery. These pieces have that classic English, Leach appearance complete with stamped decoration on a couple of them. I wish I had a photo or photos of these finished and though I may have somewhere I was just not able to lay my hands on any. At any rate, you can imagine them decked up in rich temmoku duds with some ash accents as well as his favorite celadon glaze, Whitings 1, 2, 3, 4 Celadon, maybe I am being nostalgic, but this brings back wonderful memories.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
GROUP PHOTO
Monday, April 21, 2025
IGA?
Friday, April 18, 2025
SUBJECTIVE?
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
ONE, TWO, THREE
Monday, April 14, 2025
THE VOICE OF A POTTER
Though Matsuzaki Ken makes a wide variety of these simple henko forms, at the end of the day they are anything but simple, the form has been carefully considered to allow the surface treatment and firing to maximize the piece, a canvas for the varying landscape of ash and glaze. Though there may be a multitude of these form in several sizes and surfaces, each presents it own unique story, narrating the voice of a potter who spent extra years with his master in an effort to break free of his weighty influence, clearly at this is task, Matsuzaki Ken has excelled.
Friday, April 11, 2025
LIVE OR MEMOREX II
On a side note, for anyone considering acquiring a similar piece or a piece by Yokoishi Kasuke XIII in general, these pots are sturdy, solid, weighty and by no means some half-hearted attempt at mass production. Though the wood signed box is a bit on the economical side, the vase and glazing is honestly top notch and if you like sancai or Nagasaki sancai in particular that this is likely the pottery and potter for you.