Illustrated is a Bizen mizusashi by veteran Bizen potter,
Masamune Satoru (d. 2006). The surface is a diaphanous blend of hi-iro and
flashed ash deposited on the pot with areas of shadowed resist creating halo
like effects. This is another one of those pots who's charm derives from the
posture and baring of the piece, it gives one the sense that it is all settled
in and just ready to be used. Though high fired, this mizusashi gives the
impression that it has a softness to the piece, a product of the rolling curves
created when the pot was first thrown and then subjected to the scrutiny of the fire.
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