A bold and brisque
interpratation of the kanji for "tsubo" (pot) by Koie Ryoji (b.
1938). Koie, well know for his spontaneous creativity in clay, carries that
another step further in the use of red ink to paint the ubiquitous tsubo
character used by a wide array of modern potters. The best known, perhaps being
Kato Tokuro, whose calligraphy for tsubo, this work be Koie is very reminescent
of. Koie, like a few other modern
potters, like Tsujimura Shiro, Kumano Kuroemon and Suzuki Goro, has inked a
fair number of calligraphies, most being very much related to his work in clay
in spirit and affect.
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