I received
several pieces on Saturday to put up on my Trocadero website. The pottery
collector, who's collection is 99% British and American pottery, decided to
part with his Japanese pots to focus on his primary field of interest. There
are three pots, all Mino tradition pieces; an exceptional Shino vase by Hayashi
Shotaro, and elegant Shino hanaire by Ando Hidetaka and a modern Oribe chawan
by Tsukamoto Haruhiko. All three are wonderful pieces and both the Hayashi and
Tsukamoto show what modern twists can be applied to Momoyama pottery.
Illustrated on
the left is a ovoid, paddled Shino vase by Ando Hidetaka and on the right is a
powerful Momoyama influenced vase by Hayashi Shotaro. Either would make exceptional
display pieces in a tokonoma alcove or in a tea room, yet both would be right
at home in any setting East or West. You can see more of these two pieces and
the Tsukamoto chawan at my webstore;
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