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in June I posted up an early mizusashi by Furutani Michio from the 1970's, fast
forward, probably a decade and we have a similar form, but it shows maturity
and certainly advances in his firing ability. The pot is of an elementary form,
made by the coil and throw method which was how most of Furutani's pots were
made. The stout form is stripped down to its barest essentials and the firing
has created a rich ash covered surface which completes the dialogue of the pot.
The running ash on the face of the pot creates a wonderful vertical image that
appears to disappear beneath the exceptional shadow line that the potter
engineered into the pot. Looking at this pot, there is no escaping that classic
Furutani style and his mastery of
anagama firing.
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