Illustrated
is a Bizen chawan by Masamune Satoru who I have written about before
in my blog. There is some connectivity that I feel with much of his pottery as
I also do with another Bizen potter who left us much too early, Kaneshige
Michiaki (1934-1995). I am not trying to insinuate that there work is similar,
rather both potters pot and fire in a way that for some reason I naturally
relate to; each has decidedly created a style that is identifiable and
comforting. This chawan by Masamune is large and was well fired with a natural
build up of ash with the interior covered as well and appearing wet. The form
just asks to be grabbed up and handled and from foot to lip, this is the type
of chawan that has a lot to offer and a great deal to say.
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