Over the years I have been rather adamant
about not really liking blue, but the evidence is all to the contrary. Not to
sound like a Forest Gump character, but I do like Persian blue, Ao blue, Tokuda
Yasokichi III blue and Gosu blue as well. The illustrated pot is an uncommon
molded covered pot by Kawai Kanjiro. Once out of the mold, the pot had very
thick white slip applied in a simple yet very expressive pattern. Because the
slip is so thick, there are drying cracks about the surface of the slip that in
no way detract from the piece and in many respects it adds a bit more character
to the surface. Out of the bisque the pot was dipped in a gosu wash with a
clear glaze over the whole pot. From my perspective there is no finer gosu than
that of Kawai Kanjiro and his blue is a blue just about everyone is bound to
enjoy, despite whatever their favorite color or glaze may be.
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