Illustrated is a rather simple and practical
gosu glazed covered serving bowl by Kawai Takeichi. As one would expect, having
spent a long while under the tutelage of Kawai Kanjiro, this piece based in
total function has a utilitarian elegance in both design and execution. The
knob was made to both compliment the form/lid as well as to be easy to grasp
and pleasant to the eye, the flange around the area where the lid sits serves
as an area that fits the hand well as a built in handle all around the form. It
is these conscious and unconscious developments that are seen in many Kawai
school pots that create a distinct look which is easily identifiable as the
works of the master and his students. There is an undisputed brilliance to the
forms and surfaces of Kawai Kanjiro which he passed on to his students by sheer
fact that they were surrounded by his work, both finished and in progress; a
great student, sees the work and has most of his questions answered for him of
which Kawai Takeichi was certainly among the most accomplished.
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