I have
had this detail shot on my computer for a while now and thought to use it on
any given blue Monday and thought today was that day. Illustrated is a close-up
of a large and award winning henko vase by the multi-talented Morino Taimei
(b.1934). This vivid detail shot gives and insight in to the complexity of the
glaze surface that was exactingly planned out but the artist allowed room for the
surface to soften and move ever so slightly to create a more naturalistic
design. There is a crystal effervescence to the surface where layered and
resisted glazes work with each out with underlying glaze bubbling through each
other. There is a wonderful balance of complexity and simplicity to the surface
that when viewed as a whole creates a vivid, timeless and contemplative vessel
that few can create and which Morino excels at. It is little wonder that this
piece was singled out for award among a broad array of pottery at the 1993 Nikko-kai
exhibition.
The
original post with the full pot illustrated can be seen here;
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