Illustrated
is a kannyu seiji chawan by iron specialist, Takahashi Wasaburo. I have written
about this potter several times previously in my blog and hold a special place
for him as his was the first Japanese chawan that my wife and I ever collected.
I am drawn to Takahashi's work as there is a casual, unfettered simplicity to his
work, it just happens, he doesn't need to fuss to throw the least encumbered
form. This chawan is a simple bowl with classic lines, thoughtful purpose and
casual form with a rich, crazed blue celadon that coats the piece and brings it
to life with the decoration created within the glaze itself. Where the glaze
has run off the lip just a bit, the mouth is bordered by a slightly darker hue
bringing attention up and into the interior. Though this bowl appears common in
certain respects, there is nothing common about it and the kannyu crackle makes
for an endless dialogue between chawan and user, the cha is just the added
bonus.
"Simplicity
is natures first step, and the last of art." Philip James Bailey (1816-1902)
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