Here is another in the plus
column for Suzuki Goro and then some. I was immediately taken by the rolling
posture of this E-Shino chawan where the sparse but dramatic use of underglaze
iron literally sets the bowl on fire. The undulating lip and provocative
posture of this piece create a great canvas for the balanced decoration, the
impactful use of finger marks where the bowl was held during glazing and the
textured surface related to Suzuki's work in general. As I look at this chawan,
I imagine him having just finished throwing the piece, lifting it off the wheel
and giving it an experienced and purposeful twist to get the "wonky"
feel to the bowl. There are few potters as capable of creating semi-premeditated
happenstance than the master of casual, Suzuki Goro.
"Buy the ticket, take
the ride." Hunter S. Thompson
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