Illustrated
is a modern classic beishokuji kannyu vase by celadon master; Minegishi Seiko
(b.1952). The details around the mouth and waist of the form accentuate the
double refractive quality of the glaze with the yellow-brown tone being
enhanced by the iron rich clay the pot was thrown from. Minegishi Seiko considers himself largely self-taught and his early
work is a wonderfully elegant kohiki style heavily influenced by Korean pottery
and though he continues to use some of his earlier forms, his more modern
celadon work is literally night and day from his first footsteps in to pottery.
This celadon vase was made in Nasu where he has his studio and kiln, located in
Tochigi Prefecture and the center of his creation and constant experimentation
in glaze making, forms and surface decoration. Though Minegishi is very well
known for his unique shinogi (ridgeline) technique that is just masterful with
the kannyu style glazes, it is the depth and beauty of his calmer forms that transcend
his pots into a world of contemplation and reflection, painting a fractal
universe in three dimensions.
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