Illustrated is a simple, elegant tsubo
decorated in slip, sumi-nagashi (floating ink) style by Kondo Yutaka. In
several previous posts I have wrote about Yutaka and his simple yet decisive
and bold use of mishima inlay using black and white as his surface and this
tsubo is no different though there are hints of grey tones as well. The single,
segmented strand of "decoration" draws the eye to the piece and
guides the viewer up and around the space with only a hint of disturbance from
the pure white form. Though Kondo Yutaka did not work exclusively in black and
white, the pieces in which he did show a strong mastery of technique and
concept where the two colors play out a dialogue far more conversant than many
pots with far more decoration and design. If I were to try to describe Kondo
Yutaka to someone who had never seen his work it would be straightforward; he created
strong simple forms and made use of very little to speak eloquently about his
creative voice.
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