Looking a bit more like the exotic camouflage of
some far away mammal, fish or lizard; this style of yuteki glaze is not
something that you see every day. The jewel inspired spots burst out of the
yellowish ground creating isolated universes of iridescence and shimming
crystals which under the right lighting brings the chawan to life, creating a
mysterious and contemplative surface that very few can achieve. Created by
oilspot specialists and student of Kimura Morikazu, Sasaki Yuzuru spent a
number of years under his master's tutelage as well as studying at the Kyoto
ceramic Research Institute before establishing his own studio/kiln in Fukui (1979)
allowing him to focus on this pursuit and creating pots and surfaces that
almost defy logic and showcasing a long term dedication to his craft and art. In
certain respects as I study this pot it appears like I am staring at the handiwork
of a pointillist master who has place every spot exactly where it should be
with the rich dark lip and highlighted band of blue-grey iridescent spots
running around the center circumference of the bowl. At the end of the day it
is the experience and his years of making, testing and firing that has created
this exotic chawan surely setting him apart from his contemporaries and making
it easier still to say, "Sasaki Yuzuru made this".
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