BLUE WATERFALLS

I have had this jpeg on the hard drive for some time now and it is fair to say that this (and other) Oribe work act as an inspiration for my pursuits as concervative as they may be. This textured Oribe vase was made by Okabe Mineo and has all of the classic characteristics of his work in a compact pot from the visual surface to his textbook green with accents of rich blue waterfalls cascading down here and there adding to the movement and animation of the vase. In the detail shot that I posted up on Monday you can see the same style of running blue as with the Okabe which is hardly a coincidence as it is a technique and surface feature that I admire and believe that it adds quite a lot to a pot as well as to the modern Oribe tradition. I can't help but be amazed at how Okabe Mineo was able to say so much in his pottery with just a well crafted and used texture and a little bit of copper in a glaze.