SQUARED

Rugged and determined spring to mind when I look at this purposeful Hagi mizusashi by Udagawa Seikoku (b. 1940) which was part of a chaki tea set including a sakutate, kensui, futaoki and mizusashi all glazed in a pure white glaze with hints of clay color showing through with a signed storage box. This piece passed through my hands a number of years back and was an enjoyable piece to study seeing how the pot was thrown round and coaxed into a squared form learned from years of practice. I have left this jpeg on the hard drive and go back to it now and again remembering how maliable clay is and all the possiblities gleened through trial and error. There may not be many bells and whistles that go along with this pot but it plays its part well and is certainly difficult to ignore and at the end of the day, that is about all you need.