We have had our share of weather here for the past
two weeks being on the fringe of the three seperate Nor'easters that have hit
this region but today the sun is out creating a virtual white out as the treees,
ground and building are covered in snow and the drips of the melt can be seen
and heard every where. The mood as you look out the windows made me think back
on a wonderous Miwa Kyusetsu Hagi chawan owned by a friend of mine. It is
broad, generous and full of spirit as it creates its own visual white out as
you survey the form with hints of the rich daido clay peaking through crawling
in the glaze and at the foot where the glaze is either thinning or
non-existent. I really like this chawan, though large it is not as large as
some of Kyusetsu's (Jyusetsu) later more sculptural and statement oriented
pieces, the crawling is just the right amount of activity to activate and
animate the surface and the posture of the chawan, foot and lip all present a
form directed by purpose and a particular aesthetic. Thanks to the intimate scale of this chawan, I can't help
but see a snow covered universe held firmly in one's hands.
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