Wednesday, November 28, 2018
YU-TSUBO
I recently received three exhibition catalogues from
three distinct venues covering a two year period showcasing the Bizen pottery
of Fujiwara Yu. The three catalogues all came from the same dealer here in the
states and the majority of work revolves around Fujiwara Yu's tsubo with a few
tea pieces and guinomi/tokkuri illustrated as well. What makes these three
catalogues a bit unusual is that all three have shikishi size paintings in the
frontispiece of each catalogue, two of the paintings are of pots and the other
is only calligraphy. Illustrated is one of the paintings done in a rich, black
ink on a vivid red background of a Bizen flower vase complete with flowers,
classic neck and ubiquitous lugs. I suspect that all three of these catalogues
came from the same original source, regulars at the exhibitions of Fujiwara Yu
where at each event, he inked an addition to their catalogues as one would do
for a regular patron. Now all I need to find out is where are all the pots that
go along with the catalogues.
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