Wednesday, February 20, 2019

KINTSUGI OVERVIEW

Quite a while back, on 7/13/2012 to be precise, I wrote a blog post entitled KINTSUGI in which I illustrated the change a pot had made from being damaged and repaired, taking on a renewed existence as an altered and possibly even enhanced pot. Having seen photos of the pot before its untimely incident and then the repaired version miz 2.0, I can say that though the damaged was rather unfortunate it would have been even more so if the pot had just been discarded and not brought back to life with a simple (?) kintsugi repair. Since that time I first posted the image I have been asked a couple of times what the overall pot looked like and I finally got around to searching through storage discs to find a photo of the piece in question and here it is. Made by Oribe specialist, Takauchi Shugo this Oribe mizusashi has his classic textured, hacked and spatula raked surface to present a rather powerful and purposeful piece despite its kintsugi repair. The pot and lid were both originally thrown round and then both were pushed oval and the lid manipulated a bit but not cut to fit the form and mouth opening. The rich green that Takauchi used highlights and accentuates the form and vivid textures that he creates making for a rather potent and unique Oribe pot that 16th century bushi may have enjoyed. It is obvious that once damaged why the pot just screamed; "repair me and make mine gold!".

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