POLAR KOGO

Illustrated is a wonderful little kogo by seiji and seihakuji specialist; Kakutani Hideaki. I posted up a thrown and altered slip vase glazed over in a seiji glaze a while back and though just a diminutive piece, there are similarities. This kogo was thickly thrown out of porcelain and then had a foot tooled in the piece before Kakutani faceted the sides and top making for an almost polar landscape covered over in this soft, bluish celadon. I have to say it is a joy to see this piece in person, small, intimate and animated by the varying cuts making for a small treasure that fits in the palm of your hand and is easily tucked away on a shelf near far larger pots, residing in the land of the giants.