MORE THAN POUR

I can think of very few potters that are able to create a simple, functional vessel, in this case a tokkuri and make it such a pleasure to use as does Kakurezaki Ryuichi. Visually engaging, this Bizen tokkuri checks off the list of all the bells in whistles from wonderful form, great surface, exceptional texture, masterfully functional and just a real treat to put through its paces though it can do so much more than pour. Created by throwing a basic form, the pot is brought to life by paddling, pushing, cutting and even cajoling the clay to do the bidding that the manipulator wishes, what appears is a tokkuri distinct, idiosyncratic to this potter, unlike no other and set apart even from its relations. Kakurezaki is of course a master at moving clay, creating and fine tuning evocative form and choosing both great clay and wood for his firings; this piece has benefited from all of his skills from imagination to firing and though a simple tokkuri, it is evidently so much more.

You can see more of this little gem over on my Trocadero marketplace; https://www.trocadero.com/stores/albedo3studio/catalog/