GLACIAL GLAZING

Quite a while back I posted up a photo of an unpacked wood box with Khan trying his best to create some degree of mischief around the piece but as I had mentioned, the Kumano Kuroemon mizusashi was safe and sound on a high shelf. In the middle of searching out a particular group of photos I ran across this detail shot of the Kuma-Shino mizusashi in question and thought I would post this up, though a slideshow video will likely be put up at some point. I love this particular detail shot as it showcases a beautiful landscape of ash coated Shino as only Kumano could create through his intense and wonderfully orchestrated firings. The surface is luminescent looking like age old glacial ice with a crust of running ash at the center of the shot. There is something ancient about these surfaces as if they have been around for centuries, a presence that appears more like it evolved or coalesced rather than having been created by a lone potter with little more than some clay, wood and a fiery determination.