LASTING IMPRESSION

At first glance it is easy to see this Shigaraki piece as larger than it is but in fact it is only a guinomi. What gives this piece the deceptive ability to confuse is a combination of form, posture and a great surface all "engineered" by veteran potter, Kohyama Yasuhisa.  Everything about this guinomi from its animated posture, well conceived foot and undulation to the lip gives the impression of a chawan while the surface paints a narrative much larger than the dimensions of the pot. Admittedly, I am biased when it comes to the work of Kohyama-san but I think it may be somewhat easy to make a good first impression, but making a lasting impression like this little beauty, now that is a different story.