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/
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