M.Q. THE VIDEO

After I made my post on Weds. I went back to the file of the Kato Hajime photos and was inspired to put together the slideshow video of the chawan much sooner than I had anticipated. I selected a group of photos that I hope captures how the bowl looks in person but also what it says, its presence. This is a hardy, fairly large chawan that captures a distinct moment in time that really has a lot to say, a conversation regarding the work of a potter, a tradition, a visual narrative of a time and place and last but not least about what it means to be a chawan. I have most probably said to much already but just want to call attention to the finger prints of Kato surrounding the kodai, forever frozen in a moment and adding to the memory of one of the giants of the 20th century. Enjoy the slideshow.

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