P&A

I had this highly animated and well fired Iga chawan here a while back as part of a small collection I was helping sell for a fellow collector. Made by Atarashi Manabu (b.1973) this chawan has a fierce, hacked at surface of shifting planes and angles created by the potter and well complimented by a really good firing while maintaining a really good and inviting feel to both hand and eye. Atarashi Manabu studied with his father, veteran Iga potter Atarashi Kanji and he has gone on to build several anagama style kilns, the first one being in 2002. As you can see in this short slideshow video, the form and firing are simpatico and the lip and foot just go on to complete the piece in rather provocative manner. This was a really fun pot to have here and study and I hope the video gives the sense of what a lively and playful chawan this unique piece really is.