Quite
a while back I posted up a picture and Youtube video of a rather nice Kojima
Kenji Iga tokkuri and as luck would have it, another found its way here. It
would seem as reticent as I am about collecting tokkuri and guinomi they just
seem to make the journey to Central NY to unite with kindred spirits. This Iga
tokkuri is different than the previous having a rather brighter surface which
has a nice pale green ash surrounding the surface and gem like drips of bidoro
where the pot was fired on its side from the thick opaque drip at the lip to
the two about to meet like good old friends at the center of the piece. The
tokkuri feels nice in the hand and is quite easy to use and the posture adds a
bit of amused bravado to the pot inquiring after the users intentions. Now that
these two Kojima Kenji tokkuri have met up I think that it may be destiny to
find a few more guinomi to go with them for use most likely with whiskey rather
than sake but I am willing to bet the potter wouldn't mind for what they are
used but rather that they are used and enjoyed.
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