OGB

A while back I came across a group of early (and slightly longer) slideshow videos that I had made with a nice variety of pieces show cased including potters and pots that are not exactly household names in the West. This slideshow video is of a rather nice Iga hanaire that has a posture that almost looks as if the pot was about to buckle under the ferocity of the fire but somehow survived the process. Made by third generation Iga potter, Sakamoto Toshihito, the form is very well articulated with dramatic spatula work and a varied surface that shows the form off to the fullest. Beyond the animated character and defiant posture of this simple vase perhaps what most catches one's attention is the beautiful deep golden brown glass that has built up on the shoulder and ever so faintly about the rim of the mouth that literally dances in the sunlight. I'll let the video complete the narration of this enjoyable and very functional Iga pot.