OPTICAL ILLUSION II

I put up a post  recently entitled; OPTICAL ILLUSION about the effect that is present as you look at this Miura Shurei tsubo and thought to put up an overall photo to show off the form and scale of the piece. I will concede that this is probably not the best photo of this large tsubo but given the highly reflective and refractive surface this was about as good as I could do given the time that I had with the pot. Clearly influenced by old Chinese pottery and glazes this robust vase seems inflated to capacity with a palpable volume trapped within the form yet finished off with a rather delicate neck and mouth that is broken up by the addition of three strategically placed interruptions in the lip looking like a flower from various viewpoints. Though the photo doesn't capture the glaze surface at its best it is easy to see the randomized array of color and micro-texture which is all moving down the pot in hare's fur style yet creating optical illusions about the piece. All in all a rather classic pot by Miura Shurei a true master of yohen and kamahen style pottery.