THE FULLER STORY

A while back I posted a sunlit photo of a Shino mallet vase by Nakajima Ichiyo and I finally got around to building a slideshow video of the vase. As you can see the extremely simple form but good, classic proportions are a perfect foil for the iron slip, Shino glaze and all natural ash effects created during the wood firing that the piece stood up to. Admittedly this surface and indeed this pot stand out among Nakajima's works from those others that I have encountered and seen, the pot was subjected to a wonderful array of effects during the firing process that make this pot stand out among the potter's body of work. The degree of complication to what is honestly a simple addition of ash to the glazed pot is presumably the best one can hope for where serendipity and experience collide. I hope this short video slideshow gives the fuller story of what this pot looks like in person and you can see the original post where this Nakajima mallet vase is basking in the Sun by following this link; https://albedo3studio.blogspot.com/2019/10/sunshine-on-my-shoulder.html