I
found this photo floating around on the web though it originates with a
Japanese dealer who I hope won't mind me posting it up on my blog. This chawan
was made early on in the career of Oni-Shino pioneer, Tsukigata Nahiko and
represents one of the two distinct styles he calls Ki-Seto. Simply put though
not without some variations, Tsukigata's Ki-Seto is best represented by this
drier and curdled style together with a wet, glassier surface many times with
running ash or a crustier tamadare like effect that mimics an aburage texture.
This particular chawan ticks off all the classic boxes from purposeful form to
low and well dressed kodai and a rather nice kick to the base that makes for a
tantalizing shadow line. Though this Tsukigata chawan was made back in the
early 1970s it is easy to see the relationship between this work and his more
characteristic Oni-Shino if you strip away all the glaze and study the bones or
truth of the form.
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