Wednesday, June 30, 2021
IMPACT II
Quite
some time back I put up a post entitled IMPACT showing off the velocity and
ferocity on a large Shigaraki tsubo and promptly forgot about putting up an
overall of the pot until now. This large and very well fired Shigaraki tsubo
was made by Takahashi Shunsai using the coil and throw method and honestly has
the presence of a pot much older that it is as if it finds its origins in the
simple and direct Sue wares that proceeded many of the modern rokkoyo, the six
ancient kilns. It is rather obvious what direction this tsubo was facing in the
kiln and the wonderful tendrils of one time liquid ash try their best to reach
around the fullness of the form but fall short yet paint a wonderful narrative
of their efforts. With the front 60% covered in ash and the remainder in a
rich, wet hi-iro, the pot has a stellar sense of softness and movement that
makes for a rather captivating use of volume and space that can be broken down
in to honesty and simplicity and letting the firing speak as loudly as the
undecorated form.
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