IN TOTO

If you read my blog, it is hard to miss the fact that I really enjoy good Oribe pots only slightly behind Oni-Shino and wood fired pieces and in looking at this detail shot, it is safe to say this is good Oribe where the thick glaze and bidoro are related by fire. Illustrated is a close-up of the mouth of a Tsukamoto Haruhiko bottle vase where the glaze acts as a luscious skin to the feldspar and sand rich clay and where the Oribe has pooled and built up there are areas of outstanding richness that  could fascinate for a lifetime and then some. With the right light, the thick accumulation fluctuates between deep green and soft brown tones like lapping waves and looking a bit like it was created deep in the bowels of  the earth over millions of years, producing these gems that rest so casually on the furrowed surface of the lip. Hyperbole perhaps but there are times when objects speak loudly and that is certainly the case with this provocative detail where the piece in toto certainly does not disappoint.