LOBING IS A VALID SCRABBLE WORD

Quite some time ago I put up a post, FRACTURED ICE and thought it time to fill in some blanks with an overall shot of the seiji vase. The surface of this elegant bottle is layered in fractured kannyu style celadon and was made by a modern master of the style, Minegishi Seiko. Blending Chinese archetypes with Japanese modernism, Minegishi creates wonderful forms based on a wide array of objects with this lobed pot ever so slightly resembling an up ended melon with a graceful neck and mouth. As you can plainly see the channels created by lobing the form have filled with a thicker, more opaque glaze and create a stunning series of overlapping and fractured cells that create a vertical line adding lift and movement to the form. As sturdy and full as the form is, the neck and mouth seem fragile and delicate by comparison which makes for a wonderful contrast between the various elements of the pot with the iron showing through the thinned glaze around the mouth being the final touch to bring the piece to life. I think that if I were going to sum up Minegishi's work in a simple descriptive sentence it would likely be; his pottery embodies a well crafted blend of luxury and nobility with a hint of pure elegance as a garnish. 

FWIW, lobing is a valid Scrabble word and could come in handle for six points.