NOT HAMADA

Quite a long while ago a collector friend of mine sent me this faceted bottle which he had concluded was by Hamada Shoji. It was sent to me with the intention that he wished to sell it but when it arrived I had to inform him that it was not Hamada, though it was a Mashiko pot and had a small impressed mark now well obscured by thick temmoku glaze. Once he heard the news he decided to just abandon the piece at my doorstep and that is how I came to own this pot which I have enjoyed all this time after all a nice pot is a nice pot whether it is fully identified, has a box or any associated provenance. As you can see it is very competently made and has excellent facets to complete the sturdy form covered over in temmoku and tessha glazes that flourish in Mashiko. In this case it is all the small details and special effects of the glaze that captivate the eye, the richness and depth of the surface makes me think of a number of potters but I have yet to identify exactly by whom. In the back of my mind I am keenly aware that there is an eventuality to uncovering the maker, it is always about time and the possibility the identity is only one random click of the mouse away. Anyone have any thoughts?    

"What one man can invent another can discover."  Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)