MIMITSUKI

It is always a welcome opportunity to have a pot by Furutani Michio show up here and that is exactly what happened on Friday. The Iga vase illustrated here was bought by a friend and he has decided to focus his collecting which doesn't include "traditional" pieces. As you can clearly see in the photo this hanaire is very much a traditional piece, modeled on medieval archetypes as well as being a classic piece by the potter from form, pottery marks and surface. Created in a mimitsuki style, this Iga vase is formed by two distinct tiers and well articulated by well practiced marks incised in to the clay while it was still wet and completed with the attachment of the lugs that help define and articulate the piece in a somewhat noble manner. The subsequent wood firing has added movement and variation to the vase with deep green glass building up around the lip, shoulder and on the lugs helping flush out the narrative of modern Iga pottery. All in all this is a classic Furutani Michio pot and carries with it many of the trademark attributes he is best known for as well as being a strictly functional vessel with all the right aesthetics whether it is being used or not.  

You can see more of this Iga vase over on my Trocadero marketplace here;

https://www.trocadero.com/stores/albedo3studio/items/1461904/IGA-MIMITSUKI-HANAIRE-BY-FURUTANI-MICHIO