Monday, January 10, 2022
RABBIT IN A BOX
So
here is what I do know, this is a Bizen kogo made by Matsumoto Tsutomu and that
is where things get a bit fuzzy as I am not acquainted with this particular
potter but I can easily spot a rabbit in a box. Though boxed and signed I am
just in the dark about the maker though I can say that the kogo in the form of
a rather idiosyncratic rabbit (usagi) is rather well fired with swaths of deep
rich purple fire color and areas of peppered ash and charcoal yet luckily the
top and bottom of the form weren't fused shut. Though it may not appear this
way to everyone, I really like the boxy, stylized form of the kogo which
conjures up memories of seiji okimono by Suzuki Osamu where the form is
accentuated by the minimum of detail to tell it full story. Though this potter
is unknown to me, I enjoy the dry, wistful humor presenting itself like a hint
of sarcasm locked away in clay and if at the end of the day it says quite a bit
more than just "kogo" is there really anything else that I need to
know?
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