THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

Illustrated is another wood fired Shino chawan by Kido Sadaaki from the same collection as the previous one I put up. The first chawan was not for sale but the owner has decided that one chawan by a potter is enough and decided to let this one go as "there can be only one". Like the previous chawan there are a number of influences to be seen in this bowl but on its own the form is very comfortable in the hand as well as pleasingly full to the eye, all balanced on a small but sturdy kodai and the thick feldspar Shino glaze is coated in a crusty layer of ash on the face while the rest of the bowl has a thin veil of green ash across the surface. As if the exterior landscape wasn't enough the interior opens up to a panorama that reminds me of an old Momoyama period painting of mountains above a cool green pool with a healthy dose of other glaze effects to entice the eye to drink in the fuller picture painted by glaze and fire.    

 A rather fun bowl with tons to admire and you can see more pictures over on my Trocadero page; 

https://www.trocadero.com/stores/albedo3studio/catalog/