Many times
when I am looking at tokkuri and guinomi pairing I think to myself that this
was really a marriage of convenience and not really of a more harmonious
connection. The attached photo(s) of yet another exceptional pairing of
Kuro-Bizen tokkuri and guinomi by Oiwa Tomoyuki were very considerately
assembled by a European collector in which the pieces are not only well matched
but have the look of having been fired at the same time in the same kiln in
near proximity to each other. On the rear of each piece is a near perfect match
of color, running ash and texture shimmering in just the right amount of
wetness while the faces are coated in a healthy coating of ash with hints of
motion moving horizontally across the forms. The tapering vertical attitude and
distinct posture of both tokkuri and guinomi creates that harmonious connection
while the proportions create an ideal set where characteristics and character
are simpatico. For two objects brought together under the skillful attention of
a collector with just the right amount of input from the gallery owner and
let's not forget the potter render an equation that is defined by far more than
happenstance or convenience ending in an ideal pairing.
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