ALMOST II

At first glance this tsubo has the appearance of almost  being a large, medieval style jar favored by Tokoname potter Takeuchi Kimiaki but as you look at the pot things give away the actual scale of the piece. In form and proportions this is a small version of a usually much larger O-Tsubo form and as you check out the varying drips around the pot it is quite clear this pot is quite a bit smaller than its archetype measuring in at about five inches tall. Despite its size this ko-tsubo has all of the features of the larger relations from the wonderfully wonky and undulating lip to the running ash glaze each terminated by deep green drips which would be monumental is size if this were a large tsubo. Though admittedly a large Takeuchi Tokoname tsubo filling the corner of a room would be quite spectacular this tsubo captures the essence, posture and aesthetics of a larger version. Lastly there are a unique set of assets to a piece this scale; easier to move about, much easier to place on an over-crowded bookshelf and infinitely easier to keep dusted, sometimes small does have its advantages.     

"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow."  Aeschylus