I realize that
I have posted this Tsukigata Nahiko chawan before but I ran across this picture
of the bowl highlighted by both sunlight and shadow and thought I might as well
give it one more go. I think this is a tricky bowl to decipher when loooking at
it in a more convential setting, the quality of the glaze, the posture and
overall feel of the form can easily get lost or become just a bit fuzzy. I am
not trying to paint this as the end-all of Tsukigata chawan but rahter it has
some rather special attribute which are best observed under a variety of light
soruces and situations, the more you can see and converse with a piece or this
piece specifically the more you get to understand it at its core from the bones
to the toppings. As for my personal take
on this chawan, this has been one of my favorites that I have handled by
Tsukigata Nahiko. I am unsure exactly how to explain it but it has a sense of
antiquity and an eminently casual demeanor, more like it just happened than was
thought out, thrown, manipulated and tooled. The bowl feels natural, well
balanced on its pedestal foot and welcoming in the hands, I am not sure you get
all of this from this photos and others, along with a video that I have made
but since it is rather happy where it is, as is the owner, I don't think it
will be making the rounds any time soon so this will just have to suffice until
another one shows up, fingers crossed.
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