So I don't think I have posted
this before, feel free to correct me if I have. This pot passed through here
quite a long time ago but as with most pots, it may be gone but not entirely
forgotten. This Shigaraki mizusashi was made by Furutani Churoku IV (Hiromu) back
in the 1980s if memory serves me based on the accompanying enclosed bio.
Classic in form, style and surface, I think this clearly falls under the
catagory of utsushimono, copy or replicate made to emulate what archtypes have
come before as well as to bolster a tradition and pass on ideals that have some
proven merit through time and use. This particular example is pretty streamlined, stripped of superfluous
details with simple base, neck, mouth and lid and an almost obligatory addition
of lugs but allows the firing to narrate the nuances and honesty of the pot. I
like how the mood and tone of the pot changes from dark to lighter as you
visual ascend the mizusashi making for a distinctive, banded surface created as
the firing pot sat in charcoal adding the slightly brooding emotion to the
base. Classic and honest, I think I'll stick with that description, it works just fine for this aged pot by Furutani
Churoku
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