Anyone who has taken even a
cursory look at my blog or Instagram page will not be shocked to see yet
another chawan, another pot by Kimura Morinobu. I know I have said that part of
the reason is that I truly enjoy how he handles clay which I also realize means
very different things to different people. To me this is a simple and honest
chawan, obviously based on any number of archetypes having that classic rustic,
folksy, unpretentious and antique appearance, was that enough adjectives? The bowl is desribed as hakeme chawan but in
truth the thick hakeme slip has cracked creating a vivid texture to eye and
hand alike. There is a transparent ash glaze over the bowl which has hints of blue to white
where a bit thicker creating a wonderful contrast with the cracking underneath. Though I think it rather obvious in the simplicity of Kimura Morinobu's work
and this chawan as case in point, there are layers of complexities surrounding
the bones of the bowl like the moons of some far distant planet. The layers add
the depth and attraction that a good pot should have and which Morinobu seems
to bemore than a bit fluent in based in part to nearly seven decades of
experimentation, exploration and dedication. I guess after seventy years or so
it is simply all in a day's work.
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