Monday, November 4, 2024
IMPACT (II) REVISITED
I was searching through a
thumb drive filled with pictures and ran past this photo of a large Shigaraki
tsubo by Takahashi Shunsai and decided to post this up to fill in some of the
blanks and give more of a perspective of what the other side of the tsubo looks
like. The original post from 2021, entitled; IMPACT II shows off the dramatic
face of the tsubo covered in running ash like a cosmic impact of molten ash collided
with the surface. In contrast to the face, this photo clearly shows the
underside of the pot where it was resting , one of the wad resists clearly
visable and the ash running to the lowest point of the belly traversing an
array of firing effects from the prolonged wood firing. In truth, I think both
landscapes present a rather evocative narrative of the pot and firing and both
contribute not only to the technical understanding of the process but also the
aesthetic journey where potter, clay and fire converge like some grand
chronicler of old.
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