MATSUKAZE

This rare and double illustrated Matsukaze Oni-Shino mizusashi is by Tsukigata Nahiko, the father and creator of all things Oni-Shino. This very sturdy, weighty hyotan inspired mizusashi is a perfect centerpiece for chajin and collectors alike where the wonderful crackled feldspar Shino glaze has cascading rivulets, small streams of ash running down the surface making for a rather evocative and seldom seen effect among Tsukigata’s works. The form and surface are excellent examples of Tsukigata’s surfaces and forms though the Matsukaze (Pine Wind) style surface is rarely seen and is well represented in the book on the potter, ONI-SHINO where this mizusashi is illustrated. Beyond the illustration in the ONI-SHINO volume, this mizusashi is also illustrated in an exhibition catalogue contemporaneously to the book.