Illustrated
is a detail shot of one of my recent Oribe bottles with thick combed slip and a
saucer style neck. This type of flat, disc like neck is really good for the
Oribe because it settles and creates a rich dark pool giving way to the
mouth and access to the pot. I should also point out that the depressed ring
around the saucer has a deep blue-green appearance with small floating tendrils
of blue all pointing to coincide with the direction the neck was thrown in.
The shoulder shows a myriad of effects due to the concentration of iron and Oribe
glazes mingling and boiling at the height of the firing. I apologize for the
poor photo but it went out the door as I managed to sell this and several
other pots to a collector who came by and picked them up while still warm.
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