泉田之也 積層裂盌 平茶碗 The beauty of the form

The beauty of the form

a quiet sense of Japanese symbolism gently resides

Shigaraki vase by Yucho Kobayashi

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泉田之也 積層裂盌 平茶碗 The beauty of the formRetsuwan, a new layered chawan by Izumita Yukiya, one of the artists signature forms. This powerful chawan is made from reddish clay, coated with white slip, and fired in a way that gives the surface the impression of having split open. The layered folds visible from the side reveal Izumitas distinctive sense of form, with strata of clay overlapping one another like geological layers or the accumulation of time itself. Seen within the context of