I went to a year-end party with Dr. Susumu Kaneshige and Dr. Tamon.
bizen
陶芸家に会う
Hello everyone, how have you been?Just when I thought this winter might be a mild one, a tremendous cold wave arrived.The fallen leaves drifting down from the mountains are piling up day by day, as if nature is hurrying to prepare for winter.Please take good care of yourselves so that you do not fall ill from this sudden chill.Now, today I would like to share some photos from the year-end party I attended with Mr. Sotsu Kaneshige, Mr. Tamon Kaneshige, and some customers, as well as introduce some of the sake vessels we used that day.Our customers served special sake they had collected for this occasion, and we had a lively discussion about sake, centered around Mr. Sozan Kaneshige's "Korean Karatsu Tokkuri (sake bottle)" and "Kakuzan-gama Kohiki Tokkuri."We talked not only about the flavors of the sake but also had a fascinating discussion ranging from sake rice and yeast to sales methods.The stories regarding sake, which is made only from rice and water, are very similar to Bizen ware, which is born from earth and fire, and I truly learned a lot.For the sake cups, Mr. Sotsu's "Hidasuki Sake Cup - Made with the Finest Clay," which we have also sold at our shop, played a starring role throughout the day.Comparing the Hidasuki sake cup a customer purchased with the one Mr. Sotsu himself uses, while hearing his thoughts on the "finest clay" and stories about firing kilns with Mr. Toyo, was a truly wonderful experience.Furthermore, Mr. Sotsu brought along a "Karatsu Sake Cup" he had just taken from the kiln and was testing how it felt to use.It is a Madara Karatsu (mottled Karatsu) cup, and the combination of Mr. Sotsu's rugged style and the slightly bluish straw-ash glaze is truly lovely.While Karatsu ware has a different appeal than Bizen ware, I feel they share a high affinity in their simplicity and power.Mr. Sozan's Korean Karatsu bottle used this time was made in 1978 at Mr. Moritoshi Tokuzawa's Chikuzen Sue kiln.I never grow tired of gazing at the stunning glaze drips that make a Korean Karatsu piece what it is.Additionally, my seat that day was diagonal to Mr. Sotsu, and every time he used the Korean Karatsu bottle, I had the strange experience of seeing the glaze drips at the base of the bottle appear to shimmer like silver.Of course, the glaze on the base is black, not silver, so it must have been a chance result of moisture and light reflection; however, given that this work was created by Mr. Sozan's hands, I cannot definitively say that is all there is to it.We plan to stock Mr. Tamon's latest kiln works, Mr. Sotsu's Karatsu sake cups, and Mr. Sozan's Korean Karatsu bottles.When they arrive, we will introduce them on our website, so please look forward to it.
Our customers served special sake they had collected for this occasion, and we had a lively discussion about sake, centered around Mr. Sozan Kaneshige's "Korean Karatsu Tokkuri (sake bottle)" and "Kakuzan-gama Kohiki Tokkuri."
We talked not only about the flavors of the sake but also had a fascinating discussion ranging from sake rice and yeast to sales methods.
The stories regarding sake, which is made only from rice and water, are very similar to Bizen ware, which is born from earth and fire, and I truly learned a lot.
For the sake cups, Mr. Sotsu's "Hidasuki Sake Cup - Made with the Finest Clay," which we have also sold at our shop, played a starring role throughout the day.
Comparing the Hidasuki sake cup a customer purchased with the one Mr. Sotsu himself uses, while hearing his thoughts on the "finest clay" and stories about firing kilns with Mr. Toyo, was a truly wonderful experience.
Furthermore, Mr. Sotsu brought along a "Karatsu Sake Cup" he had just taken from the kiln and was testing how it felt to use.
It is a Madara Karatsu (mottled Karatsu) cup, and the combination of Mr. Sotsu's rugged style and the slightly bluish straw-ash glaze is truly lovely.
While Karatsu ware has a different appeal than Bizen ware, I feel they share a high affinity in their simplicity and power.
Mr. Sozan's Korean Karatsu bottle used this time was made in 1978 at Mr. Moritoshi Tokuzawa's Chikuzen Sue kiln.
I never grow tired of gazing at the stunning glaze drips that make a Korean Karatsu piece what it is.
Additionally, my seat that day was diagonal to Mr. Sotsu, and every time he used the Korean Karatsu bottle, I had the strange experience of seeing the glaze drips at the base of the bottle appear to shimmer like silver.
Of course, the glaze on the base is black, not silver, so it must have been a chance result of moisture and light reflection; however, given that this work was created by Mr. Sozan's hands, I cannot definitively say that is all there is to it.
We plan to stock Mr. Tamon's latest kiln works, Mr. Sotsu's Karatsu sake cups, and Mr. Sozan's Korean Karatsu bottles.
When they arrive, we will introduce them on our website, so please look forward to it.