Hello everyone. How are you doing?
This is the time of year when the autumn leaves are at their most beautiful, and many people are visiting Bizen to enjoy the season.
One customer who stopped by our shop after viewing the autumn foliage of the Chinese pistache tree at Shizutani School said,
"It was truly beautiful and dreamlike. I'm so glad I timed it perfectly to see the leaves at their peak."
Hearing this made me feel happy as if it were my own experience.
But why is it that autumn leaves move the human heart so deeply?
Since ancient times, countless poems and waka have been written about autumn leaves.
For ages, billions of people have been captivated by the simple phenomenon of leaves turning red, and that surge of emotion has been sublimated and expressed in every form, from haiku and waka to painting and ceramics.
It is as if they are the "zero point" of various cultures and emotions, a kind of origin of pathos.
So today, I would like to introduce a Hidasuki tea bowl by Sozan Kaneshige, which could be called the origin of modern Hidasuki.
As some of you may know, Master Sozan was a giant of modern Bizen pottery and can be called the father of Hidasuki fired in an electric kiln.
In his youth, he assisted his brother, Master Toyo, in his work.
Later, he studied glazed ceramics in Kyoto, where it seems he used an electric kiln.
After returning to Okayama, Master Sozan conducted research into firing beautiful Hidasuki using an electric kiln.
While Hidasuki is popular today, there were some critical voices when it was first perfected.
Master Sozan just laughed off that criticism, using it as fuel to propel himself further as his Hidasuki spread and blazed across everything from tea wares to sake sets.
Thinking of it, autumn leaves are also triggered by the harsh cold before winter, and perhaps it is the figure of someone standing up to great obstacles that appears so precious, as if they are burning with life.
If you step one level deeper into the emotion of "being moved," you can catch a glimpse of the grand efforts of humanity and the strength of life.
A small seed falls into the soil of life, grows while being blown by the winds and rains of hardship, and the branches and leaves of art turn beautiful shades of red.
In this work by Master Sozan, one can see the strength of standing up and following the path one believes in, beautifully layered with the gentle crimson of the Hidasuki, into which he poured his heart and soul.
size: Width 13.2cm x 13.0cm x Height 8.6cm
price: 470,000 yen
For inquiries regarding this piece, please contact us at the number below.
Tel 0869-67-2210 Fax 0869-67-2220
