Hello everyone, how are you doing?
We have received some wonderful photos from a customer, and I would like to share them with you.
It seems they have a deep attachment to Yu-sensei's work,
and I am happy to think that they find beauty in the simple,
unadorned nature that honestly expresses the charm of Bizen ware.
Yu-sensei poured his heart and soul into creating jars until the very end of his life.
I am struck by his words from when he was alive: "I am drawn to the form that is most simple, most universal, and yet possesses a certain softness."
I believe that "universal beauty" was a central theme in Yu Fujiwara-sensei's creative process.
An eternal beauty that remains unchanged, a natural beauty without artifice.
He was a ceramic artist who continued to identify, pursue, and express the true essence of Bizen.
Now, on a different note, today's update features new work by the current leader of Bizen,
Jun Isezaki-sensei.
For this firing, centered on objects for an upcoming long-term exhibition at the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art,
he has unveiled a body of work created with his heart and soul.
Because this kiln firing focused on large objects, the process was long,
and the smaller sake vessels have captured an exquisite firing, as if the heat of the kiln were condensed within them.
I am uploading a collection of carefully selected, exquisite sake vessels from this latest firing.