Nerikomi Pedestal Plate, Black

This is a new *nerikomi* (marbled clay) pedestal dish by Koji Nakahara, who studied under Fumio Kawabata and aims to create works that suit modern life. The dish is characterized by a surface resembling black marble, achieved by mixing and firing several types of mountain clay. The base of the dish does not have a marbled pattern; this is because the artist first lays down a base of blended clay, then coils tube-shaped marbled clay on top before scraping it down with a spatula to reveal the marble design. As a result, the marble pattern has an interesting, swirling regularity. Paper box
Diameter 14.0cm x 14.0cm x Height 1.5cm Koji Nakahara was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1978. He graduated from the Advanced Course at Nara College of Arts in 2000 and from the Bizen Ceramic Center in 2001. That same year, he began his apprenticeship under Fumio Kawabata, and in 2007, he joined the Kaneshige Ri Pottery. Since then, he has actively exhibited his work at the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition and various other public exhibitions. He is currently an associate member of the Japan Kōgei Association.