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No. 7917
Imbe bowl
¥33,000
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Description
This is an Imbe bowl by Tomio Ochi, who quietly devoted himself to kiln work under Yasuhito Abe, and continues to pour his still-unfulfilled feelings into his clay.
True to Ochi’s preference for firing in the highest temperature range, this piece is intensely and firmly vitrified, with a weighty presence. It conveys a powerful sense, as if the clay has been compressed into an exceptionally dense mass.
As the title “Imbe” suggests, an iron-rich clay slip has been applied to the surface, creating a skin like black iron—an alluring, glossy sheen that glimmers mysteriously in the light.
Mustard-toned Kigoma is scattered across the interior as if it were sprayed on, and together with botan-mochi that reveals the natural clay character rather than bright scarlet, it beautifully recreates the atmosphere of old Bizen.
The rim, shaped with an almost living presence, and the vivid wheel marks on the body are unmistakably Ochi—offering a distinctive expression that goes beyond mere reproduction of old Bizen and makes the piece truly captivating.
He was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, in 1949.
He became a disciple of Yasuhito Abe in 1976.
He built a kiln in Ushimado, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, in 1998.
True to Ochi’s preference for firing in the highest temperature range, this piece is intensely and firmly vitrified, with a weighty presence. It conveys a powerful sense, as if the clay has been compressed into an exceptionally dense mass.
As the title “Imbe” suggests, an iron-rich clay slip has been applied to the surface, creating a skin like black iron—an alluring, glossy sheen that glimmers mysteriously in the light.
Mustard-toned Kigoma is scattered across the interior as if it were sprayed on, and together with botan-mochi that reveals the natural clay character rather than bright scarlet, it beautifully recreates the atmosphere of old Bizen.
The rim, shaped with an almost living presence, and the vivid wheel marks on the body are unmistakably Ochi—offering a distinctive expression that goes beyond mere reproduction of old Bizen and makes the piece truly captivating.
He was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, in 1949.
He became a disciple of Yasuhito Abe in 1976.
He built a kiln in Ushimado, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, in 1998.
Details
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- Dimensions
- W20.7cm x D20.3cm x H6.9cm
About the Artist
He was born in Ehime Prefecture of Japan in 1949.
He became a disciple of Abe Abe from 1976.
He made a kiln at the Ushimado in Okayama prefecture in Japan in 1998.
He became a disciple of Abe Abe from 1976.
He made a kiln at the Ushimado in Okayama prefecture in Japan in 1998.