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Category Archives: Famous and Antique Potters
Getting Sexy with Pots(Part 1)
After a very long health related hiatus, I figured this first post should be something sexy….real sexy…..That’s right! We’re going to discuss “sexing” Bonsai containers today. Alas, we won’t be discussing the collectible and risqué designs of Nick Lenz, Dale … Continue reading
The 11th Annual Shohin Pottery Competition (2)
There were many other notable artists and favorites in this year’s exhibition who didn’t win awards. Let’s take a look at a few I found interesting. My friend Ruban Yu of Taiwan entered a nice set of 3 … Continue reading
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Classical Glazes 1, the many faces of Namako
Dating to the Kowatari era, Namako(Nuh-mah-ko), or Sea Cucumber glaze, is one of many Classical Glazes still in use today. Along with Kinyo(baby blue), Ki(Yellow), Tenmoku, and various Canton glazes, Namako is one of those glazes every Contemporary Japanese artist … Continue reading
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Koito Taizan
Koito Taizan was born Nagakura Saburo in 1911 and died in 1997. The Koito-yaki kiln was one of old kilns in Japan, and first opened in the Edo period, Kanei era(1624-1643). Before the war, Koito Taizan returned to his hometown … Continue reading
Hayashi Mokuu
Well, spring sprang with a vengeance this year! I don’t know about you guys, but I managed to finish everything I had planned for the season, from repotting, to grafting, to styling and on down the line….well, almost everything…I’ve been … Continue reading
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Takemoto Hayata
Takemoto Hayata was born Takemoto Marks Masanori In the first year of the Kaei period, 1848. The son of Takemoto Yotoki, a Shogunate Bannerman, he was born into the Samurai class of nobles in the feudal Shogunate system in Tokyo. … Continue reading
Posted in Famous and Antique Potters, Trees
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The Yokohama Guild
In 1973, a meeting at the home of Uchiyama Choju had some very auspicious results. A joint meeting of the Kakkuken Association of wood fired pots and the Tenji Kai Soku Bai(Association for sale and display) ended in argument about … Continue reading
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Suifu Sanjin
Suifu Sanjin was born Masashi Usui(薄井正志) in Ibaraki in 1921, and passed away in 1994. He took the name Suifu as a suggestion of his hometown, and Sanjin is a reference to the literati of old. Only around 200 pieces … Continue reading
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Wakamatsu Aiso
In today’s article, we take a look at the pottery of Wakamatsu Aiso, a true collector’s potter who is renowned for small containers. Aiso hailed from Kyoto, as did most of the greatest Japanese Bonsai Ceramicists(not Tokoname…..), such as Aiso … Continue reading
Echizen Hosui 2, or, The Difference Between a Copy, and Homage, and a Forgery
Today we’ll take a second look at the work of Echizen Hosui, and take a look at the subtle difference between a Copy, a Forgery, and an Homage. For our first look at Hosui, you can look back here: Echizen … Continue reading