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ZEN and my Kind of Pottery |
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In the cicada's cry
Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694) (A moss garden in Sanzen-in, Kyoto) |
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It seems that I am always drawn more to vessels that have been scarred by wood-firing. Some came into my possesion. This large Shigaraki has many blisters and the distorted bottom. A big hole was made on the side later for the purpose of pouring liquid out. And the head/neck was chopped off with my intent for Japanese flower-arranging a few years ago. After hardships brought on by domestic use over many centuries, it seems this big vessel's life is coming to an end. Yet its beauty has never faded.
< h.56.0cm/d.49.5cm > |
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(Pots above are by Furutani Michio) |
Master Furutani Michio didn't take on any apprentices.
I only saw a few close friends around him and he rarely invited his clients to
his studio. ... and I miss him very much. |
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Clay is shaped to make a vessel, and what's useful is its emptieness
Great correctness may appear twisted, great skill appear crude,
great eloquence appear awkward. |
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