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Chawan by Unokawa Kazumasa (d) browse these categories for related items... Directory: Artisan and Design:Ceramics:Pottery:Bowls: Contemporary: Item # 758473
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| As with the previous chawan (tea bowl), in this magnificent vessel, the relation to astral bodies and the cosmological field is evident. The bowl seems to be the mirror image of a nascent planet, vibrant with creative energy. It was made by a potter named Unokawa Kazumasa, a master craftsman of Tenmoku ware. This particular vessel is a more personal work by the potter, who likes to delve into less rigorous creative fields and recognizes being influenced by science fiction and Mayan art, to some extent. Still, these creative forces seem to lead back towards the cosmos, the true realm of tea ceremony vessels. Unokawa Kazumasa, born in Nara in 1952, not far from Kyoto, where the Ashikaga clan, admirers of Tenmoku ware, resided. He never had a mentor and let “the clay, the kiln, the fire and nature be his teachers”. As a true artist, he allows the clay to express itself through him and engages it in a creative dialogue from which are born heavenly gems. Unokawa Kazumasa says: “There are various faces and personalities in pottery, which I see. They reveal themselves to me as I carefully come face-to-face with them.” Unokawa-sensei regularly holds exhibitions in Osaka and Nara, among other Japanese cities. And he was even made an honorary citizen of Santa Cruz, after an exposition there, in 1988. The chawan is signed, in perfect condition and will be shipped in a signed wooden box (please allow for a few weeks for the box to be made and signed). Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 9 cm (5 in x 3.6 in); weight 335 g (11.7 oz) More pictures available on demand Please make sure you read my Sales Policy Page and kindly inquire if you have any question. | |||||||||||||||
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