A Shigaraki Uzukumaru Vase by Veteran Potter Tani Seiuemon
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Directory: Artists: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars: Pre 2000: Item # 1359526
Directory: Artists: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars: Pre 2000: Item # 1359526
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Like most Shigaraki-wares, this piece has a somewhat primal feeling to it, as though it belongs to a previous geological era in time. Rivulets of vitrified green, grey, and yellow ash stand against a background gradient of soft to intense ochres of the clay body. The intense firing process of this type of pottery for days in an anagama kiln results in a beautiful ashen glaze with a warm, soft, yet vibrant glow when set in the light.
The vase seen here, is a culmination of many years of excavation and research of the old potting materials and methods by veteran potter Tani Seiuemon (1913 - ). After perfecting these techniques, Seiuemon worked primarily in classical styles of Shigaraki and Iga pottery and was instrumental in reviving and preserving this ancient tradition.
In very good condition, this piece is 4.5 inches in diameter (11.3 cm) and stands 5.2 inches tall (13.2 cm). It bears the artist’s seal impressed into the base, comes with the original tomobako which bears Tani’s signature and seal, and has an insert in Japanese with details about the kiln.
Like most Shigaraki-wares, this piece has a somewhat primal feeling to it, as though it belongs to a previous geological era in time. Rivulets of vitrified green, grey, and yellow ash stand against a background gradient of soft to intense ochres of the clay body. The intense firing process of this type of pottery for days in an anagama kiln results in a beautiful ashen glaze with a warm, soft, yet vibrant glow when set in the light.
The vase seen here, is a culmination of many years of excavation and research of the old potting materials and methods by veteran potter Tani Seiuemon (1913 - ). After perfecting these techniques, Seiuemon worked primarily in classical styles of Shigaraki and Iga pottery and was instrumental in reviving and preserving this ancient tradition.
In very good condition, this piece is 4.5 inches in diameter (11.3 cm) and stands 5.2 inches tall (13.2 cm). It bears the artist’s seal impressed into the base, comes with the original tomobako which bears Tani’s signature and seal, and has an insert in Japanese with details about the kiln.
