No. 6608

Bizen Wara Guinomi

Shuroku Harada

¥65,000

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Description

Shuroku Harada studied old Bizen ware.
He was a student of ceramics researcher Katsura Matasaburo.
The knowledge he gained forms the basis of his pottery style.
He hasn't fired a kiln in recent years.
This Guinomi is his last work.
Wara is rice straw.
In Japan, straw is sometimes tied and left standing in rice paddies after the rice harvest.
This Guinomi is designed to resemble a bundle of tied straw, evoking that scene.

Details

Pottery Type
guinomi
Dimensions
W6.9cm x D6.4cm x H7.7cm
About the Artist
Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1941.
Became a potter in 1969.
Became a disciple of Matasaburo Katsura in 1975 and studied Old Bizen.

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