No. 7163

Bizen Hidasuki Tokkuri

Shuroku Harada

¥176,000

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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 has not fired a kiln in recent years.
This tokkuri was made just before his retirement.
This piece features rich hidaki throughout.
He had his own method for forming the body.
He built the body by stacking clay into tubes.
The clay was twisted and bound into the shape of a bottle.
The two grooves on the body are very dynamic, created by a twisting motion as it rotated.

Details

Pottery Type
Sake bottle
Dimensions
W9.1cm × D9.0cm × H10.9cm 260cc
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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