通次廣 片身替伊羅保茶盌 李朝 creating a dreamlike scene

creating a dreamlike scene

carrying an atmosphere reminiscent of Oku-gorai

Cranes and patterns are inlaid

the deep color of the ash glaze

The gently expanding form has a seasonal warmth and sits comfortably in the hands

通次廣 片身替伊羅保茶盌 李朝 creating a dreamlike sceneA katamigawari irabo tea bowl by the Kyoto ceramic artist Tsji Hiroshi. The body, subtly distorted in form and shaped with a pooling hollow at the front, is divided between two glazes: irabo glaze and ido glaze. In places, the irabo glaze develops a strong green tone, while the transparent ido glaze allows the character of the clay to emerge. Where the two overlap, the surface shifts into a faint bluish white, creating a layered landscape of three