Chawan #03 - Tadaima
Unique piece · Hand-crafted and wood-fired in Bizen
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- Features
- Preservation
This chawan was thrown on a wheel in Bizen during my stay in the region, then fired for 7 days in Taiga Mori's noborigama kiln.
For the firing, the piece was placed horizontally and held in place using shells used as supports, which were themselves filled with a mixture intended to keep the piece in place. Traces of these shells are still visible on the surface: their imprints and the reddish variations surrounding them bear witness to the different atmospheres to which the piece was exposed in the kiln.
On the other side, the ashes covered the surface with yellow and brown shades, with a particularly visible drip running down the wall. These transformations, entirely related to the position of the piece and the firing conditions, make its appearance impossible to reproduce exactly.
It is one of my favorite chawan from this firing, for the way the fire, the ashes, and the traces of the manufacturing process remain fully visible on the piece.
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