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ZEN and my Kind of Pottery |
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Three flavours dull the palate,
Desire for fame leads to wrongs, |
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It seems that I am always drawn more to pots that have been scarred by wood firing. Some came into my possesion. This large Shigaraki has many blisters and the distorted bottom. Later a big hole was made on the side to pour liquid out. Its neck was chopped off with my intent. After hardships brought on by domestic use over many centuries, it seems the pot's life is coming to an end. Yet its beauty has never faded.
< h.56.0cm/d.49.5cm > |
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Clay is shaped to make a vessel, and what's useful is its emptieness
Great correctness may appear twisted, great skill appear crude,
great eloquence appear awkward. |
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(Pots above are by Furutani Michio) |
Master Furutani didn't take on any
apprentices. I only saw a few close friends around him and he
rarely invited his clients to his studio. ... and I miss him very much. |
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