Item WA087

Yakishime
Incense Burner

(1pc. & signed box)

$475

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Hiroaki Wada

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Yakishime is a term used to describe high-fired, unglazed stoneware.  In the absence of any decorative elements, the vessel's form and how the clay is changed in the kiln are the two points upon which aesthetic evaluations are made.  While form is well within the artist's control, what the kiln gives back is not.

This stoneware incense burner by Hiroaki Wada is imbued with the essence of yakishime.  It is meticulously hand crafted with a fine-grained clay and fired in a saggar (clay cylinder) packed with rice husks - lightly at the top and more densely at the bottom.  As the husks burn at varying intensities, subtle gradations form as the clay is permanently changed by the heat of the kiln.

For cone, stick, or powdered incense.

See Hiroaki Wada's Daikakuji Temple exhibition.


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