Item WA137

Yohen Yakishime
Vase

(1pc. & signed box)

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This vase by Wada Hiroaki is an impressive display of the kind of yohen (kiln changes) effects that form within the kiln.  It was fired at Oizumi-gama in a saggar packed with rice husks from last year's harvest - loosely at the top and more densely at the bottom.  As the husks burned at varying intensities, a gradation formed around the unglazed clay body.

The vase is tall enough to accommodate arrangements with long stemmed flowers but attracts equal attention by itself.

Yakishime is a general term used to describe several types of high-fired, unglazed stoneware.  In the absence of glaze or other decorative elements, the quality and character of the clay, referred to in Japanese as its "flavor", become the points upon which aesthetic valuations are made.

See Wada Hiroaki & Wada Tozan's Daimaru Gallery Exhibition pictorial for works from their 2006 collection.

A wooden presentation box will be custom made to order and signed by the artist.  Delivery time for this item is 2 weeks.

 

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