Gerald Le Van-Chau©Michelangelo Foundation
Nakano moon white glaze kanna pattern vase
This vase, glazed with geppaku (moon white), is decorated with the famous chatter marks that characterise Koishiwara ware. The marks are created by tobi-kanna (skipping Japanese-plane) by holding the plane against the clay as the piece turns on a potter's wheel.
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Zenzō Fukushima
Toho, Japan
Zenzo Fukushima is the 16th generation master of the Chigaiwa Kiln, a prestigious Koishiwara pottery kiln that has existed in Fukuoka Prefecture for o ...
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