Shizen-nerikomi dark blue flower vessel
©Hiroshi Toyofuku

Shizen-nerikomi dark blue flower vessel

This Bizen ware flower vessel has a dark blue-black colour and a heavy structure made of several joined parts. The surface has a rough, natural feel, like unrefined clay. It was fired in a wood kiln, and melted ash created a natural glaze on the surface.
Artisan
Hiroshi Toyofuku
Hiroshi Toyofuku
Wake District Wake, Japan
After training at the Okayama Prefectural Bizen Ceramic Centre, Hiroshi Toyofuku apprenticed under Bizen ware artist Fumio Kawabata starting in 1998. ...
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