song thrush

ウタツグミ

(turdus philomelos)

ki-seto guinomi by japanese ceramic artist SUZUKI goro (1941-).

SUZUKI goro gallery/homepage: http://www.g-goro.com/

鈴木五郎 作 黄瀬戸 ぐい呑み

pet brush

ペットブラシ

this is my mizusashi. i made it myself from things found – mitate.

the main body – made of stoneware – is originally a german 17th century wine bottle with looped handle on one side close to the spout – a quite common type. this one had a nice firing.

the lid is the bottom of a wooden container from the 18th century – similar to a well bucket. the color is linseed oil and pigment and is very stable despite its scratchy look. it fits snugly after i carved its underside.

the delightful knob on top – a phellinus nigricans – a quite uncommon bracket fungus – growing on the stem of dead birch in the mountains. it is very firm – like wood. its black top surface is indeed like burnt cracked wood.

size: height 19,5 cm, diameter 18 cm.

the carpet is from afghanistan.

bizen chaire by japanese ceramic artist ABE anjin (1938-).

hikidashi-guro chawan by japanese ceramic artist HORI ichiro (1952-).

自力 作 水指 見立て

安倍安人 作 備前茶入 銘下げ髪

堀 一郎 作 瀬戸黒茶碗 銘徐歩

bizen chaire by japanese ceramic artist ABE anjin (1938-).

this particular chaire is named sagegami, meaning ‘ponytail’.

size: height 9 cm, width 6,7 cm. weight: 166 g.

ABE anjin homepage: http://www.abe-anjin.com/

安倍安人 作 備前茶入 銘下げ髪

kurô-oribe glaze tokkuri by japanese ceramic artist KUMANO kurouemon (1955-),          aka The Bear of Echizen.

this particular tokkuri is named sango, meaning ‘coral’.

size: height 22,8 cm, width 12,4 cm.

熊野九郎右エ門 作 徳利 銘珊瑚