Guinomi / Iga / Tanimoto Kosei
Iga Guinomi by Tanimoto Kosei
When Tanimoto Kosei (1916-) first established his kiln in Ueno-city, Mie prefecture in 1972, Iga was best known for hot pots used for cooking on the table or in a hearth. The great traditional Iga ways were pretty much forgotten until Tanimoto revived many of the lost ways. He was the only 'real' Iga potter back then. Here is a grand Iga guinomi with a 'landscape' (keshiki) that looks like a Turner painting. For Iga there are three distinctive keshiki; those being biidoro, hi-iro and koge. The first is a vitrified glaze, the next is 'fire color' and the third is scorch markings; all of these can be seen on the Tanimoto piece. One of the photos was taken with a bit of water in the guinomi showing how these keishiki intensify when the guinomi is used. It's quite thickly formed and has a perfect balance. A classic and rare piece. Tanimoto's work was in the recent exhibition that traveled around the US; 'Shaped with a Passion; The Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Collection of Japanese Ceramics from the 1970s'. In perfect condition with a signed box, 6.1cm.tall and between 7.0 and 7.4cm. wide.
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