Mizusashi / Karatsu / Nakagawa Jinembo
Madara Karatsu Mizusashi by Nakagawa Jinembo
Nakagawa Jinembo(b.1953) is a prolific energized Karatsu potter who makes all Karatsu styles and in the past used to fire his wood-burning kiln more than 30 times a year! It took its toll and now he has been forced to slow down--unfortunately--and fire at a more human pace. Let me add that even though he fired so many times successful pieces were few and far between. He used to have large trucks come and take the shards away from pieces he smashed. Nakagawa works about 30 minutes outside of Karatsu with his studio facing a large expanse of rice fields and mountains, it's a very majestic setting. Majestic is also a good word to describe this very good Nakagawa Madara-garatsu mizusashi. First one notices the spiraling cuts made on the side, this has created ridges on the mizusashi where the glaze either pooled or flowed over the side, delightful. The base has a rich deep stoneware 'clay flavor' and overall the piece is very well-balanced in terms of weight. A fine, fine piece in perfect condition with a signed box, 21cm.tallx22,signed on base.
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