INTERIOR VASE “CRANE NECK”, BIZEN WARE

Bizen ware, unglazed stoneware body.

Second half of the 20th century.

Height — 20 cm.

A collectible vase of elegant form with a long tapering tsurukubi (“crane neck”) neck. The lower part of the body retains the matte terracotta-brown texture of fired iron-rich clay with expressive fire scorching. The upper half of the vessel is covered with a dense natural layer of glassy gomaGoma 胡麻 — lit. “sesame seed”. A kiln effect in unglazed ceramics: runs and flecks of fine golden-mustard glaze produced by the melting of ash in a wood-fired kiln. ash deposit with grey-olive runs, formed by the melting of wood ash in the kiln.

No artist’s mark.