Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Echizen Bunzan pots are really hit-or-miss for me. I can't tell if he was brilliant, or prolific and occasionally lucky. Some of his glazes are a cool combination of colors, that end up looking like candy dishes, and some just "work".
I've been doing a lot of homework on pots, glazes, and potters over the last few years. The more I study, the more I see a method to his madness. I don't need a shelf full of candy dishes, but take a look at some of these interesting examples. Almost a Picasso-like interpretation of some very famous glazes:
Namako. Classic antique Chinese from Ryan's site:
Bunzan's deconstructed interpretation...one I couldn't pass up:
A famous Tofukuji glaze. Matthew Ouwinga is the current owner of this treasure:
Tofukuji made several containers with the hash mark pattern; usually accompanied by a drippy oribe glaze.
Check out this homage pot by Bunzan:
Here is another glaze, called Takatori-yu, a famous Cantonese glaze, difficult to produce. Of course Tofukuji perfected it (also from Ryan's site):
And the Picasso-style version from Bunzan:
So how about some more? Anyone have a Bunzan tribute and it's inspiration?
I've been doing a lot of homework on pots, glazes, and potters over the last few years. The more I study, the more I see a method to his madness. I don't need a shelf full of candy dishes, but take a look at some of these interesting examples. Almost a Picasso-like interpretation of some very famous glazes:
Namako. Classic antique Chinese from Ryan's site:
Bunzan's deconstructed interpretation...one I couldn't pass up:
A famous Tofukuji glaze. Matthew Ouwinga is the current owner of this treasure:
Tofukuji made several containers with the hash mark pattern; usually accompanied by a drippy oribe glaze.
Check out this homage pot by Bunzan:
Here is another glaze, called Takatori-yu, a famous Cantonese glaze, difficult to produce. Of course Tofukuji perfected it (also from Ryan's site):
And the Picasso-style version from Bunzan:
So how about some more? Anyone have a Bunzan tribute and it's inspiration?