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Very interesting pot. Looks like concrete...but it’s pottery I believe. How big...or small...is this one. The vertical line structure is interesting....reminds me of a washed down clip of a clay mountainside. Mighty fine!
One of my favorite pots
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Hi, yes it is fully fired stoneware and is 130mm tall and 110mm wide so a nice little size. It is a pot by Thor Holvila and as you say it has this concrete look and feel to it, he revisits the style from time to time and this one certainly feels less structured and free flowing but still harsh and rugged. Definitely like this one.
Tieball
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Very nice....and much smaller than I imagined. To me it looked like it was about 280mm tallat least. I imagined it as a much larger size cascade pot. But I do have a tendency to always think in terms of larger size trees overall. Well done on the photography...you fooled me quite well.
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my fascination with koyo's blue oribe continues... the crazing on this one is mesmerizing. got lost in it last night and an hour blew by!
my first octagon - all the angles really make it difficult to photograph!
Would any pot-makers or chemists (@Roy Minarai ? - asking because i'm familiar with your dynamic blue glazes
) know why Aiba Kouichirou's blue oribe pots have a rim along the bottom (the foot usually) where the glaze is darker, and the silver 'speckles' are 'blotchier'? I'm asking because I noticed that there are some Juko pots where the entire pot is dark blue with bigger blotches of silver (see attached example pic taken from web).
Could this be an air flow issue? Less flow near the foot of the pot, and in some cases the entire pot gets less air flow given it's placement in the massive walk-in kiln?
as an aside, his green oribe tends to develop a darker stripe along the bottom: https://bonsaiprelude.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/glazed-and-confused/
Maybe a similar phenomenon?
Thank you!
Derek
my first octagon - all the angles really make it difficult to photograph!
Would any pot-makers or chemists (@Roy Minarai ? - asking because i'm familiar with your dynamic blue glazes
) know why Aiba Kouichirou's blue oribe pots have a rim along the bottom (the foot usually) where the glaze is darker, and the silver 'speckles' are 'blotchier'? I'm asking because I noticed that there are some Juko pots where the entire pot is dark blue with bigger blotches of silver (see attached example pic taken from web).Could this be an air flow issue? Less flow near the foot of the pot, and in some cases the entire pot gets less air flow given it's placement in the massive walk-in kiln?
as an aside, his green oribe tends to develop a darker stripe along the bottom: https://bonsaiprelude.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/glazed-and-confused/
Maybe a similar phenomenon?
Thank you!
Derek
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Well, here is a bit of an odd bird. I've been looking for an example of what I call a "Tofu drunken pot". From time to time, Tofukuji would make pots and stamp the hell out of them. Out of the blue, I found this Tofu Jr., so I had it flown over forthwith. As you can see, Jr. used many of his father's stamps, in addition to his own. It's not much to look at, but I enjoy its quirkiness. Now, to find a similar Sr. pot to complete the "father/son set". 
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@-norwegian_blue- nice one! @Brian Van Fleet has the pot you want - scroll back no more than 7-8 pages on this thread i think
Brian Van Fleet
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To spare you the scrolling...here are my Tofu pots. Congrats on the new pickup Norwegian Blue.
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Yamadori
Yep, I'm aware of that one. Quite jealous. Thanks for the heads up!
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The reason for the darker color at the bottom is the glazed collects and pools up there, that is also why you see more crystallization there as well.my fascination with koyo's blue oribe continues... the crazing on this one is mesmerizing. got lost in it last night and an hour blew by!
my first octagon - all the angles really make it difficult to photograph!
Would any pot-makers or chemists (@Roy Minarai ? - asking because i'm familiar with your dynamic blue glazes
Could this be an air flow issue? Less flow near the foot of the pot, and in some cases the entire pot gets less air flow given it's placement in the massive walk-in kiln?
as an aside, his green oribe tends to develop a darker stripe along the bottom: https://bonsaiprelude.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/glazed-and-confused/
Maybe a similar phenomenon?
Thank you!
Derek
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Dav4
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ALMOST pulled the trigger on a very nice Tofu a few weeks ago.... came SO close.... stupid college tuition payments!!!!
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I'd like to pick up a Tofu one of these days. Next year. ? Very nice, @Brian Van Fleet
Some souvenirs to myself from the Taikanten show.
Some souvenirs to myself from the Taikanten show.
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A story related to the pots. TSA guy took out my carefully wrapped pots from my carry on and tossed one into one of their trays. I promptly chastised him and told him my pots were worth over a couple hundred bucks. He showed signs of regret, but no apology.
My advice, tell 'em to be careful and don't assume they'll treat it with care even when your stuff so obviously looks fragile, wrapped in newspaper and bubble wrap.
My advice, tell 'em to be careful and don't assume they'll treat it with care even when your stuff so obviously looks fragile, wrapped in newspaper and bubble wrap.
Brian Van Fleet
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I would have not been very happy. I already resent the general “attitude” of the TSA here. Nice Tosuis, BTW.
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Thanks, Brian. The oval pot is actually not Tosui. I think it's Yuki. I'm so drawn to painted pots.
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Finally!
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Brian Van Fleet
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REALLY like that first Tofu, Dave! Welcome to the club.?
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Thanks, Brian! It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally in! The first one is my favorite as well... the prototypical Tofukuji glaze that we all covet. I will say, though, that the second one is really very nice, too... a much more subtle glaze for a Tofu, but clearly his work, and the dimensions of the pot make it much more usable. Now, to find a tree that deserves to be in it...
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