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Artist: Jinshu ( ITO Seiji )
Strainer-style: Clay sasame
Packaging: Cardboard box
Occasionally Japanese teapot handles are placed so that
they arc over the opening of the teapot. These are called
dobin-style teapots. Usually such handles are
made of simple lengths of compressed bamboo, but Jinshu
has fashioned a handle from a natural piece of twig and
vine to complement his handmade teapot.
This teapot has a fine-textured, matte or sueded finish
that is smooth but pleasantly rough at the same time. This
finish is a natural finish or effect that was created in
his wood burning kiln. The artist achieved this finish by
the placement of his teapots in
relation to the heat and flame inside of his kiln.
The colors on this teapot swirl and flash in colors of
blue-greys to delicate pinks that are the result of the
processes within the kiln and which cannot be duplicated
exactly. This teapot radiates a strong yet soft presence,
and it is a lovely marriage of traditional design with
contemporary interpretation.
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