A smokey white Raku Tea bowl by Hashimoto Tomonari enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-raku Chawan. On the side a very unusual green flares out of the white, opposite is charred dark and smokey tinged with red. There is a clear dimple in the clay where the artists thumb eld during the glazing. It is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter, 11 cm 4-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this winter.
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and has felt comfortable with the processes of creation since childhood. He graduated with a masters from the Kanazawa University of Art in March 2017, then relocated to Shigaraki. A visit to his humble home studio is eye opening. Although he comes across as shy in conversation, when you move on to the subject of art, he is all confidence. He was named a finalist for the Loewe Craft Prize in 2019 and is making international waves around the world. Work by him is held in the V&A in London, LACMA and a large sculpture has recently been installed in his home prefecture of Wakayama.
