A set of small Abalone Shell Shaped bowls covered in a combination of feldspar, iron and ash glazes creating liquid pools of jade green by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Awabi Bachi. This is one of his most popular forms, and we had to get to the kiln immediately after firing to garner a few sets. Perfect for winter food, Daikon radish, boiled vegetables or chunks of fish in broth.These are 13.5 x 11 x 5.5 cm (5-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2 inches) and are in perfect condition, from late this autumn.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay. He does not seek to make a living through pottery, but through his primal approach has earned a following which keeps his work in high demand. He was born in Aichi prefecture in 1954 and began his stroll down the pottery path in 1980 under the tutelage of Kyoto potter Umehara Takehira. Favoring very rough Shigaraki glaze, he established his own kiln in 1997 in the Kiyomizu pottery district of Kyoto, then moved to Nagaoka in 2002. Although eschewing the world of competitive exhibitions, he has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries, including private exhibitions at the prestigious Kuroda Toen of Tokyo’s Ginza District.
