A crusty vase buried in natural ash glaze by Nishiura Takeshi of the Echizen tradition, one of the Rokkoyo or 6 ancient kilns, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Echizen Hanaire. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 28.5 cm (11-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Nishiura Takeshi was born in Fukui prefecture in 1941, and graduated the Law Department of the prestigious Tokyo University in 1965. A decade later, he did an about face and began to follow the path of the potter establishing his first kiln in Echizen in 1975. Later he created a traditional Ana-gama kiln in 1982, where he works with his wife Nakazawa Yoko. He has concentrated on private exhibition, and is one of the few contemporary potters (and my personal favorite) making waves in the world of Echizen.
