A set of five large slab plates, each with unique firing effects, by Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Yohen Enzara. The artist has striven to achieve five unique kiln effects on the set, both by placement, temperature and multiple firing allowing each piece the freedom to erode, with the intention of kintsugi gold repairs. From spare Hishoku to smokey molten ash and every shade between, a unique look into the world of Shigaraki Ceramic Artistry. Each plate is roughly 21.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter, 1.5 cm (5/8 inch) thick and all are in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Furutani Kazuya was born the son of Anagama legend Furutani Michio in 1976. He graduated the Yamaguchi College of Art in 1997, and spent a year at the ceramics research facility in Kyoto before returning to work under his father in Shigaraki. His Father’s sudden death in 2000 pushed Kazuya to the fore, and left him with big shoes to fill. That he has done! Building three Anagama in the following decade and displaying with the National Ceramics Exhibition and a number of private affairs in some of Japan’s top venues.
