Hiroyuki Wakimoto pottery vessel Myth Japanese original box
Measures approximately: 7" H x 6 1/2" W x 3 1/2 D. Hiroyuki Wakimoto is one of the most modern potters from Bizen, Japan's oldest pottery center. Unlike most Bizen artists who are born into potters' families, Wakimoto came from the island of Tsushima to Bizen at the age of thirty, where he apprenticed for nine years. He opened a kiln to practice his unique style of pottery in 1990. Wakimoto is well-known for creating bold shapes and for making use of traditional Bizen firing techniques to create contrasting colors in his works. For example, many of his pieces feature the ancient Bizen "goma" glaze, named after its resemblance to sesame seed paste. Also, many of his works are made up of pieces which are fired at different points in the kiln - some mildly fired, while some are covered in a "sangiri" charcoal-like glaze, which is produced when charcoal falls on objects while being fired at high temperatures.