241. MATSUO Takaaki 松尾髙明 (1938- ), 伊賀窯変蜻蛉目のぞき盃 Iga yōhen tombo no me nozoki-hai (Iga-ware cylindrical sake cup, with kiln effects and dragonfly eyes)
Matsuo was born in Yokohama. In 1960 he began studying ceramics under Tsuji Seimei 辻清明 at Renkōji in Tama City and trained for over fifteen years. He constructed an ascending kiln at Renkōji in Tama in 1975 and became independent. He was selected for the Issuikai Exhibitions in 1967 and 1968. Since then he has mainly exhibited in private exhibitions. His work focuses on Shigaraki-ware, Karatsu-ware, and Hagi-yu glaze.
Light gray clay. Natural ash glazing over the exterior and upper portion of the interior, with kiln effects in the red range on the exterior and interior; some vitrification. Weight: 96 g (3.5 oz). Width: of rim: 5.6 x 4.8 cm (2-1/4 x 1-7/8 in); of base, 3.5 cm (1-1/2 in). Height: 7.2 cm (2-3/4).
This sits on a very shallow, concave circular base. Above the base the walls flare out at a shallow angle to a diameter of 5 cm (2 in). From there the walls rise in more or less a straight line to the rim. The top of the cup is an oval. The movement from the round base to the oval rim creates a piece with two slightly flatter sides. The surface varies from smooth over the vitrified portions to rough over the areas with more ash deposits. Nozoki is one of the terms for labeling a cylindrical piece.
Unglazed. This was apparently fired lying on one side with the base facing the direction of the heat and ash flow. The ash deposits are heaviest on the base and the side that faced upwards. The vitrification occurred at the edges of these heavier ash deposits and ran down the sides in several long drips. The side facing downwards shows kiln effects in the red range. The interior shows some ash deposits near the rim and an area of kiln effects beneath this layer. The bottom area of the interior shows only the clay.
This
came in a box, inscribed by Matsuo. The top surface of the lid reads, in three
lines, 伊賀 / 窯変蜻蛉目 / のぞき盃 (Iga /
yōhen tombo no me / nozoki-hai;
Iga[-ware] / kiln effects dragonfly eyes/ cylindrical cup). The
underside of the lid is inscribed with the potter’s given name 髙明 (Takaaki) followed by an impression of his seal stamped in red. Included
with the box were a short printed biography and a blue wrapping cloth.
Purchased
from Kura Monzen Gallery, in Kyoto, Japan, (Shipping label, invoices, customs
documents)
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