Dimensions: 6 3/16 x 28 3/8 x 16 3/8 in. (15.72 x 72.07 x 41.59 cm)
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This large platter was made by Hayashi Shotaro, but I don't know when. Looking at it, I can see the earth. Not just the brown, clayey earth, but the green and gold of growing things, maybe even a little bit of blue water. I can imagine the artist building this platter, layer upon layer, swirling the colors together like currents in a river. I can see how he may have been thinking about nature and the world around him, and how everything is interconnected. It's a conversation, right? All these artists, talking to each other across time. Shotaro here, reminding us to slow down and appreciate the beauty in the everyday. Painting and pottery, these are embodied practices. They embrace ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations, inviting us to bring our own experiences and perspectives.
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Hayashi Shotaro is the younger brother of the late Hayashi Kotaro. Both men have been part of the revival of traditionally inspired ceramics from the Mino area of central Japan--long a ceramic production hotbed. After studying with Kotaro, Shotaro established his own studio and kiln in 1974. For this dramatic platter, he was inspired by the grassy green glaze first made popular by the 16th century tea master Furuta Oribe. However, his manner of combing the surface of the clay is thoroughly modern and produces a wide range of color variation as the glaze settles thickly into the deep recesses and pulls thinly away from the sharp peaks.
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