Bigei - Hirata Atsumi
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Hirata Atsumi is a very popular potter from Tokoname, Japan. He produces mostly unglazed shohin, and some chuhin sized pots.. They are often often simple in design, to complement the tree, yet beautifully constructed. He is best known for his distinctive shaded shudei (vermilion clay) with its burnished look. He also produces some glazed pots, and his recent work is decorative, with for example, beautiful landscape etchings, carvings, and relief work.
He was born in 1939, and taught himself the art of ceramics from age 19. He established his own kiln in 1975, which is now closed. The very rarest Bigei pots are merely marked '山水作' - 'San Sui made', as can be seen under Bigei painted pots. |
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D445 -A round mame or accent pot with basal band, cloud feet, and sloping sides.
7.5cm |
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D446 -A beautiful bag style round mame / accent pot with cloud feet
8cm |
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D476 -A rare dark brown oval, beautifully formed and with patina building
Hand signed |
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D583 -A well crafted rectangle with cut corners, and cloud feet
Hand signed 15cm |
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D586 -A shohin pot with cut corners, a centre band, and block cut feet.
15.5cm |
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D598 -A well made rectangle with cut corners and cloud feet.
15.3cm |
D640 -A beautiful shohin oval with band detail
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D808 -A beautiful shohin rectangle with sloping sides, basal band and delicate feet.
Hand signed 16cm |
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D817 -An unglazed oval with centre band.
Hand signed 16.5cm |
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D907 -Superb mokko shaped shohin pot with beautiful burnished look and patina.
Hand signed 16.3cm |
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D907 -
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D944 - |
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D957 -20cm
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D1040 & 1041 -A pair of shito size, fluted, round pots.
c. 2cm |
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