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 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.
Born in 1939, Bigei 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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D351 -A jingasa (old Japanese hat) shaped container with cloud feet, and a beautiful yellow glaze with a subtle red highlight
13cm |
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D442 -A soft rectangle shohin container with block cut feet, and an overglaze of cinnabar over a kinyo glaze. Hand signed.
12.5cm |
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D443 -A rich dark ruri (blue) glazed oval with block cut feet, and great quality clay and build.
16cm |
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D453 -A hand signed shohin pot with cut corners, a centre band, block cut feet, and a red splash of glaze over a soft pastel blue.
Hand signed 13cm |
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D585 -A rivetted round cascade pot in a beautifully rich deep green glaze.
9cm |
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D707 -A round jingasa (old Japanese hat) shaped, semi cascade pot with a quality thin clay, concave sides, cloud feet and a deep green glaze.
12.5cm |
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D785 -A rare glaze on this beautiful hexagonal shohin pot with patina, and carved feet.
Hand signed. 11cm |
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D901 -A stunning shohin sized rectangle pot with a red glaze and patina.
15cm |
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D917 -A kokagami (antique mirror) shaped pot with a vibrant kinyo (purple/blue) glaze.
Hand signed 12.5cm |
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D1052 -A yellow glazed oval with patina building.
16cm |
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D1099 -A beautiful bright tellow glazed round pot with fluted sides topped with a flower like lip. 11cm
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D1304 -A shohin oval handmade from quality smooth clay, with a cinnabar and kinyo glaze.
Hand signed. 16cm |
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D1362 -A stunning mokko / lotus shaped pot with a rich red glaze.
Hand signed 16cm |