Playful Forms Shaped by Sound
Crafted using the traditional tatara (slab-building) technique, this piece features a gently asymmetrical form. Its playful, organic shape is inspired by Japanese onomatopoeia, evoking a sense of soft, rhythmic movement in solid clay.
Size : 16.2 × 17.0 × 8.3 cm
*As each piece is individually handmade, there may be slight variations from the item shown in the images.
*Please also note that the appearance and colour of the product may vary depending on the lighting.
About : Taiga Mori
Born in Inbe, Okayama, in 1974, Taiga Mori succeeded his grandfather’s Furai Kiln in 2000. His tea bowls, flower vessels and sculptural objects are known for their rough, organic character.
Mori approaches ceramics as a journey, exploring new techniques and perspectives while reconsidering the possibilities of Bizen ware. Through travel, international exhibitions and kiln-building projects, he brings an evolving contemporary vision to this traditional Japanese craft.
STYLE & APPROACH
Valuing the natural expression and individuality born of clay and flame, he pursues contemporary form on the
foundation of traditional Bizen technique.
SPECIALITY
Tea bowls, flower vessels, sculptural objects
What is BIZEN WARE?
Bizen ware comes from Imbe in Bizen City, Okayama - one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. Each piece is shaped by hand from local clay and fired with no glaze and no painted decoration, so the clay itself speaks. Fired with pine wood for 7-10 days at over 1,200 °C, it becomes a hard, dense stoneware - and no two pieces are ever alike.
The fired surface — yaki
Without glaze, every colour and pattern comes from how flame, ash and charcoal touch the piece in the kiln. Potters call these natural effects keshiki - “landscapes”.
- 窯変（Yōhen）: Buried in charcoal on the kiln floor, away from flame and air, the clay turns grey, dark grey or bluish.
- 胡麻（Goma）: Pine ash settles on the piece like sesame seeds; where it melts and runs, it is called tamadare.
- 棧切（Sangiri）: Where ash and charcoal cut off the air, grey to blue-black tones form against the redbrown clay.
- 緋襷（Hidasuki）: Straw wrapped around the piece reacts with iron in the clay, leaving scarlet lines.