Rainy season and “Yakishime” (the potteries which are fired with the unglazed firing technique)

I just took photographs of works by Reiko Kouen, Echizen-yaki pottery artist, at her studio today. As I was taking photographs, I started getting carried away and putting her works outside in shrubberies and weed outside the studio and they looked nicer than I expected them to be.

The potteries which are fired at high temperature with the unglazed (without “Yuyaku”=”Uwagusuri”) firing technique are called “Yakishime” in Japanese. When these potteries are arranged in the rainy season scenery, they look more alive as similar as plants.

T.S