Iga Open Rim Large Bowl

This large bowl features an outward-turned rim with petal-like folds that break up its circular outline. The bowl’s raised foot lifts it slightly above the table, creating a form that appears both grounded and open. A green vidro glaze and the milky white of a glaze made with straw ash were poured alongside each other. As they pool in the center, unique color interactions form. Where the glassy vidro glaze gathers, a network of kannyu crackles emerges. Spots of rust black appear by chance where iron exists in the clay underneath. Pebble-like traces of feldspar remain visible throughout the clay body. Under the direction of eighth-generation head Fukushima Kazuhiro, Mukai Kiln continues to explore new expressions within inherited traditions. Shaped by experiences ranging from apprenticeship under Koie Ryoji to years spent working with anagama “cave kilns” in the United States, Fukushima leads the kiln in treating tradition not as a boundary, but as a starting point.