Ohashi Mutsumi, Ash Glaze, Small Shallow Bowl

Mutsumi Ohashi, who has a studio in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, creates works that strongly draw out the nature of the clay.
The rough texture and the beauty of modern forms.
The charm of Ohashi's work lies in the coexistence of these two elements.

Ohashi uses a wood-fired kiln, which is fired only a few times a year, and a kerosene kiln, which is used daily, for different purposes.
She creates her works by going back and forth between processes, such as using the ash from the wood-fired kiln as ash glaze and firing it in the kerosene kiln.

This time, she is also attempting to re-fire works that were fired in the kerosene kiln in the wood-fired kiln.
Each and every piece returns to the flames, circulating through the elements of earth, fire, and ash.

The powerfulness that conveys the energy of nature, and the quiet gaze that confronts the materials and processes.
We hope you can feel the current state of Mutsumi Ohashi's work.

■Size: Diameter 13.5cm, Height 4.5cm
■Weight: Approx. 300g
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Born 1971
1994 Started pottery while still in university
1995 Graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law
1996 Worked at Masuho Noborigama (climbing kiln)
2003 Built an anagama kiln in Mukawa-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture, and established a studio
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