Mutsumi Ohashi Ceramic Plate, Kohiki-style, Small, Square A

Mutsumi Ohashi, who has a studio in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, creates works that strongly bring out the characteristics of the clay.
The beauty of modern forms coexists with an untamed, rugged appearance.
It is in this coexistence that Ohashi's charm lies.

Ohashi uses both a wood-fired kiln, which she fires only a few times a year, and a kerosene kiln, which she uses daily, switching between them as needed.
She creates her works by moving back and forth between processes, such as using ash from the wood-fired kiln as ash glaze and then firing it in the kerosene kiln.

This time, she is also undertaking an attempt to re-fire works that have already been fired in the kerosene kiln, in the wood-fired kiln.
Each work cycles through the elements of earth, fire, and ash, returning once again into the flames.

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

■Size: 6.5cm × 6.5cm Height 1cm
■Weight: Approx. 70g
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＜Mutsumi Ohashi＞
Born 1971
1994 Started pottery while enrolled in university
1995 Graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law
1996 Worked at Masuho Noborigama (climbing kiln)
2003 Built an anagama kiln and established a studio in Mukawa-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture
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