AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE④ Incense Sticks The shapes made by hand

The shapes made by hand or on a potter's wheel are not bisque fired

it is also a very beautiful piece as an interior object

who creates pottery in her atelier in Karuizawa

she uses a sponge to dab on the pieces in various colors

AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE④ Incense Sticks The shapes made by handGyokukaku() works are made by a technique that Akihiro Nikaido himself invented. It is an incredibly beautiful piece with a unique texture and color expression. The glaze that melts in the kiln is magma from inside the earth, and the thin mud on top of it resembles the earth's surface. The vessel itself is the earth, and it seems to represent a moment in its eternal flow. If you look closely at the expression of this work, you will see that it