Syale Kutani UTUSI

D132 × H80 mm
material: porcelain
specification: crazing “Kannyu”

木の椀から石の碗へ
道具以前のカタチで遊ぶAcross the boundary and capturing the Beauty

漆器の産地・加賀市山中温泉町で、お椀を挽くために作られる「荒挽き」と呼ばれる加工された木材。“道具”になる手前の無作為なカタチに美しさを感じ、九谷焼の窯元で陶磁器に置き換えた「写し」を作りました。道具という意識の外にあるそれは、ずしりと手に馴染みなんだかしっくりくる佇まいです。

In Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga City, where a region of lacquer ware, there is a processed material made from wood called “Arabiki”. This is the original “bowl material” used to carve out bowls of various designs. I was fascinated by that the pre-design shape of becoming a “tool.” I then created a “reproduction” of the shape created by the wood, replacing it with Kutani ware. It is more primitive, before it became a tool, and it feels solid and comfortable in your hand.