Russel Fouts on tue 11 feb 03
>> only in very rural areas do you find wood fired kilns. and, the cost of firing with wood in japan is extremely high. it would not be done as a hobby. the pots that come out are very expensive. <<
We went to visit Kei Ito when I was in Japan. He spends a couple million
yen in wood for one firing of his "snake" kiln (a very long anagama) but
he knows he'll get 400000 yen (at that time $4000) for each pot out of
that kiln. And he isn't even a living national treasure nor did he even
study with one. He speaks of Shimizu Uichi (LNT) as his mentor but he
was never a deshi.
Real nice pots.
I've also heard that a lot of Japanese potters have to price their stuff
down to sell it in the states, so if you're looking for a bargain... The
piece will still be expensive but cheaper than if you had to go to Japan
to buy it.
Russel
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