Takuya Ohara Fuchidare Kiratachi Plate L

This is a reppuniki (cracked slipware) piece by Takuya Ohara, who creates pottery in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture.

Unlike typical crazing where cracks form in the glaze, this technique is designed for the cracks to form in the slip, resulting in a vessel where the black Shigaraki clay underneath appears like a mosaic pattern.

It's a piece to be enjoyed for its mosaic patterns that look as if they've cracked in places, and for the black spots that result from the iron content in the clay reacting during firing.

■Size: Diameter 20.5cm, Height 3cm
■Weight: Approx. 460g
■Texture: Matte
■Microwave: ✕ / Dishwasher: ✕ / Oven: ✕

*Each piece is handmade, so there may be slight individual differences in size, color, and weight. Please be aware of this beforehand.

＜Takuya Ohara＞

Mr. Ohara creates his works at a studio called "craft-k" in Shigaraki. He utilizes the rough clay texture characteristic of Shigaraki, while employing his uniquely formulated glazes and techniques such as kohiki (slipware), hakeme (brush mark), and shinogi (faceting), to produce impactful vessels.

1972 Born in Shigaraki
1995 Graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University
1996 Graduated from the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics Training School, Molding Department
1997 Graduated from the Shigaraki Ceramic Research Institute, Glaze Department / Started pottery making at his home