AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE④ Incense Sticks she uses a sponge to

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

This work is made by Shohei Ono

who creates pottery in her atelier in Karuizawa

By repeatedly firing at high temperatures

resulting in a deep

AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE④ Incense Sticks she uses a sponge toGyokukaku() 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