Mori Togaku 森 陶岳 Japanese, b. 1937
H36.8cm × Dia 17.7 cm
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A highly celebrated and leading potter of traditional Bizen firing techniques, Mori Togaku 森 陶岳 (b. 1937) has epitomized wood-firing techniques with the large Momoyama-inspired climbing kilns that he has built. Not only have his spiritual inclinations influenced his works, but his works are also historically informed. His kilns are made using Muromachi-inspired firing techniques, and heavily inspired by Chinese Sue ware forms. His reintroduction of the Ogama to modern and contemporary pottery has revived the Bizen craft. He is part of the second generation of Yakishime Momoyama Revivalists during the postwar period that pursued more modernist, artistic expressions of clay. This period proceeded various archaeological events that occurred in the late 30’s and early 40’s, including the excavation of many old kiln sites during the postwar construction boom, providing the potters with opportunities to rediscover lost techniques and stirring the curiosity of the general public.