#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Autumn This piece will go on

This piece will go on sale as part of Group 2 on Wednesday July 27

After bisque firing Akio applies colored slips and then glazes the pieces with translucent matte glaze

This small teapot features vertical lines carved down the body of the teapot

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#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Autumn This piece will go onAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different