Sazameku Cascade Tall Japanese Flower Vase

Traditional Kutani glazing techniques meet a sculptural, asymmetrical form in the Sazameku Cascade Tall Vase by Yamaura Saori. The vertical silhouette rises freely, its elongated cascades revealing the precision required to arrest the glaze at its exact moment of suspension.

Layers of deep green and white descend across the surface in sweeping flows. During firing, the glaze gathers and stretches downward, forming pronounced yudare that appear suspended mid-descent. From a distance, the movement reads as expansive and rhythmic.

Up close, a quieter intricacy emerges. Within each white drift, delicate cellular patterns unfold—lace-like networks formed through heat and gravity. Each cascade contains its own internal landscape, revealing subtle variations to the attentive eye.

The rim is edged in silver, lending refined luminosity to the opening. In contrast, the foot presents a geometric composition in red and black—a deliberate counterpoint to the organic movement above. The upper and lower sections speak in distinct visual languages while remaining unified within a single form.

The murmur of rippling water, sazameku, is intensified and held in suspension just before the drip reaches the base. Each firing produces singular results; no two surfaces are identical.

Seen from afar, the surface appears as a continuous surge of motion; at closer range, fine cellular patterns within the white cascades come into focus. The height invites a single branch or a simple flower, though the vase holds its presence even without adornment.

Yamaura Saori

Entre los artistas actuales de cerámica Kutani, Yamaura Saori posee una presencia distintiva. Trabajando desde su estudio en casa, se deja guiar por sus manos a través de sutiles curvas, sutiles distorsiones y suaves transiciones. Sus piezas no se limitan a lo convencional, pero tienen una inconfundible raíz artesanal. Fluida y precisa, intuitiva y técnica a la vez, su cerámica evoca un momento capturado en el tiempo.

Cerámica Kutani

La cerámica Kutani se produce en la región de Kaga, en la prefectura de Ishikawa, con más de 350 años de historia. Se caracteriza por el intenso brillo de sus cinco colores: azul marino, rojo, morado, verde y amarillo. que se aplican a las líneas audaces y atrevidas. Su larga historia se ha desarrollado gracias al esfuerzo incansable y al entusiasmo de quienes han buscado la innovación manteniendo la tradición.