Kogei – Japanese art crafts
Yamamoto Izuru – Tsumiage Kaki (Flower Vase) titled ‘Yugo No Chu’ (Union of the Universe) The Japan Kogei Association Exhibition. Izuru uses a novel and unconventional form of pottery, called ‘Tsumiage’, a technique of piling up plated clay. His work is based on the inherited Bizen pottery, though he adopts new ideas onto the tradition.: