Old Japanese Ceramics | Bizen Ware Rabbit Figure
Hand-modeled from Bizen's local coarse, gritty clay, this piece was fired in the traditional unglazed, high-temperature yakishime manner. During firing, wood ash settled naturally while reduction and oxidation alternated, leaving multiple bands of kiln-transformation color and natural ash-glaze marks on the surface — mottled reddish brown, blackish brown and grayish white — showing the dry, mineral feel and calm texture particular to Bizen ware. The rabbit crouches low, its ears laid along its back and its gaze inward; the modeling is rustic yet lively, and the proportions heavy and solid, with a strong wabi-sabi aesthetic.