AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE④ Incense Sticks When liquid is poured into

When liquid is poured into the glass

it is also a very beautiful piece as an interior object

By repeatedly firing at high temperatures

It is blended with vegetable wax and features a stable fragrance and burn

The shapes made by hand or on a potter's wheel are not bisque fired

AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE④ Incense Sticks When liquid is poured intoGyokukaku() works are made by a technique that Akihiro Nikaido himself invented. It is an incredibly beautiful piece with a unique texture and color expression. The glaze that melts in the kiln is magma from inside the earth, and the thin mud on top of it resembles the earth's surface. The vessel itself is the earth, and it seems to represent a moment in its eternal flow. If you look closely at the expression of this work, you will see that it