蘇嶐窯は、京都・清水焼と福岡・小石原焼に伝わる伝統技術をそれぞれ受け継ぐ職人が互いの技を融合し、夫婦で作陶活動をしています。 蘇嶐窯の青磁は「練り込み青磁」といい、生地に顔料を練り込み釉薬を掛けることで、深みのある青を表現しています。そこに小石原焼の技法の「とびかんな」を入れることで、削られた土の溝に釉薬が溜まり規則的な文様が浮かび上がります。こうして他にはない新しい青磁の世界を模索しながら美しさと機能性を兼ね備えた商品作りに取り組んでいます。
Soryu-Gama is a husband and wife team that combines the traditional techniques of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu ware and Fukuoka’s Koishiwara ware. The celadon produced by Soryu-Gama is called “nerikomi seiji,” literally meaning “kneaded celadon.” After pigments are kneaded into the clay, it is glazed, which creates a blue with beautiful depth. During this process, we also use “tobikanna,” a technique characteristic of Koishiwara ware, where bits of clay are shaved away. Glaze fills the indentations, bringing forth an even pattern. Striving to find unique new possibilities for celadon, we continue to create items that combine beauty and functionality.
