Arrived home late last night. Today is for unpacking and extra rest. Found a few pots and supplies in the vendor area at Kokufu 2025. ( image 4162)
Picked up last years show book and Kinbon JWP book along with some extra cut paste and a few pots.
View attachment 583271View attachment 583272View attachment 583273The boxes below were from a visit to Tokoname prior to Kokufu part one! Next step will be to photograph and catalogue my newest acquisitions. Pots were selected from Zenigo, Reiho, Koyo and Ikko. With a few signed " Shozan ". The number of potters producing unglazed pots seems to be declining in Japan. They are becoming harder to find, even in the used market. Needless to say the prices are increasing year after year. This year the number of foreign visitors to the show seemed fewer than last year. There could be a number of reasons, one very evident was the " covid" season seemed much more active with the majority of the population masked and taking precautions. A change from last year at the same time. Just an observation. The other major factor could be inflation and economic uncertainty. Will be interesting to note the conditions next year at the 100th Kokufu Show. For a variety of reasons I did not stay for the second part of the show this year. Oh, and the trains can be delayed in Japan. Snow storm had the "Bullet" trains running hours behind. Very unusual in Japan where you can usually figure out if it is the right train based on its arrival and departure time.