Pottery As Iron

[Stephen]

will be receiving this in a week or so.

 

i wont decide what to do till in hand, and your advice, but wondering if adding rin wax would be a no no, would it take away the iron look. novice here when it comes to the care of these.

 

39.5 cm with a wood box which i have not seen yet.

 

[christianmalterre]

this is very interesting Stephen!

 

i confess, i never have seen such yet.

definitely looks like/as iron as you say....very interesting!

 

do nothing despite study and care!

as soon you do aply any sort of oil or wax it will forcefully change its colouration- and you do not know how wax or oild reacts with the pottery!

 

Christian

[Stephen]

Christian yes i agree. I would be very hesitant to even do test area on back in fear of ruin. IM awaiting professional advice.

[John A Stuart]

It looks just fine the way it is. John

[Stephen]

What? no clear coat of krylon??? ....i kid.

[TETSUGENDO]

Stephen,

 

Great Dragon!  A very nice looking piece, no wax or oil.  Care is simple, mild soap and luke warm water as needed....Voila.

 

-StevenK

[ROKUJURO]

Stephen,

that is just marvelous, but it may be difficult to work it into a TSUBA!    

Seriously, is that pottery and not cast iron? Astounding! If it were iron, I would just brush it to remove the red rust. As pottery, leave it as it is. But I bet it is iron!

[Stephen]

Lol for very big sword! 15" tsuba!

 

I abhor red rust!

 

I will find out when it gets to Buyee and shipping is calculated!

[Brian]

I also can't see that as pottery. Really?

[Stephen]

   

Welcome for different translation!

 

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  ★古琉球？ 古鉄調 龍紋 飾り大皿/古箱付★ ■商品説明

ご覧の様な古琉球？ 古鉄調 龍紋 飾り大皿/古箱付です。

 

ご覧の様な古琉球調・古鉄調の飾り大皿です。

古鉄調ならではの独特の味わい深さを感じさせつつ、

内側全体に表現された迫力ある龍紋の存在感が際立つ、

大変趣のある作品に仕上がっております。 

 

■寸法

口径約３９．５ｃｍ・高台径約２６．５ｃｍ・高さ約５．０ｃｍ。

 

■状態

紐を掛ける金具の止め跡が少し見られる程度です。

[Bugyotsuji]

Amazing skill!

 

Luckily or unluckily most of that is repetition of the one description line, ★古琉球？ 古鉄調 龍紋 飾り大皿/古箱付★ = *Old Ryukyu? Old iron appearance, dragon pattern, decorated large dish/ with old box*

 

and a mention at the end under 'condition' that the string has rubbed slightly in one place near the ring on the back.

[Ed]

If it is pottery made to look like old or rusted iron, then I would leave it as is. 

[Stephen]

Wow! Shipping $125.00

 

Maybe discard it!

[TETSUGENDO]

It is almost 15 inches in diameter, probably relatively heavy, and fragile.  But $125, Ouch, I feel your pain.....what to do?

 

-StevenK

[Baka Gaijin]

Or is the price calculated by using the evil  volumetric weight table?

 

In which case you may be able to add other items to the package for the same fee.

 

Worth asking perhaps.

[Brian]

Bet that is EMS. Ask for SAL, or ask if a member there can store for a bit. That sounds like a price given to deter export.

[Stephen]

Price is what it is, about the cost to ship express to SA. SAL is 95$ 

 

6.92kg  = 15.5 lb id hate to ship that to out of Conus

 

I'll pay the difference compared to waiting a month to get it

 

ill just have to wait til available monies, they have free storage for 30 days.

[Stephen]

plate arrived

 

help with translation of lid would be appreciated.

 

If interested please PM

 

 

 

[Brian]

So it really is clay/porcelain?
Please describe it a bit., Rough/smooth? Heavy? Fragile? Really nice detail, and I like it a lot. I wonder if it was just decorative.
Nice unique item.

[Stephen]

Yes clay, It is stout but would break if dropped, rough texture has rubbed marks with white showing on back, they will be shown in FS section after i receive translation.

Very well packed (two styrofoam layers, post pix in FS ad) and should survived any PO as long as not dropped kicked. very heavy, so shipping will be expensive. 

 

Id have to say just decorative. Im sure if i served caprese salad the olive oil would stain the plate, lol

[TETSUGENDO]

Not to mention the balsamic vinegar! LOL.

 

-StevenK

[Stephen]

Always served on the side Steve. unless its for just me then i don't mind the muddled look! lol

[Stephen]

Well contrary (my middle name) to consensus on how to care for it, I broke out the toothbrush and got the Renaissance wax to work. Looks good to my eye, like a rusty tsuba would under same care.

[TETSUGENDO]

Your piece, your call.  But, IMHO,  what sets it apart from the usual Yixing based Japanese ceramics is the "faux iron/rust" thing.  If the "rust" did not come off with normal cleaning, the effect is as the potter intended and should not be altered.  But, ultimately, your happiness is all that matters.  And as for the contrary thing........it keeps life interesting!

 

Cheers,

-StevenK

[Stephen]

Well if the wax was cleaned off it would rust again, iron oxide does that....lol

[Stephen]

[TETSUGENDO]

That's why I'm not concerned.  After all, you broke "THE RULES", and somehow managed to avoid triggering the apocalypse.  You must be doing something right! LOL!

 

-StevenK

[Stephen]

Both dragons are happy to be cleaned of all the black soot that came off...they did tell me that i swear....lol

[TETSUGENDO]

Thats the main problem with dragons, one is fine, when you have two or more they never shut up!

 

-StevenK

p.s.- black soot will never do. BTW, are there any markings on your piece?

[Bugyotsuji]

Is it just me, or does that not look just fine? In the past I have been guilty of applying too much Ren wax; you seem to have got it right.