Journal · 手記 · Form and the moulded line
Koho: a pot from the moulded line, and how to read it
22 October 2026
An unglazed rectangle with a flared rim, on cloud feet. The two characters on its foot, 光峰, tell you which line of the kiln it belongs to — and which it does not.
At a glance
- Name
- Koho 光峰
- Region
- Ichinokura, Mino
- Form
- Rectangle with a flared rim, on cloud feet
- Size
- 13.7 cm (5.4 in)
- Surface
- Unglazed
- Mark on this foot
- 光峰, two characters
01 · 名 A line, not a person
What 光峰 names
光峰 is not a potter’s name. It is the name of a kiln at Ichinokura in Mino, and of the line of pots it made with moulds from about 1970 — made in numbers, inexpensive, easy to use, and well liked by growers.
The same kiln’s hand-made line carries a different name, 市之倉石州.
02 · 形 The form
What to look at
Start with the outline: a flared rim, a low rectangular body, and feet cut in a cloud profile. On an unglazed pot there is no glaze to look at, so the clay surface and the crispness of the edges carry the whole of its character.
03 · 落款 The foot
Two characters, and what they settle
The foot of this pot carries two characters: 光峰. That places it in the moulded line. It is not a pot from Sekishū’s own hand, and we don’t list it as one.
That is not a criticism of the pot. It is simply the other line recorded for this kiln — and knowing which line a pot belongs to is worth more than a grander name it cannot support.
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See this pot on eBayRead further
- Koho 光峰 — maker pageThe kiln and its marks
- Ichinokura Sekishu 市之倉石州 — maker pageThe hand-made line
- Kilns & PlacesPlace, kiln and maker
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