Rin-ne Tensho

– n. the cycles of reincarnation

rin-ne: circle, a wheel revolving, an endless cycle

tensho: transmigration of life, birth, death

From Japanese Buddhism

“ The pots show accumulation. The plates have thick layers of slip, creating big cracks; where it’s thinly applied the cracks are finer, you see more green and you can see things growing. This is accumulation. The Moon Jar is also about many things accumulated, growing… the very quiet ones too. When the accumulation gets too much, it comes off. It’s the natural cycle. It’s circulating. That is Rin-ne Tensho, reincarnation. ”

Akiko Hirai