Featured Meiji/Taisho 'Brain Glaze' Vase ?

Firstly-I don't own this piece,I post it simply as an object of curiosity & because of it's very weird name.Here's a picture of the piece,and below the image a link to the seller page.
Many of you may have heard of this glazing technique before,but it's new to me.

Here's the Seller's Link- https://riantiquesmall.com/shop/porcelain-china/15-meiji-taisho-brain-glaze-ceramic-vase/

 

An' to me as well, bosko...strange, an' evocative...weird!

 

Some more information and examples -

https://www.ippodogallery.com/blog/42/

https://shibui.com/products/hagi-crawling-shino-vase-by-susumu-notomi-japanese-ceramic

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/118152653_japanese-crawling-shino-glaze-signed-table-vase

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/704109722971203215/

 

You know Whit,we do have a big piece of brain coral on display-but can't say I've ever seen this.I'm sure some of our 'Potties' know abt it.
PS-Makes a good Halloween piece !

 

Brain Glaze,also called Crawling Shino.If I saw one of those 17th century Shino cups for a buck,I'd assume it was made by some creative Beatnik potter.

 

Haven't seen it before myself. I dunno. Looks like some weird growth or fungus.

 

Ugh!

 

I guess it'd take some skill to control this kind of glaze.Personally not the most attractive ceramic technique I've ever seen.

 

Certainly not attractive, to me anyway...Butt-Ugly, imho!

 

Not one I'd want in the house, but it's a pretty sweet trick doing it.

 

Wouldn't turn a box of it down at a garage sale for $5-$10.

 

There used to be (? Maybe still is) a drink called the brain. Looked just like the above.

And, no, I never tasted it!

 

Reminds me of something....?

 

Brain and brain; what is brain? (with apologies to anyone whoever sat through that Star Trek episode unless you're into the unintentionally funny stuff.)

 

really..........

no apologies to me....

 

A classic of a certain sort.

 

Indeed !!

 

We used certain enhancements back in the 60's that added a little sparkle to Trek & Lost In Space....'What is brain ?!',not exactly-'Alas poor Yorick'.

 

Was it the kind you rolled yourself or something more "sparkly"?

 

The greener natural stuff,early days-but we grew up 55 miles north of San Francisco and my crew were 15-16 when it all started.
The 'sparkliest' stuff I'd had back then was The Byrds 12 string guitar at The Fillmore.