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Contemporary Ao-Shodai yaki guinomi by Inoue Taisho
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Contemporary item# 1125566 (stock# SLR 090)
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Bamboo Grove
$200.00
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This very nice blue glazed Shodai yaki guinomi (sake cup) was made by veteran potter Inoue Taisho (1941~), who many consider would be the overwhelming choice for the Living National Treasure designation were it ever to be awarded for Shodai yaki style ceramics. This style evolved in southern Japan and is a very old native style based on the use of iron rich clays, with iron glazes overlaid with rice straw ash glaze. His work is not commonly seen outside of Japan. The artist’s signature is on t ...click for details
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Contemporary Matsu–Yuki guinomi by Kako Katsumi
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Contemporary item# 1125564 (stock# SLR 089)
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Bamboo Grove
$160.00
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This dripped glaze and decorated guinomi (sake cup) was made by Kako Katsumi, a younger potter who was born into a Kyoto commercial ceramic family. He decided to become an art potter at a young age. He has won many awards including the Grand Prize at the prestigious Tea Forms Exhibition in Japan. The artist’s signature is on the top of the original wood box. The sake cup is 2 ½” high and 3” wide. It is in excellent condition.
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CHINESE WOOD CARVING TABLE LAMP
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Pre 1920 item# 1125563 (stock# 1120)
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Bamboo Grove
$1200.00
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This early 20th century Chinese wood carving of Budai or laughing Buddha mounted as a table lamp is 33 3/4” high, 10” wide and 8 ½” in depth. The wood carving is 18 ½” high, 7” wide and 6” in depth (from the base). The laughing Buddha is raising both arms holding a large lotus leaf which has another small bone carved sitting Buddha attached to the top. The laughing Buddha is not carrying his “cloth sack” on his shoulder; instead, he is stepping on the sack. This makes the image more interesti ...click for details
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Contemporary Bizen tokkuri by Isezaki Koichiro
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Contemporary item# 1125450 (stock# SLR 088)
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$200.00
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This finely fired tokkuri (sake bottle) was made by Isezaki Koichiro, son of the current Living National Treasure for Bizen wares, Isezaki Jun. Koichiro is a popular and very talented younger potter who has taken influences from his father, Jeff Shapiro, and Kakurezaki Ryuichi and made them his own with very strong and creative results. This is a finely fired tokkuri with many nice firing effects. The artist’s signature is on the side of the original wood box and his mark is on the bottom of ...click for details
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Contemporary Kuro Bizen chawan by Masamune Moriyasu
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Contemporary item# 1125449 (stock# SLR 087)
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$800.00
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This black Bizen chawan (tea bowl) is from one of the last firings by the late Bizen master potter Masamune Moriyasu, also known as Satoru. As with the Nakamura family, he was a potter of traditional wares and was very highly thought of in Japan. This chawan is a fine example. It has a fine surface with some ash deposits. The artist’s signature is on the top of the original wood box and his mark is on the bottom of the chawan. It is 2 ¾” high and 5 ¾” wide. It is in excellent condition.
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Contemporary Akae vase by Hamada Tomoo
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Contemporary item# 1125448 (stock# SLR 086)
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Bamboo Grove
$450.00
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This very nice small iron glazed vase with polychrome over glaze decoration was made by Hamada Tomoo, grandson of Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji, the most famous Japanese potter of the 20th century. Tomoo has worked to revitalize the Mashiko pottery tradition with newer, more original works such as this vase. It is 5 ¾” high and 3 ¾” wide from the bottom. The artist’s signature is inside of the original wood box. It is in excellent condition.
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Contemporary Nezumi Shino guinomi by Sakai Kobu
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Pre 2000 item# 1123534 (stock# SLR 085)
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$450.00
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This very finely potted and fired brown Nezumi Shino guinomi (sake cup) was made by one of the finest Shino style potters in Japan today, Sakai Kobu. Sakai has been designated a Toki City Intangible Cultural Property (local level award similar to the national Living National Treasure designation). Toki city was the birthplace of Shino wares in the 16th century. He is noted for the many styles of his fine Shino wares. Please note the iridescent glaze areas inside the guinomi. It is 2” high a ...click for details
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