Japanese Satsuma type pottery tea pot ewer TANZAN ?

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1900: item #782040
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A Japanese teapot / wine ewer cleverly decorated in enamels and resist with chrysanthemum heads on a diaper ground. This is almost certainly by Tanzan and would have been signed inside the lid.

Dating from the Meiji period, it stands 5 3/8inches (13.6 cms) high.

It has a replacement wooden lid. It is in otherwise good condition.

Silver Checkered Kabin-Vase by Hayashi Mamiko

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 2000: item #781944

Hayashi Mamiko(b.1959) is an elegant ceramic artist who after graduating from prestigious Keio University started her ceramic career in 1985 studying with Ito Keiji at the Gifu City Ceramic Art Institute. She has had a gallery based career thereafter. This silver-white square vase has the appearance of marble, and as I have spoken with Hayashi many times she often mentions how hard this form is to make. This particular work was featured on an exhibition pamphlet for her exhibition in 1999 at th... Click for details

Shizen-yu Flask by Tsujimura Yui/Ono Kotaro Previews

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Contemporary: item #781602

A delightful 'ying-yang' two tone green-blue glazing scheme graces this shizen-yu-natural ash-glaze flask-tokkuri by Tsujimura Yui(b.1975). More about Yui in our archives. In perfect condition with a signed box, 11.8cm.tallx11, it has a pleasing oval form as well, signed on side.

Fine Japanese Imari Arita porcelain bowl SIGNED

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1970: item #781221
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A beautifully decorated Japanese porcelain bowl in the Imari style. It is partly hand painted and partly printed. There is an underglaze blue mark to the base.

Probably of C20th manufacture, it measures nearly 6 inches (15 cms) across.

It is in excellent condition.

Japanese Seto porcelain cup & saucer SIGNED

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1920: item #781217
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A very finely potted semi eggshell porcelain cup and saucer beautifully painted in underglaze blue with bamboo in a typically asymetric Japanese style. There is a 10 character mark to the base of each. In addition, the cup is marked under the glaze with the letters VM which suggests this piece was part of a commissioned set.

Dating from the 1st half of the C20th., the saucer measures 5 1/2inches (14 cms) across and th... Click for details

Shino Yunomi by Hayashi Kotaro

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1980: item #780557

In the 1973 book called 'Kama-betsu, Gendai no Tougei' (Individual kilns, Contemporary Pottery) by the late Kuroda Ryoji he wrote that seven potters were the upcoming stars of Mino. Among them was Hayashi Kotaro (1940-1981); the others were Kato Kagekiyo (1930-1979, Seizo, Yasukage's father), Suzuki Osamu (current Shino Living National Treasure), Matsuyama Suketoshi(1916-), Kato Kozo(Gifu LNT), Tamaoki Yasuo, Ando Hidetaka, and Okuiso Eiroku (1930-1987). All created, and some still create, some ... Click for details

C19th. Japanese cloisonne vase 24cms high

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1900: item #779857
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A good Japanese cloisonne vase decorated in gilt brnze wire and enamels with brocade and roundels.

Dating from the 2nd half of the C19th., it stands 9 1/2inches (24 cms) high.

It is in very good condition. There are a couple of minor small flaws which were not polished out at time of manufacture. (See photo)

Japanese Koransha Fukagawa Imari porcelain dish plate

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1900: item #779844
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A Fine Koransha porcelain square dish decorated in underglaze blue, red, green and yellow enamels and gilt with a scene of Mount Fuji in mist. The Cobalt blue pigment has been blown onto the dish to form the main picture and there are a couple of minor imperfections in this process (original). The back is signed in underglaze blue and in red enamel.

Dating from the 2nd half of the C19th., it measures over 8 1/2inches (2... Click for details

Bizen Guinomi by Kakurezaki Ryuichi

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Contemporary: item #778817

Here is a superbly fired and formed Bizen guinomi by Kakurezaki Ryuichi that dates to 2006; in perfect condition with a signed box, 5cm.tallx8,signed on base; a contemporary masterpiece of a Bizen guinomi.

Mashiko Platter by Hamada Shoji

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1950: item #777973

In the large English book on Hamada published by Kodansha one can find a very similar platter by Hamada, see photo #59. In the back Hamada describes making this plate, "When this was still in the press mould, I paddled the pattern. The tenmoku glaze is ladled on first, then the nuka glaze edge. I never get tired of this shape and am still making these dished now." The piece in the book dates to 1946 as does the even better work we offer here. Also seen is a photo from a large Hamada book showing... Click for details