Modern Japanese Chawan Tea Bowl by Sato Katsuhiko

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bowls Pre 1990: item #759099
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A Shino bowl by modern pottery master Sato Katsuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Dark iron characters diffuse into the misty feldspar glaze, Mu (nothingness) on one side and a circle on the other. A bowl steeped in the tradition of Zen, it is slightly closed at the irregular rim to focus the aroma. The bowl is 4 inches (10 cm) tall, 4-1/2 inches (11.5 cm) diameter and in perfect condition. Katsuhiko is an eccentric artist, working aptly in not only pottery, but also painting ... Click for details

Tarot Trinket Box Original from ancient talisman

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Pre 1980: item #758974

This unique box is my design. The top inset is based on an ancient Tarot talisman. It shows the 4 heads of the tarot, also associated with 4 saints. Box is ceramic and decorated with acrylic paints. It is about 1 3/4" tall and has 3 legs.

Bizen Tokkuri-Vase by Kondo Masahiko/Sasaki Previews

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Contemporary: item #758759

In terms of a yohen Bizen firing it doesn't get much better then the firing seen on this large 'potato' tokkuri by Kondo Masahiko(b.1971). Kondo studied with Kakurezaki Ryuichi starting in 1996 and established his own kiln in 2003; he's one of Bizen more popular younger potters, along with Miyao and Yokoyama. In perfect condition with a signed box, 22cm.tall,signed on base. Tenmoku previews of Sasaki Yuzuru, more details on request.

Kato Takeshi Japanese ceramic Shino chawan tea bowl

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bowls Contemporary: item #758611

Kato Takeshi ( also known as Kato Ken ) is a fast rising star in the world of yakimono ( Japanese ceramics ). He is influenced by Kato Kozo. This is a traditionally wood fired chawan with good clay and a rich underpainted glaze that shows the fingermarks of the artist when he held it and dipped it in the glaze. Very nice traditional Shino bowl. Great foot too. Dai ichi arts had a chawan up for sale a few years ago for $1650, and it was not as nice as this one! About 5"+ diameter ( big ), exc... Click for details

Tenmoku Guinomi by Unokawa Kazumasa (m)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #758496

This exquisite guinomi (sake cup) was made by a Japanese potter named Unokawa Kazumasa. Tenmoku literally means the eye of the heaven, in Japanese, and holding a Tenmoku ware is like having a piece of the cosmos in the hands. This kind of pottery was very popular among the Ashikaga Shoguns, who revered these spectacular ceramics, pieces of heaven, and still some of the most difficult to make. Although small in size, a guinomi is often a gauge of skills for a potter, like the highly spiritua... Click for details

Tenmoku Guinomi by Unokawa Kazumasa (l)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #758494

This exquisite guinomi (sake cup) was made by a Japanese potter named Unokawa Kazumasa. Tenmoku literally means the eye of the heaven, in Japanese, and holding a Tenmoku ware is like having a piece of the cosmos in the hands. This kind of pottery was very popular among the Ashikaga Shoguns, who revered these spectacular ceramics, pieces of heaven, and still some of the most difficult to make. Although small in size, a guinomi is often a gauge of skills for a potter, like the highly spiritua... Click for details

Tenmoku Yunomi by Unokawa Kazumasa (k)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #758492

This splendid yunomi was made by a Japanese potter named Unokawa Kazumasa. Tenmoku literally means the eye of the heaven, in Japanese, and holding a Tenmoku ware is like having a piece of the cosmos in the hands. This kind of pottery was very popular among the Ashikaga Shoguns, who revered these spectacular ceramics, pieces of heaven, and still some of the most difficult to make. A yunomi is a tea cup used to drink tea daily, unlike a chawan (tea bowl) made for the formal Japanese tea cerem... Click for details

Tenmoku Yunomi by Unokawa Kazumasa (j)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #758488

This splendid yunomi was made by a Japanese potter named Unokawa Kazumasa. Tenmoku literally means the eye of the heaven, in Japanese, and holding a Tenmoku ware is like having a piece of the cosmos in the hands. This kind of pottery was very popular among the Ashikaga Shoguns, who revered these spectacular ceramics, pieces of heaven, and still some of the most difficult to make. A yunomi is a tea cup used to drink tea daily, unlike a chawan (tea bowl) made for the formal Japanese tea cerem... Click for details

Hanaire by Unokawa Kazumasa (i)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #758487

This splendid hanaire (vase) was made by a potter named Unokawa Kazumasa, a master craftsman of Tenmoku pottery, one of the most difficult to make. This particular piece is a more personal work by the potter, who likes to delve into less rigorous creative fields than the domain of Tenmoku ware. Yet here, too, the astral connection to the work of the artist is reflected in this original moon shaped vase. Unokawa Kazumasa was born in Nara in 1952, not far from Kyoto. He never had a mentor and ... Click for details

Tenmoku Chawan by Unokawa Kazumasa (h)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bowls Contemporary: item #758486

Tenmoku wares are some of the most magnificent and difficult potteries to make, and within that world of exquisite ceramics, the chawan (tea bowl) is the crown jewel. A great Tenmoku chawan, more than a piece of heaven, is the image of heaven itself. Looking inside a Tenmoku bowl, made by Unokawa Kazumasa, is like gazing deep into the cosmos. There and then the profound essence of the vessel can be known, as one wonders whether she is looking inward or outward; probably both. Unokawa Kazumas... Click for details