Bizen Mallet Vase by Kaneshige Michiaki

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1990: item #750513

Michiaki Kaneshige(1934-1995) was the first son of the legendary Toyo and assisted his father for many years, including visits by Rosanjin, Noguchi and many, many of Japan's most famous potters of the 20th century that went to the Kaneshige kiln to create works. Michiaki was a fine potter in his own right having won the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1979 and also being designated an Okayama Prefectural Intangible Property in 1990, as well as having an illustrious exhibition career. Here is a be... Click for details

Yakishime Ceramic Objet D'Art by Ito Keiji

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Pre 2000: item #750494

Ito Keiji(b.1935) works in the hills outside Toki city, not far from the legendary kilns of the Momoyama period. He straddles a world of craftsman works combined with his purely artistic essays in clay. Yesterday we offered the former and here is a famous example of the latter; it appears on page 11 of Ito's 'The best selections of contemporary ceramics in Japan' vol.27 from the 100 volume set published in 1992. The work was fired in Ito's anagama and shows a covering of natural ash-glaze as wel... Click for details

Three Edo Period Inspired Bottles by Ito Keiji

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bottles Contemporary: item #750137

The tall forms here are very similar to Edo period 18th-19th centuries Seto sake flasks using a striped 'wheat' motif. They are the work of celebrated ceramic artist Ito Keiji(b.1935) who makes functional as well as non-functional works; he is a major artist and teacher of the highest order. More about this important artist tomorrow; each in perfect condition with signed boxes, 20-21.5cm.tall; one has some yellow ash that fused from a bordering pot.

Shin Sang Ho Rare Early Punchong Vase

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 2000: item #750092
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A rare and fine example of Shin Sang Ho's work from 1993, during his Punchong period. 9 inches tall x 8.5 inches across.

Bizen Yohen Tsubo-Jar by Yamamoto Izuru

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Pre 2000: item #749771

Yamamoto Izuru(b.1944)is the fourth son of the late Bizen Living National Treasure Yamamoto Toshu. Izuru's known for his interesting forms and studies on clay and the combining of different clays to bring out different colors on pieces, this is called shusai. Yet, he also fires--not that often though--traditional Yamamoto style pots and here is an excellent example of that. The form is similar to that of his father---full bunrin-apple form--and the firing is a rich varied colored yohen with a ma... Click for details

Three Guinomi from a Private Collection/Tsukamoto

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Contemporary: item #749719

There three guinomi from Robert's Collection were forgotten to be uploaded to the gallery; they are a Black Bizen by Isezaki Koichiro(22,000 yen--Under Consideration), a Hagi by Hatano Hideo(15,000 yen) and an Ichi-mon-ji shino by Mizuno Takuzo(On Reserve).

Large Modern Vase by Ohi Toshiro (Chozaemon X)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1990: item #749158
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Enigmatic figures rise from concave discs on the front of this massive Tenmoku Vase by modern sculptural artist Ohi Toshiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The gourd shaped form is covered in a mottled red Kaki-yu spotted with flashes of black. The smooth evenly graduated sides contrast with the sharp rough edge of the opening, both surprising and pleasing. Signed clearly on the base, the vase is 14 inches (36 cm) tall, 9-1/2 inches (24 cm) diameter and in perfect condition. Tosh... Click for details

Basara Chawan by Ajiki Hiro

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Contemporary: item #749151

Ajiki Hiro's chawan are a world onto themselves; or as Raku himself sometimes say a cosmos. Ajiki is well-known for his Basara salt-glazed checkered chawan and even the MET in NYC acquired one a few years ago. Each one is unique and we have two recently fired ones to offer. The first one is rounder and fuller with some ash glaze in the pool that most likely dripped from the kiln ceiling, a very fortuitous signal from the kiln gods! In perfect condition with a signed box, 10cm.tallx11.5; more abo... Click for details

Hagi Mugs by Kaneta Masanao

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Contemporary: item #749150

Kaneta Masanao recently added handled mugs to his output and we are pleased to offer three from his recent firing. Each is bold with Kaneta's white-bluish Hagi glaze; each in perfect condition with a signed box, 10-10.5cm.tallx12-14cm.wide to handle, signed on base. Please look forward to a Tsukamoto Haruhiko exhibition online sometime next week.

Various Sake Vessels from a Private Collection

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Pre 2000: item #749147

Robert is moving to a smaller home and as such is letting go of the final round of shuki vessels from his collection. These are sake vessels he's treasured for many years and hopes they find good new homes, as all treasures flow through time. The first set of photos shows a rough kohiki guinomi by Mashimizu ZorokuIV(35,000 yen), celadon by Kawase Shinobu(120,000 yen-Under Consideration) and Agano by Kumagae Koshu(On Reserve). The last is a Bizen tokkuri by Mori Seishi(40,000 yen-Under Considerat... Click for details