Hagi Chaki-Tea Container by Kaneta Masanao

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Contemporary: item #766349

Chaki is a term that means 'tea vessel' and is basically a chaire or tea caddy used to hold powdered matcha green tea. This chaki is instantly recognizable as from the studio of Kaneta Masanao, a Hagi ceramic artist who has re-shaped how Hagi is thought of. Please see more about Kaneta and his unique 'carving out' technique in our archives or at e-yakimono.net. Kaneta still works on the wheel though as he deeply respects the technique and the absolute need to pass it on to future generations. Ye... Click for details

Ki Seto Koro by Kato Touzaburo w/Tomobako

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery Pre 1990: item #766105
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The size of Koro: 4" Dia x 5 1/2" High. Very pretty Japanese Ki-Seto Koro by Kato Touzaburo. The koro is made by Ki(yellow) Seto which is ceramic, crackle glazing and finish. The artist is Kato Touzaburo who is 31st generation in Seto. His ancester first Kagemasa who traveled to China in Teiou 2nd() and returned to Seto who introduced Seto Yaki. 2nd Tono Shirobei is one created Ki-Seto Yaki(ware). Kato Touzaburo 3lst born in 1948 Showa 23rd. He was named 31st Touzaburo in 1991, Heisei 3rd. His ... Click for details

Two Tall Ceramic Vases by Mathies Schwarze

Artisan and Design: Ceramics Contemporary: item #766025
MS14, MS24

These vases are by master ceramicist Mathies Schwarze. Schwarze trained in Germany with many of the most preeminent mid-century ceramic artists. Now based in Switzerland, he has been working since the 1960s and has his own school as well.

The tall blue crystalline vase is 14 1/2 inches tall and while predominately blue has the brown/ocher contrasts found on much of his work. (the vase may be appear to be listing in t... Click for details

Two Tall Crystalline Vases by Mathies Schwarze

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery Contemporary: item #766010
MS25,MS27

These vases are by master ceramicist Mathies Schwarze. Schwarze trained in Germany with many of the most preeminent mid-century ceramic artists. Now based in Switzerland, he has been working since the 1960s and has his own school as well.

These two crystalline vases in a blue/brown palette stand 13 inches and 15 1/4 inches respectively. Both are in excellent condition and are marked as pictured.

Mathies Schwarze Two Tall Vases, Crystalline

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery Contemporary: item #765747
MS32, MS33

These vases are by master ceramicist Mathies Schwarze. Schwarze trained in Germany with some of the most preeminent ceramic artists. Now based in Switzerland, he has been working since the 1960s and has his own school as well.

The vase on the left, MS32, is 14" tall and decorated in a pale green slightly crystalline glaze. The vase to the right, MS33, is 15" tall and decorated in Mathies' signature green/yellow/gold... Click for details

Kogo (Incense Container), Wood-fired, George Gledhill

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Porcelain Contemporary: item #765733
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Kogo, incense container, wood-fired porcelain wrapped in grass, by George Gledhill. H.1.75"(4.5cm) x Dia.2.375"(6cm). Can be used as a lidded container to hold a variety of items from incense to jewelry. There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in life for many years, and George even visits local prisons to teach the Dharma to inmates. Through pottery and Buddhism, he was exposed to Tea practitioners who complimented his work and en... Click for details

Cream Crackle Glazed Vases, Mathies Schwarze

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery Contemporary: item #765560
MS19,20,33

These cream crackle glazed vases are by master ceramicist Mathies Schwarze. Schwarze trained in Germany with some of the most preeminent ceramic artists. Now based in Switzerland, he has been working since the 1960s and has his own school as well.

The shorter vase is 13 1/4 inches and the other two are 15". All are signed as indicated. The shapes and crackle glaze are stunning - see closeups.

Bizen Inbe Yousai Aka Tokuri Takenaka Kenji

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery Contemporary: item #765392

This Tokuri is a new work of Kenji Takenaka. Size : Height 13.5cm With signature box

Hagi Ido Chawan by Hatano Zenzo

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery Contemporary: item #765367

'First Raku, Second Hagi, Third Karatsu' is the age-old ranking in Japan for chawan. Although many potters make chawan in these famous styles, a chawan is something more than just form, it's also spirit made visible combined with a disciplined technique. As Abe Anjin once told me as we gazed upon a Bizen chawan, "It has the appearance of a chawan, yet it's not a true chawan." For Hagi Hatano Zenzo makes the real deal. Hatano Zenzo (b.1942) was named a Yamaguchi Prefecture Intangible Cultural Pro... Click for details

TOKUDA Masahiko (LNT) double gourd shape vase.

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1990: item #765085
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An early and very charming Tokuda (Masahiko) piece of Kutani porcelain w. a double gourd-shape and the characteristic bright glazes in yellow, blue, green and white on a deep aubergine ground. Signed: Masahiko. Original kiri-box. Late Showa. H 17.5 cm. Condition: Excellent. BIOGRAPHY: Tokuda Yasokichi III. Also known as Kutani Masahiko (b. 1933). A graduate from the Kanazawa school of arts. Started working with Kutani ware under the direction of his father Yasokichi II. Yasokichi was designa... Click for details