Modern Sei-hakuji Tsubo by Miyagawa Kiyoshi

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1990: item #748007
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A second large pottery vase by Miyagawa Kiyoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box and featured on the invitation card of his 1989 Takashimaya exhibition in Kyoto (included with the sale). This of course shows the level of respect the artist had for the piece, choosing it to represent himself to the world. Here he has chosen a more elegant form, the simple silhouette broken by a single plane through the center above which pools a deeper pool of pale green. Unlike the clear glaze of th... Click for details

Sculptural Sei-hakuji Celadon Vase by Miyagawa Kiyoshi

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1990: item #748006
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A large sculpted sail-shaped vase by Miyagawa Kiyoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box and featured on the invitation card of his 1989 Takashimaya exhibition in Kyoto. This of course shows the level of respect the artist had for the piece, choosing it to represent himself to the world. The triangular vessel curves down with sides deeply scored by varying channels. He has taken the traditional style of crisp, perfect form typically associated with porcelains, and torn the edges, leav... Click for details

Kinjo Jiro Japanese mingei bowl Living National Treasur

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bowls Pre 2000: item #747128

Kinjo Jiro is famous ( and a ningen kokuho potter ) for this style of pottery with painted fish and sea creatures. Here is a beautiful bowl with rich Mashiko like glaze and perfectly fired. About 7" across, excellent condtion, signed box. Retail for this is about $3000 or more!

SAKE Cup Inbe Guinomi Takenaka Kenji

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #746488

This Guinomi is a work of Kenji Takenaka. Molding peculiar to Takenaka is given. Contrast of black and Goma is beautiful. Originally Kenji Takenaka was a jewelry designer. He studies under living national treasure Jun Isezaki afterwards. This ceramist looks forward to future activity. Size Height 5.5cm, width 7.5cm With A signature box

Large Bizen Vase by Kakurezaki Ryuichi

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 2000: item #745837
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A squat vase by Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi (b. 1950) enclosed in th original signed wooden box. A crisp line divides the upper pale ash coating and lower raw vitrified red clay. The vase is 11 inches (28 cm) wide, 9 inches (23 cm) tall and in perfect condition. It is likely that Ryuichi needs no introduction, one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bizen but far off Nagasaki, which seems to have gifted him with the ability to see the clays pot... Click for details

Shino Mizusashi by Suzuki Goro (r)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #745592

This majestic piece is a mizusahi, a container used during the tea ceremony as a fresh water jar. The mizusashi is an important utensil to that noble art, which is at the origin of Shino pottery, and it is only natural that Suzuki Goro would have revisited the genre. With this particular piece, the potter has chosen to play with the fluidity of the forms and the colors, as to pay homage to the precious liquid which seems to flow endlessly out of the jar, embracing its protective vessel. The m... Click for details

Shino Hachi by Suzuki Goro (q)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Plates Contemporary: item #745590

This magnificent hachi (bowl) is yet another evidence of the perfect union of Suzuki Goro with its craft. Shino wares, from early on, have always had an intriguing modern look and the tradition has proved to be a perfect playfield for the potter. The bowl is part of the collection of 159 Shino pieces, made over the last 5 years, which were exposed in Tokyo in December 2007, to mark Suzuki Goro’s 50 years as a potter. Each piece had its own character and showed the multifaceted richness of the... Click for details

Shino Box by Suzuki Goro (p)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #745588

This fantastic piece is called a tobako, literally ceramic box, in Japanese. It is a very fine example of the vibrant creativity of Suzuki Goro who is well known as a maker of such monumental oeuvres, which inspire awe and sheer enjoyment. The box is part of the collection of 159 Shino pieces, made over the last 5 years, which were exposed in Tokyo in December 2007, to mark Suzuki Goro’s 50 years as a potter. Each piece had its own character and showed the multifaceted richness of the Shino p... Click for details

Shino Box by Suzuki Goro (o)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #745586

This amazing piece is called a tobako, literally ceramic box, in Japanese. It is a very fine example of the vibrant creativity of Suzuki Goro who is well known as a maker of such monumental oeuvres, which inspire awe and sheer enjoyment. The box is part of the collection of 159 Shino pieces, made over the last 5 years, which were exposed in Tokyo in December 2007, to mark Suzuki Goro’s 50 years as a potter. Each piece had its own character and showed the multifaceted richness of the Shino pot... Click for details

Shino Guinomi by Suzuki Goro (n)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #745583

This wonderful guinomi (sake cup) is part of the collection of 159 Shino pieces, made over the last 5 years, which were exposed in Tokyo in December 2007, to mark Suzuki Goro’s 50 years as a potter. Each piece had its own character and showed the multifaceted richness of the Shino pottery tradition and the prolificacy of their maker. Suzuki Goro is a potter who goes beyond that usual appellation. He has developed a unique way of expressing himself through ceramics, basing his work on tradition... Click for details