Shigaraki Kogo by Sugimoto Sadamitsu

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery Contemporary: item #666154
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A Kogo incense container by Shigaraki legend Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original wooden box. A pool of crystal green shadows the lid. Cut from a single chunk of clay, it is 2-1/4 inches (6 cm) square and in perfect condition. Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935. He established his own kiln at 33, receiving the kiln name from his mentor Daitokuji priest Tachibana Oki Roshi. His Zen studies have refined the spiritual side of his work, and all of his wood fired ceramics have a quiet an... Click for details

Haiyu Chawan by Suzuki Goro

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bowls Contemporary: item #665523

This chawan (tea bowl) is a sober piece, which reveals the subtlety of its design only once it is wholly embraced. Slowly, the bowl shows its qualities and treasures; the lightness of its body and its inviting mouth, the emeralds of vitrified glaze dispersed. It is an endless source of comfort and wealth for whomever will take time to care for it. The chawan was made by Suzuki Goro, a worldwide known potter who has developed a unique way of expressing himself through ceramics, basing his work... Click for details

Haiyu Chawan by Suzuki Goro

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bowls Contemporary: item #665522

This splendid chawan (tea bowl) by Suzuki Goro inspires reverence. Its awesome white robe fits the idea that the tea ceremony, for which the bowl is used, is a communion; a highly spiritual experience, when host and guest celebrate their relation in a setting purified of distractions, as is the immaculate body of the bowl. Suzuki Goro is a worldwide known potter who has developed a unique way of expressing himself through ceramics, basing his work on traditional styles from the Mino tradition:... Click for details

Radical Square Bizen Vase by Donna Gilliss

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 2000: item #665388
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A mentori square vase with odd openings by American artist Donna Gilliss dating circa 1988 enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A huge red moon circles over the dark charred clay. The vase is 9 inches (23 cm) tall, 4 x 5 inches (10 x 13 cm) square and in excellent condition. Like Kakurezaki Ryuichi and other Bizen greats before her, Donna studied under Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun in 1972, and later under Isezaki Mitsuru from 1973-1978. She opened her own kiln in 1979, and has... Click for details

Hand-built Bottle by John Dix

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bottles Contemporary: item #664846
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2006 Shino glaze/woodfired ceramic 16" x 5.5" x 4.5" (40.6 x14 x 11.4 cm)

Scheurich German Pottery Vase Blue

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 2000: item #664720

Large robin's blue pottery vase made by Scheurich, West Germany circa 1990's. 9.5" (23.5 cm) tall, 4" (10 cm) opening diameter. Very good condition, very tiny nic on blue enamel inside rim. Great item!

Japanese Living National Treasure Yasokichi Kutani Vase

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 2000: item #663978
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A globular vase covered in the trademark sansai glazes of Ningenkokuho Tokuda Yasokichi III (Masahiko) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 6-1/2 inches (17 cm) diameter and in excellent condition. Designated Living National Treasure in 1997 for his supremacy in the use of Kutani glazes, Yasokichi, born Masahiko, has gone a step further than many National Treasures by broadening his spectrum with a new style of Kutani ware. Masahiko graduated from the Kanazawa school of arts... Click for details

Japanese Living National Treasure Yasokichi Kutani Vase

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 2000: item #663847
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A long necked bottle form vase by Tokuda Yasokichi III enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 11 inches (28 cm) tall and in excellent condition. Designated Living National Treasure in 1997 for his supremacy in the use of Kutani glazes, Yasokichi, born Masahiko, has gone a step further than many National Treasures by broadening his spectrum with a new style of Kutani ware. Masahiko graduated from the Kanazawa school of arts, and took up apprenticeship under his father Yasokichi... Click for details

Kokuyosai Yunomi by Suzuki Tomio

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #663255

This splendid yunomi (tea cup) is a creation of Suzuki Tomio, born in Kyoto in 1948. Suzuki Tomio is a Master craftsman of Shino ware; one of the most difficult potteries to produce. He is especially known for his Yohenkin Shino, which he developed on his quest to always creating his craft anew; you can view some of his Yohenkin pieces in this catalog. Shino ware has been a favorite of Japanese tea masters from the 16th century and Suzuki Tomio is in the lineage of the great potters of that g... Click for details

Shino Yunomi by Suzuki Tomio

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #663252

This splendid yunomi (tea cup) is a creation of Suzuki Tomio, born in Kyoto in 1948. Suzuki Tomio is a Master craftsman of Shino ware; one of the most difficult potteries to produce. He is especially known for his Yohenkin Shino, which he developed on his quest to always creating his craft anew; you can view some of his Yohenkin pieces in this catalog. Shino ware has been a favorite of Japanese tea masters from the 16th century and Suzuki Tomio is in the lineage of the great potters of that g... Click for details