Yunomi by Tatebayashi Genemon VI (g)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Pre 2000: item #771601

This beautiful yunomi is part of a wonderful collection of tea cups acquired over many years by a private Japanese collector. The name Genemon is one of the best known in the world of Arita porcelain. The kiln was founded about 250 years ago, and it is now recognized as being one of the major Arita ware producers, along with the Kakiemon and Imaemon kilns. The motif of a Western looking boat on the cup is typical of Japanese porcelains of that region, which was a major supplier of porcelain w... Click for details

Shino Yunomi by Tamaoki Yasuo (f)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Pre 2000: item #771599

This beautiful yunomi is part of a wonderful collection of tea cups acquired over many years by a private Japanese collector. The cup is a production piece from the kiln of Tamaoki Yasuo, a recognized potter, born in 1942 in the city of Tajimi, a historical Japanese pottery center. Tamaki Yasuo was an apprentice of Kato Kobei and is a member of the prestigious Japan Traditional Art Crafts Association. The yunomi is in perfect condition and will be shipped in a signed wooden box. Dimensions: ... Click for details

Yunomi by Ota Keizo (e)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Pre 2000: item #771598

This beautiful yunomi is part of a wonderful collection of tea cups acquired over many years by a private Japanese collector. Ota Keizo was born in Tokyo in 1941. In 1968 he established his kiln in the city of Kasama, a famous and active pottery center in Japan, located in Ibaraki prefecture. Ota Keizo has exposed in many venues in Japan, including the prestigious Japan Traditional Art Crafts Association. The yunomi is in perfect condition and will be shipped in a signed wooden box. Dimensi... Click for details

Set of Two Yunomi by Saji Kotaro (d)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Pre 2000: item #771597

This beautiful set of two yunomi is part of a wonderful collection of tea cups acquired over many years by a private Japanese collector. Saji Kotaro, born in 1948 in Osaka, was an apprentice of Yamada Seiji in Tajimi. He became independent in 1978. The cups are made in the Oribe tradition of ceramics and they constitute a Meoto: a pair of yunomi to be used by a man and a woman, as one of the cups is larger than the other. Both yunomi are signed and in perfect condition. They will be shipped... Click for details

Yunomi by Kinjo Jiro (c)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Pre 2000: item #771595

This beautiful yunomi is part of a wonderful collection of tea cups acquired over many years by a private Japanese collector. Kinjo Jiro (1912-2004) was a very well known Mingei potter who was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Property of Japan (National Living Treasure), in 1985, for his work in Ryukyu ware, a traditional pottery from the Southern Japanese islands of Ryukyu. Native of Okinawa, Kinjo Jiro started making pottery as an apprentice, at the age of 13, in Naha. He established hi... Click for details

Yunomi by Kato Shunto (b)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Pre 2000: item #771594

This beautiful yunomi is part of a wonderful collection of tea cups acquired over many years by a private Japanese collector. Kato Shunto (1916-2005) was a well known potter who worked in the Seto style of pottery. Some of his oeuvres have been recognized as assets in the world of ceramics and are protected as Important Cultural Properties by the Aichi prefecture (ancient Mino province), where many pottery traditions have flourished since the 16th century. Kato Shunto has exposed in major ven... Click for details

Mallet shape KYOMISUDERA-ware vase by Yamaguchi Jotetsu

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1970: item #771349
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Very interesting, mallet-shaped vase of Kiyomizudera-ware decorateed w. the characteristic , deep green, running glaze over a cracklé body w. irregular, underglaze slip patterns. Stamped seal in the bottom of Yamaguchi Jotetsu. H 21.5 cm. Condition: Perfect.

Chinese Longquan Celadon Wood Ash Glaze Lidded Bottle

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bottles Contemporary: item #770792
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Wood Ash Glaze Lidded Celadon Bottle

Wood ash glaze is the earliest form of high temperature glaze ... Click for details

Large Vase by Misaki Mitsukuni

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 2000: item #770526
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A Crisp design of overlapping webs of color on an elongated pale orange body of roughened clay by Misaki Mitsukuni enclosed in the original signed wooden box. At once modern and functional, it is a very attractive piece of modern clay. The vase is 18 inches (45.5 cm) tall, 7 inches (17.5 cm) diameter at the base and in perfect condition. Mitsukuni was born in Chiba in 1951, and studied in a number of styles and locales before establishing his own kiln in 1979. He has since been exhibited at ... Click for details

Modern Pottery Vessel by Uke Kensaku

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1990: item #770320
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Raw dark earth is surmounted by metallic color on vase by Uke Kensaku enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The five uneven sides seem to be forced together at random, the lack of uniformity contrasting with the precise design and bringing a sense of freshness to the piece. The vase is 13 inches (33 cm) tall, 8 x 9 inches (20 x 23 cm) across the base. Kensaku was born in Osaka in 1940, and first graduated the Tama University of Art Painting department before embarking on the ceramic pat... Click for details