Mizusashi; Wood-Fired Pottery, George Gledhill

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #773103
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Mizusashi; Fresh Water Container, used for tea ceremony. Suitable as a covered container for any use. Hand thrown of naturally sourced materials and wood-fired resulting in natural ash glaze. H.5 x Dia.7.5". 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... Click for details

Oribe Glazed Henko-Jar by Hamanaka Gesson

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #771617

The Japanese word 'hin' is very important when viewing art. Basically it means 'dignity' or 'grace' and one says, 'hin ga aru' or 'it has hin' when viewing a work, or even a person. Hamanaka Gesson's(b.1943)creations are full of hin, whether it be chawan, guinomi or shokki-tableware. Hamanaka lives in Hagi where he studied with Yoshika Taibi(1915-1991) before setting up his own kiln in 1969; he has exhibited worldwide. In 1976 he started using Shigaraki clay blended with Hagi for his Hagi wares ... Click for details

Kinyo-Jar by Hamanaka Gesson

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #769304

This Hamanaka Gesson tsubo is in a Chinese lavender-light green glaze style known as Kinyo. It's full and the subtle contrasts of tone are a joy to gaze upon; he added tension to the full smooth form by adding a subtle jagged lip; 26cm.tall, signed on base with a signed box.

Mizusashi by Unokawa Kazumasa (e)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #758477

This exceptional mizusashi is the work of a potter named Unokawa Kazumasa. A mizusashi is a fresh water jar for the Japanese tea ceremony. As the container of the principal ingredient used during that ceremony, it holds a princely status in the microcosmic space. With its rich mineral character, this particular mizusashi radiates rocklike strength as a guardian of the precious liquid and the point of commencement. Unokawa Kazumasa, born in Nara in 1952, not far from Kyoto, is a master crafts... Click for details

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

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

Large Mashiko Tsubo-Jar by Sakuma Fujiya

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #743647

Sakuma Fujiya(b.1963.) is a fourth generation Mashiko potter and current master of the Sakuma Totaro kiln. His grandfather is the legendary Sakuma, great friend to Hamada Shoji, and a grand potter in his own right; a good article on Totaro can be read on e-yakimono.net. Fujiya studied art at Nagoya University of Art before returning to Mashiko to work with his father Kenji. He uses traditional Mashiko materials in a very fresh way; his glazing is exceptional with kaki-persimmon, nuka-rice husk, ... Click for details

Bizen-Shino Tsubo-Jar by Fujiwara Kyosuke

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Pre 1980: item #731771

Fujiwara Kyosuke(b.1939) is the second son of Bizen LNT Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) and thus the brother of also Bizen LNT Yu (1932-2001). Kyosuke was brought up in Bizen yet also fell hard for Mino wares and decided to make his own hybrid---such as Mino-Iga from the Momoyama period--and thus his orange pastel toned Bizen-Shino for which he's so well known for was born. Here is a fine example of his Bizen-Shino with the most delightful pastel pinks on the broad squat jar form; dating to 1980, in pe... Click for details

Small White Stoneware Jar by Clayton Amemiya

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #724159

8.5 inches high and 8.5 inches in diameter; woodfired in an authentic Japanese anagama kiln on the big island of Hawaii. Clayton Amemiya was a student of master Seisho Kuniyoshi in Okinawa.

Woodfired Stoneware Tilt Pot by Clayton Amemiya

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Jars Contemporary: item #724158

8.5 inches high and 8.5 inches in diameter; woodfired in an authentic Japanese anagama kiln on the big island of Hawaii. Clayton Amemiya was a student of master Seisho Kuniyoshi in Okinawa.