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

Iga Yohen-Ash-Iron Glazed Tall Box by Hasu Y.

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #738763

Hasu Yoshitaka surely is one of the finest ceramic box artists in the land; very few can match his original glazing and bold forms. This is a taller box form that again shows an intense firing creating a dark, mysterious, textured-pitted landscape in dark purples, greens and browns. In perfect condition with a signed box, 22cm.tallx12x11.5.

Oribe Kogo by Kobayashi Junko

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #738171

A finely sculpted Oribe kogo by veteran female Tea potter Kobayashi Junko(b.1936). For four years Kobayashi studied with Korean Living National Treasure An Tougou before coming back to Japan and building a kiln in Mino. For her pottery Kobayashi uses clay from the Mino region, specifically mogusa, go tomaki and odo tsuchi. Which clay she uses depends on the form being made. The kogo--made with mogusa--is 5.8cm.tallx7, signed on base, with a signed box.

American Ceramic Construction, 1982

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Pre 1990: item #736304

"SIDE BY SIDE." Ceramic construction, 8 3/4" x 7" x 3 1/2" deep, a pair of reverse pyramidally-shaped columns, one of them with open latticework front and rear, a shelf surmounted by a triangular knop resting on one tier of latticework, the other column with incise decoration at its base and, excepting a keyhole-shaped opening front and rear, solid walls, the pair glazed in off-white, pink and black and secured to a stepped ceramic base; the underside is signed "Sires," titled "Side By Side" and... Click for details

Three Desk-Sized Shigaraki Sculptures by Kohyama Y.

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #727535

World celebrated Shigaraki ceramic artist Kohyama Yasuhisa has taken his large sculptural works and transformed them into miniature versions for the first time in his long career. Here are three such works from an autumn firing that are dynamic works that show Kohyama's originality in form and also his command of his kiln; note the pure beauty of the clay, quite a contrast to Kanzaki--who also fires an anagama--with Kanzaki showing a brilliant array of natural ash-glaze colors. The tallest Kohy... Click for details

Mudai--No Title--by Takiguchi Kazuo

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #720843

Takiguchi Kazuo(b.1953) is one of the most interesting and important Kyoto ceramic artists of the past 20 years. His original forms and deftly painted smaller works have earned him a slew of awards and a large following here in Japan as well as around the world; his works are in major museum and private collections also worldwide. He's always exploring new forms and textures here is a new work in his continuing mudai--no title--series of organic forms with patterned bluish-white glazing. In perf... Click for details

Shigaraki Sculpture 'Vase' by Kohyama Yasuhisa

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #703136

Here is another truly outstanding Shigaraki creation by the internationally celebrated ceramic artist Kohyama Yasuhisa(b.1936); more about him in our archives. The piece is in perfect condition and is 19cm.tallx39cm. long and 10cm.deep; captivating form and excellent firing in terms of bringing out the beauty of the clay.

Sara Ayers Catawba Indian Pottery Chief Head Vase/Pot

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Pre 1990: item #690287

I am selling a marvelous Catawba Indian Pottery vase made by Sara Ayers(1919-2002). Sara was probably one of the best contemporary Catawba potter in last 3 decades and her work is avidly sought after by collectors. She received many awards, including the South Carolina Folk Heritage Award and her work is in the collections of numerous museums. I acquired the vase from the Bob Conway Collection in Asheville, North Carolina. The vase is almost 7” tall and 10“ wide(from head to head). All of the l... Click for details

Kakurezaki Ryuichi Bizen Mizusashi

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural Contemporary: item #686513
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A fantastic Mimitsuki fresh water container with rolling, sculptural corners very much in the style of the highly sought Bizen master Kakurezaki Ruichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 7-1/2 inches (18.5 cm) tall, 9 inches (23 cm) wide and in excellent condition, dating circa 1998. 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 t... Click for details