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.

Benisai-Jomon Motif Vase by Uetake Satoshi

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Contemporary: item #771200

At a glance one can see only one ceramic artist could have made this piece, Uetake Satoshi(b.1956). Such is his unique voice with clay and design, for which he is consistently shown at Japan's most prestigious juried exhibitions. This vase would only hold a small single flower, and even without a flower it has a graceful presence; in perfect condition with a signed box, 27.5cm.tallx9.5x7, a good desk size.

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

Choi Sung Jae Punchong Vase

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Contemporary: item #770246
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13 x 12.5 x 6 inches, 33 x 32 x 15 cm

Porcelain Vase by Kyoto Master Kato Iwao

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1990: item #770040
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A very personal work by celebrated porcelain master Kato Iwao (1930-1987) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A peony (botan) has been engraved in the side, blue leaves on pale blue porcelain forming a crisp, yet soft atmosphere, like morning snow. The vase is 7-1/2 inches (19 cm) tall, 6 inches (15 cm) diameter. Iwao was born in 1930, son of a Kyoto potter and studied under his father and later under Kusube Yaichi until 1953, the year he was first accepted into the prestigious Nation... Click for details

Bizen Vase by Fujiwara Kikuyo

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 2000: item #769736

Fujiwara Kikuyo(b.1963) is the second daughter of the late great Fujiwara Ken(1924-1977). After losing her father at such an early age life was very hard for the entire family. Wanting to be a potter though, she took off for Tokyo--after a short stint at the Bizen Ceramic Center--where she studied with Tsuji Seimei(1927-2008) and Kyo. She was determined to study the essence of ceramics--as purely understood by her father and good friends the Tsujis--and fire her father's large kiln. The fire was... Click for details

Modern Bizen vase by talented young artist ISESAKI SOU

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Contemporary: item #769414
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Interesting and very artistic vase in semi-organic shape of modern Bizen ware by the leading artist Isesaki Sou.* The form made of a pair of overlapping and merging planes w. a convoluted opening. Front side has greyish areas w. traces of beige. Signed in the bottom w. the artist’s mark. Original kiri-box together w. documentation of the piece. H 23 cm, W 18 cm. Condition: Perfect. * Isesaki Sou (b. 1968). Started his education in Okayama College of Fine Arts in 1991. Exhibited his works there... Click for details

Large modern pottery Vase by Wada Morihiro

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 1990: item #769037
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We have been long searching after a larger vessel by Morihiro, and at last we have found one to offer. This is a peculiarly shaped vessel decorated with swirling designs in a fractured circle layed over impressed clay and enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The form is quite unique, the split circle motif actually falling from the center around the mouth to form the opposite side. Not apparent when viewing from the side but easily distinguished from above. It is signed on the base an... Click for details

Iga Vase by Kanzaki Shiho

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Vases Pre 2000: item #769012

Kanzaki Shiho(b.1942) is a living legend for Shigaraki-Iga and he's known around the world with works in major museums. He's been featured on the covers of many ceramic magazines(Ceramic Art and Perception #32, Ceramics Monthly Summer'97, among others) as well as having a recent documentary made about his life. What is unique about Kanzaki is his firings and the results he gets from a long firing of his anagama; his Buddhist nature also plays a deep part in his works. This Iga eared vase was fir... Click for details