Rich Oribe glazed faceted (mentori) travel teabowl (tabi-chawan) with box and made in spring 2008. In perfect condition with rich copper flow tea pool.
Higuchi is well known for his tactile tabi-chawan in Oribe and Shino glazes and is published in numerous magazines and publications.
4.15" X 3"
Pair of "Jovian Storms" neriage bowls in sand/white and grey/white mixtures
Porcelain and glaze
Each approx. 6.25" X 3.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robust Oribe hakeme (hakame) chawan inspired by very natural stacked stones
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.5" X 4.25
Functional, decorative and food safe
A pair of tebori bowls in terra cotta with plum blossoms and fence pattern carved through out the interior
Terra Cotta, slip and glaze
6.7" X 3.4" each
Functional, decorative and food safe
Katakuchi, Spouted Bowl, Bamboo Ash Glaze. H.3.75"(9.5cm) X W.7.5"(19cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa...
Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, Ido-gata (well-shaped)by Sachiko Furuya. White matte glaze, H.3.375"(8.5cm) X Dia.6.375"(16.25cm), Footring Dia.2.5"(6.5cm.)
Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea...
Rozome style decorated chawan in the Sanyon design. The green overglaze is very reminiscent of Japanese Fujina style glazes and is very rich in person, the interior is a hakame style white slip
Stoneware, slip and glazes
4.60" X 4.35"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Persian, raqqa glazed chawan with rozome traditional technique underglaze grasses decoration of
White earthenware, black underglaze decoration and traditional Persian blue glaze
5.2" X 4.35"
Please note, this piece is made using traditional pourous white earthenware and a soft fritted glaze. Though it is food safe and functional, it is not intended for everyday use.
Oribe style chawan with hakeme (hakame) slip decoration under the lustrous rich green glaze
Stoneware, slip and traditional Oribe glaze
5" X 4.25"
Resist design chawan with "harmony" pattern with brushed slip interior. In the right light, a lustre can be seen on the surface of the glaze.
Stoneware, slips and glaze
4.75" X 4.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Modern play on the chawan, teabowl in the Oribe tradition with the Shono pattern (inspired by Hiroshige's famous print; Sudden Shower at Shono)
Stoneware with traditional Japanese Oribe glaze
5" X 4.25"
A large basin decorated with magnolias by Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A vibrant image perfectly executed from Takahiro who is a master of Tetsu-e. The bowl is 13-1/2 inches (34 cm) diameter, 4 inches (10 cm) tall and in perfect condition, dating circa 1995. Kondo Takahiro was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo...
A Shino bowl by modern pottery master Sato Katsuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Dark iron characters diffuse into the misty feldspar glaze, Mu (nothingness) on one side and a circle on the other. A bowl steeped in the tradition of Zen, it is slightly closed at the irregular rim to focus the aroma. The bowl is 4 inches (10 cm) tall, 4-1/2 inches (11.5 cm) diameter and in perfect condition...
Red burns through the dramatically pin-holed white glaze clinging viciously to the sides of this large Shino Chawan by representative Mino artist Kato Takeshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Enigmatic dark iron cuts through the clouds of tinged white, lending a brash sense of the primitive power of fire. It has great Hada, the texture so good it would certainly add flavor to your cup of tea...
A mischievous bowl covered in dense ash by the late master Furutani Michio (1946-2000) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The ash is so thick as to almost pacify the ragged clay surface; its resonant peaks still visible underneath where the clay is roughest. Inside dark charring scars the back of the bowl where flame licked the surface, and rivulets of crusty green vein the gray skin. The bowl is almost 9 inches (22 cm) diameter, over 3 inches (8 cm) to the rim...
A stunning white hagi glaze tinted with lavender cools on the sculpted natural from of this most expressive chawan by representative Hagi artist Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is roughly 5 inches (13 cm) diameter, the same height and in perfect condition. Like Ryuichi, Masano likely needs no introduction, certainly one of Hagis most well known names, he has been displayed both nationally and internationally innumerable times...
Ido-style (deep well) matcha jawan (Tea Bowl) made by contemporary ceramic artist, Sachiko Furuya. Height: 3.5", Dia. 3.5".
Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa...