Lavender clouds like rain threatening on a foggy landscape form on the surface of this spectacular large tea bowl by important artist Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kurinuki Chawan. His white glazing has altered to soft lavender in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel...

Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form, pattern and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of his works on this spectacular Sekisoh (layers) chawan by Izumita Yukiya enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
Size, D 11.9 x 13.4 cm H 10.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture . In1995 opened is own workshop...

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. *Tachibana Daiki is well known that young Bill Clinton or Cap.Armstrong asked for teaching. This piece was created in '89 for ideal as　the great founder Raku Chojiro'work and not used. He gave himself the name as "NAGOMI"to t...

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. *Tachibana Daiki is well known that young Bill Clinton or Cap.Armstrong asked for teaching. This piece was created in '89 for ideal as the great artist Hon-ami Koetsu'work and not used. The mentor Daiki gave the name as "AKAHI...

A snow-bank sides over bottomless black, creating a stark sense of drama on this deep Chawan by Miwa Kazuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro Yume Wan (White Dream Bowl). The bowl is both sculptural and unusual, express the innovative work of this contemporary potter.
Size, D 12.1 x 12.6 cm H 12.5 x 13.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kazuhiko likely needs no introduction...

Once again Abe Anjin has lived up to our expectations in this Mount Fuji sake cup with his most sought after style of saishoku colors. It comes wrapped with the original stamped wrapping cloth enclosed in the original wooden box titled Saishoku Bizen Shuki and in turn enclosed in a black lacquered wooden box also stamped by the artist...

A large and beautiful tea bowl inlayed with the silhouette of trees against the evening sky by Saeki Moriyoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nerikomi Zogan Jumoku Moyo Chawan and dated 2000. This artists fascination with trees against the sky is inspiring. He has chosen to imbue his works with memories of the perfect sunset, with an autumn morning or late afternoon in winter...

A slightly more austere work completing this tea set by Kanzaki Shiho enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan and named inside the lid Amidha-Do (Hall of Amitabha). Here the artist has refrained from over-decoration, allowing the natural color and texture of the terracotta clay to dominate. It is 5-1/4 inches (13.3 cm) diameter, 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) tall and in excellent condition, dating circa 1990...

A prime example combines the rough Shigaraki clay with the natural and beautiful markings from the Angama kiln by Kohara Yasuhiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled understatedly Chawan. The title is the only thing simple about this complex combination of contemporary clay, while boldly reflecting the tradition and spirit of old Shigaraki ware. A simply stunning work by artist...

The artist who produced this piece, Wataru Motomura, prides himself in living a traditional life in the eastern hills of Kyoto—long known for its rich clay and idyllic pastoral lands. Though the form of this vessel appears innovative and playful, the techniques and materials used to produce it have been around for many hundreds of years...

A great example of a modern Shino tea bowl based on pieces being produced nearly 500 years ago in the kilns of Mino. This piece shows excellent texture to the glaze with a very active and diverse ceramic landscape. In addition, the use of a darker ferrous compound gives it a rather weighty and seasoned appearance when compared with the more commonly encountered red Shino glazes of the modern day...

A fantastic Tea Bowl by rising star Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. Ash-glaze blasted with fire color of foggy green and yellow shizen yu glaze, shell props on the side, allowing us a view into the firing as it lay on its side in the kiln, the molten ash building up on the opposite side and following gravity down in streams. A sumptuous work exploiting the best Shigaraki pottery has to offer...

The colors seen in this ceramic piece are not often encountered in the world of Japanese tea-ware pottery—a field dominated mainly by styles such as Raku, Hagi, and other traditions with relatively conservative and predictable color schemes. The aquamarine blue is rather striking, reminiscent of coral encountered in the pristine waters of tropical and remote destinations...

A playful work by rising star Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan and comes with Shikishi board painted and signed by the artist.
Size, D 12.6cm H 9.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star...

An exquisite tea bowl by master for that genre Koie Ryoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashi-Kuro Chawan...

This exceptionally well-formed tea bowl displays highlights of flaxen and scarlet visible through a classic black glaze. Raku tea bowls such as this are made by hand, without the use of a potter's wheel. In the process of shaping the bowls, potters handle the tea bowls in much the same manner that users will hold them as they drink from them. In this manner, a connection is formed between the creator of the tea bowl and the participants in the tea ceremony. For this and other reasons, Raku bowls...

Perfectly shaped Kuro Raku Chawan of Nitten Exhibition Potter Kiraku Kuzu with a beautiful jet black glaze. The Chawan was made 30 years ago.

It is in mint condition and comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and an appraisal of the famous Japanese Daitokji Temple, which makes this Chawan very special.

No chips or cracks.

Size: 8,5 cm height x 12 cm in diameter.

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A unique sake cups set by some of Japans most sought artists representing pottery traditions from throughout the country. Yamada Kazu(Oribe),Hori Ichiro(Shino),Kaneta Masanao(Hagi),Tsujimura Shiro (Shigaraki) and Harada Shuroku (Bizen). Each piece embodies the innovative qualities of the various artists themselves, shapes, textures, kiln effects, glazes…a new experience for every night of the week. Each cup enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes with a lacquered Niju-bako double wood s...

An austere form calling to mind the strictness of form and years of practice required to master the way of tea by Ningen Kokuho Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Kuro Chawan. It has a very organic feel, both from the texture and the eight cutted sides, with an undulating rim. A sumptuous work exploiting the best of Bizen pottery has to offer.
Size, D 13.2 cm H 9.7 cm
Condition,excellent
Isezaki Jun was born the second son to the promine...

A spectacular Chawan decorated with vivid colors of blue,pink,green,grey,red,white and black,by Japan Ceramic Society award (JCS) winner Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box and lacquered Niju-bako double wood storage case.
The glazing technique called Ima Oribe (Now Oribe), the most newest style by Yasuo.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware. He began his path to professi...

According to Kei Wakao, the artist who crafted this extraordinary work, it took him years of trial-and-error to perfect the unique rice-porcelain glaze covering this finely shaped tea vessel. Not only was it a challenge to achieve the demure milky translucence of the glaze—similar to the appearance of a grain of rice when held to the light—but also to get the right flowing consistency and pooling effect around the base.

Born in 1974 as the eldest son to a well-established kiln i...

This remarkable tea bowl is from the kilns of Yoshida Shuen (1940-1987)—an apprentice of Miwa Kyusetsu (1910-2012) who was awarded the status of Living National Treasure in 1983. It features a warm crackled glazing with a few small portions of the foot of the tea bowl exposed, displaying the somewhat reddish coarse clay that this piece is fashioned from.

Hagi-yaki has a tradition stretching back over 400 years and is a high-fired stoneware type of pottery. Hagi-ware is prized for...

Takuro makes the most characteristic pottery I have ever seen here in Japan , and when you look on this particular piece it’s easy to understand why. Here is a superb example of his Kairagi large Tea Bowl. It has Tomo everything, Artists history, wrapping cloth, a silk pouch, with his fingerprint all over the signed box.
Size, D 14.6 x 15.4 cm H 10.2 x 11.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Takuro was born in 1981 in Hiroshima. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, at K...

From our family collection of Japanese art from Living National Treasures: perfectly shaped Bizen Chawan from legendary Kaneshige Toyo (1896 - 1967). It was made 55 years ago and is in absolutely great condition.

Born into the Kaneshige family, one of the six kilns of Bizen, as the son of wakigama-style potter Kaneshige Baiyo, Toyo was trained by his father from early childhood and became adept at pottery techniques, with handicrafts and engraved ornaments being his particular speci...

Rough earthy expression with dynamic feeling due to mud brush eyes in this wonderful Tea Bowl by Suzuki Tetsu titled Ai-ryokuyu Chawan. Moist indigo green is a comfortable shade. The inside is pale jaundice, gentle melody.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tetsu was born in Tajimi city in 1964. After graduating from Kyoto prefectural college of technical ceramic art in 1988,began intensively potting an working under his father, Osamu. Since then his list of...

A very unusual work by the challenging artist Nakata Atsushi covered in red lacquer with modern designs enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled URUSHI TEA BOWL. It is 11.5 x 13.5 x 9.5 cm (4-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 3-3/4 inches) and is in New condition.
Nakata Atsushi was born in Toyama in 1968, and studied in the blossoming field of videography at Osaka University of Art however chose the path of potter after working at a friends kiln while at school. He graduated in 1992, then apprent...

Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan with notched foot by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of orange-red glaze on brown pottery. In my opinion it is the one of the most aesthetic chawans that he made. The seal of the artist is stamped on the bottom. We have a similar chawan with greenish glaze - same price.

Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987. And then, he started his own pottery in 1992 and ...

This is definitely the best work by modern avangarde artist Hiramatsu Ryoma and it demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a tea bowl.

He surely needs no introduction. Ryoma is one of those once in 500 years' type of artists. He is a potter who goes beyond that usual appellation. He has developed his own way of expressing himself through ceramics.

For Hiramatsu a chawan should be a kokoro-utuswa, a 'place' in which t...

A beautiful Sake Set in rich Oribe green and shimmers of electric blue by rising star potter Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Oribe Katakuchi and Oribe Guinomi respectively. This is an excellent example of this artis work.
Size, Katakuchi D 13.2 cm H 7.4 cm
Size, Guinomi D 7.2 cm H 5.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world,Makoto born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978. In 2000 he was apprenticed...

Wonderful Tobe Chawan with a fantastic glaze, made by the great 3rd Rakuzan Tamai (1924-1990) about 50 years ago. Rakuzan Tamai was accepted several times at the Nitten Exhibition in Japan. His work is part of the imperial houshold as well.

In mid 18th century Tobe ware was started in Ehime prefecture, Japan, and in the end of the 19th century, there was an increase in the production of tableware for export to South East Asia. Nowadays such type of Chawan is hard to find.

A striking Tea Bowl in mottled Bizen clay from the unorthodox artist Kawabata Fumio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Shizen Nerikomi Yohen Chawan. The mixed earth is pulled and twisted out of shape, one can sense the plasticity with your eyes. Plethora of Yohen kiln effects with burnt red where it has been licked by flame, yet remains pale from the shadows of the kiln. It is truly magnificent work.
Size, D 12.6 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kawa...

The creator of this exceptional tea bowl is Koto Kenshi, a native of the town of Hagi in Yamaguchi prefecture who has been producing many fine works since opening his studio in 1970. This piece features a milky ashen glaze with a portion of the foot of the tea bowl exposed, displaying the reddish coarse clay beneath.

Hagi-yaki has a tradition stretching back over 400 years and is a high-fired stoneware type of pottery. Hagi-ware is prized for its subdued colors and classical feature...

An exquisite work of layered pottery by challenging female artist Fukumoto Fuku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tsuki no Shimo (Moon Frost) and date to 2017. The clear white glaze certainly is like moonlight, and something about the impact of the form into multiple forms calls to mind an asteroid strikeing ground. It is both calm and alive with movement at the same time.
Size, D 15.3 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukumoto Fuku was born into a family...

Iron infuses the draperies of crystallized Shino glaze covering this superb Oni Shino Chawan by legendary artist Tsukigata Nahiko wrapped in a pouch and enclosed in the original signed double wooden boxs haring the same title. Taking away the sense of creation and putting it firmly in the natural world where nothing is perfect (except perhaps the scent of a plum blossom!) A seminal chawan by this important artist whose work will remain influential long past the coming generations.
Size, D ...

Viscuous charred feldspar clouded with stormy color adorns this superb cascading bowl by Kumano Kuroemon enclosed in the original highly decorated signed wooden box titled Matsuzaka Shino Glaze Chawan. Like the potter himself, this bowl is large and stable, seemingly welded to the floor by its own weight and presence. Despite that the kodai foot is small and delicate, adding creating tension between form and the space around it. A sublime example of this popular artist’s work.
Size, ...

Thick pale green covers the perfect white clay of this deep Tea Bowl by Kato Tsubusa created with his New Zealand Calium and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Chawan (White Celadon Tea Bowl ). The sides have been slabbed away, the angular form then dipped in thick transparent green which has fissured in the heat, and beaded like a jade necklace around the base.
Size, D 10.6 cm H 11.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Tsubusa was born in the home of S...

A very cheerful piece for late summer tea from the kiln of modern pottery master Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ki-Seto Chawan.
Size: D 12.2 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kishimoto Kennin has been working with clay since the 1950s, devouring styles along the way. Seto, Oribe, Iga and Celadon, all very different approaches which he masters one at a time, extending his unique view of the arts to new realms, and moving on to the next ch...

This expertly crafted Chawan was made by great contemporary artist Kobayashi Takeharu, born in 1944. It is an elegant example of the beauty of Shino ware, a four hundred year old tradition that has produced some of the most spectacular tea ceremony vessels. This is a sober yet enchanting piece that craves to be held and used. It comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and a profile of the potter.

Kobayashi Takeharu has exposed all over Japan. His kiln is located in To...

Lustrous and richly glazed chawan by Raku specialist, Sasaki Shoraku, this is not your typical chawan. Created and inspired by Honami Koetsu's Kamiya chawan, this large, broad, high quality utsushi chawan has a deep black surface with areas of rusty red sprinkled on the interior and exterior of the bowl creating a wonderful landscape which is as pleasant to look at as it is to hold. This chawan measures 13.5 x 8.5cm and is in perfect condition in its original signed wood box.

A striking tea bowl by rising star Suzuki Taku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro-Sabi (Black Rust) Chawan. From his famed rust glazes series , which not only display remarkable color variations, but also textures, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands.
Size, D 12.7 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Suzuki Taku is a rising force in sculptural forms in the Japanese ceramic art world. In fact he graduated the prestigious Wase...

Here is another superb Tea Bowl with a dancing rim, samurai fighter, plants and flowers by rising star Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan. The designs are very bold, with crisp black lines on cloudy orange base-glaze; stylistically much like a black and white comic book in glossy format. Even the box is a work of art.
Size, D 13.4 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a ri...

A signature chawan engraved with figures and animals by Gomi Kenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box and dating to 2018.
Size, D 13.2 cm H 9.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Gomi kenji was born in 1978 in Nagano.He has been displayed at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition,the Kikuchi Biennale, Mashiko Ceramic Art Exhibition, and in 2014, he won the Grand Prix at the 10th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Ceramic Arts Category. Work by him is held in Museums here ...

A museum quality Chawan by Kondo Takahiro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Gin-teki Wan. This is from his Silver Mist Tea Bowls series (2014-2016), undoubtedly one of his most popular motifs.
Size, D 15.9 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature. From there he studied at the Kyoto Pref...

A deep bowl decorates with an assortment of colors in dashes, dots and draperies by Kawabata Kentaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan. Consistent with this artitsts repertoire, the varying aspects are difficult to surmise in few words, raw clay, torn, cut, molded, squeezed and decorated with color in a variety of styles with glass beads. A playful work to represent his eclectic style.
Size, D 12.8 cm H 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kawabata ...

This is everything we could hope for in a bowl by this esteemed artist, Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Chawan . It has a superb organic form, texture and the imperfectly torn sides coated. Blue-gray ash separated from the raw dark clay by a thin bead of pale brown color. The wide base and low stance create a very powerful presence. This is a great opportunity to acquire a very special piece by this artist.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 9.5 cm
C...

Ash glaze splatters seemingly haphazard across this superbly crafted tea bowl by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Chawan. The glaze has pummeled the side and run in just enough to create a large green pool in the center, thick green running in a stream to connect it to the rim. About the base clings charred ash deposits, and one side is severely blasted, opposite raw shiseki-pocked clay. Truly a magnificent work
Size,W 12.6 cm H 9.1 cm
Condit...

Very unusal colors for this artist works of soft GRAY tones over rough sandy clay and pure Hagi White dripping glaze,enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box titled Hagi Chawan Shumei Kinen . This important tea bowl was chosen to be the one for the announcing on his succeeded the family name 12th Saka Koraizaemon. This is a superlative work by the artist, and one I am very proud to be able to offer.
Size, D 13.4 cm H 9.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Saka Koraiza...

A samurai fighter make a play on the traditional Narumi colors tea bowl by Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan . The designs are very bold with Asago flower( morning glory ) on cloudy orange base-glaze; stylistically much like a black and white comic book. Even the boxes are a work of art. And the green on the Bowl adds a touch of tension.
Size, D 12.9 cm H 9.2 cm
Condition, Excellent Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illu...

This particular tea bowl is having all of the bells and whistles a collector would want from a work by Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-kabu Zogan Jomon Chawan . Salt firing, wood firing and rope decoration. Everything comes together to paint a portrait of a perfect Shimaoka piece.
Size, D 12.2 cm H 10.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007) attended the Tokyo Industrial School Ceramics dep...

A stellar tea bowl covered in rich Oribe green by Tsukamoto Haruhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Chawan. It has a very organic feel, both from the texture and the cutted sides with various thicknesses of green glass, like water running over a stone surface. This is a great opportunity to acquire a very special piece by this artist.
Size, D 13.4 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsukamoto Haruhiko was born in Toki city, Gifu, in the heart of...

This elegant work of Karatsu pottery has an unglazed foot, showing the rich ferrous clay, and displays a beautiful ashen glaze with hues of blue, grey, green, and a dark glossy ring encircling the top.

Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated. As early as the 15th century, Korean potters heavily influenced the development of this form—helping to endow it with the earthy, simple, and natural qualities it is so appreciated for. ...

A tasteful work by Nakamura Kohei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Ido Chawan. This piece was shown at his exhibition from 2011 at Mitsukoshi Nipon-bashi Honten (Tokyo) Department Store and is featured in the catalog image number 2 (catalog included). The pale glaze crawls across the surface, creating a sense of drama over this very austere form. The rim dips and curves, a playful accent to the otherwise sedate work, made to suit the stately confines of the tea room. A ...

A dramatic large bowl from the youthful star Tsujimura Yui showing a talent far beyond his years enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-yu Oni Oke (Natural Ash Glazed Demon Tub)and date to 2018. Molten ash streaks around the formt. The inside,eyelets shows scars where kutsuki (other items) have fused to it in the heat of the conflagration with pool of amazing crystal green and blue .
Size, D 31.8 cm H 14.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsujimura Yui was born...

A splendid Oribe chawan (oribe tea bowl) made by Suzuki Goro (b. 1941), one of the most recognized contemporary Japanese potters. Oribe ware has been made in Japan since the end of the sixteenth century, under the guidance of Furuta Oribe (1544-1615), a feudal lord and one of the most illustrious students of tea master Sen-Rikyu (1522-1591).

The asymmetric design, with abstract markings, give a primitive look to the vessel; that is the genius of Oribe pottery, the timelessness of ...

This experimental work by young artist Hiramatsu Ryoma demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a tea bowl. Described on the box as a “Kiretsu-mon” (ki = turtle, retsu = cracked, mon = design/ crest), according to Hiramatsu, his inspiration for this piece, and a number of others came from an ancient form of sea life known as an Ammonite—a large spiraled mollusk who’s shells are often found fossilized today. The inside of the bowl is ...

Reminiscent of a hollowed out lotus seed pod, this recent creation by young artist Hiramatsu Ryoma demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a tea bowl. Described on the box as a “ammonite/ gindani/ chawan” (ammonite/ silver glaze/ tea bowl), Hiramatsu says his inspiration for this piece (and several others) came from an ancient form of sea life known as an ammonite—a large spiraled mollusk who’s shells are often found fossilized toda...

An austere form calling to mind the strictness of form and years of practice required to master the way of tea by Ningen Kokuho Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Chawan. A large circles beyond the burnt-straw remains gives the effect of the moon reflecting off water viewed through a rush of bamboo.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Jun was born the second son to the prominent Bizen family of Isezaki Yozan. With his older brot...

Sugimoto Sadamitsu (b. 1935) is one of the most important Shigaraki potters alive today and continues to create master works into his old age. Originally a resident of Tokyo, at the age of 33 he moved to Shigaraki and started creating high-quality tea-ware implements, most notably, fine tea bowls in the style of early Raku masters. A devotee of Zen and a lover of tea, Sugimoto is able to create tea bowls that are not just attractive, pleasant to hold in the hand, and a joy to drink from; but tha...

A spectacular Shino Chawan featuring clouds of red over fissured white by the important artist Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyo Shino Renzan Chawan. Shotaro has cupped and misshapen the bowl into five subtly flattened sides, with an undulating rim. The lower half a series of mountains in white, blue and russet iron in a brightly and beautiful morning surrounding the city of Toki, where the artist has been firing pottery for over 40 years. Truly a spectacula...

A morphic vessel of rough outer form like a fossilized egg or bowl of coral covered from the rim within by slick blue, a quintessential work by Tanoue Shinya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kara-wan (Empty Shell) and date to 2018. It has a wide, rounded form which is surprisisngly pleasant to hold, and the smooth blue decorating the rim is pleasing to the lips.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 9.6 x 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tanoue Shinya was born in Kyoto, the c...