Rozome style covered jar with the repeated resist designs of the character, Mu. Mu means "nothingness" in Zen Buddhism, think of the possibilities for such a jar! The green overglaze is very reminiscent of Japanese Fujina style glazes and is very rich in person
Stoneware, slips and glazes
9" X 7.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe!
Tall cap jar decorated with repeated hiragana design in the rozome technique
Stoneware, slips, glazes
12" X 6.6"
Richly glazed cap jar with rozome ideogram style designs around the jar and on the lid. This glaze is very reminiscent of Old English or Fujina lead glazes without any lead!
Stoneware, slips and glazes
8" X 7"
Lidded storage jar with ameyu, amber glaze and a copper luster rain pattern
Stoneware and glazes
11" X 8"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Medieval influenced cap jar with a rich galena style glaze over a medallion repeat design. Though galena influenced, this is a lead free glaze!
Stoneware and glazes
8.5" X 6.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large hakeme (hakame) decorated covered jar with a medieval green splash on the front, back and lid
Stoneware, slip and glazes
13.5" X 7.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large and broad pillar form covered jar with hakeme decoration under a clear glaze and zen inspired splashes of rich Ao blue glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
12" X 8.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Ao glazed cap jar with "Orbis", rings design
Stoneware, slips and glazes
8.25" X 8.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robust stamped capjar with an overall keyfret style design under an Ao glaze and the lid and foot in clear glaze accents
Stoneware and glazes
10.5" X 6.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Medieval green glazed hakeme slipware covered jar, or mizusashi with kamon diamonds at four points around the piece
Stoneware, slips and glazes
8.8" X 6.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Volumous temmoku covered jar with three rings around the circumference of the piece with impressed stamp decoration. Picture #5 shows the actual color and quality of the glaze very well
Stoneware and glaze
10.5" X 8.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Temmoku glazed covered cap jar with repeated impressed designs around the body of the full jar
Stoneware and glaze
10" X 7.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robust covered cap jar in a deep temmoku glaze with a band of my medieval green over a kushime combed slip decoration
Stoneware, slip and glazes
11.25" X 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Lg. tsubo, jar with wide flared lip glazed in medieval green and temmoku glazes over a tataki, paddled grid design around the shoulder
Stoneware and glazes
10.25" X 8.25"
Large, ovoid tsubo, jar with kushime combing under haiyu and temmoku glazes. It is larger than the dimensions imply.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
12.25" X 8.5"
Temmoku glazed cap jar with haiyu accents in the stamped decorations. There are two small areas on the foot ring where the glaze ran just a bit, see pictures
Stoneware and glazes
11.5" x 6.75
Medieval green glazed cap jar with impressed stamp designs around the lobed body
Stoneware and glazes
7.75" X 6.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Ao glazed albarello influenced cap jar with vertical kushime combing decoration
Stoneware, slip and glazes
10.25" X 6.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Saffron hakeme yellow iron glazed wasp-waisted covered jar with subtle raked slip under the glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
12.25" x 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Wood-fired Jar, tsubo, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.8"(20cm) x Dia.8"(20cm.)
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 encouraged him to produce Tea wares...
Wood-fire jar, tsubo, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID.
Ash Glaze. H.9.5"(24cm) x Dia.9.5"(24cm.) Lug handles on shoulders in style of "chatsubo," tea leaf storage jar.
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...
Interesting and decorative porcelain tsubo with underglaze blue, sometsuke and overglaze red yuriko decoration and gold accents.
This tsubo is in fine condition and does not have a box and the potter has not been identified. The piece measures 7.25" x 6.5".
Generous Oribe style covered jar with impressed decoration around the body of the pot. Please note, the lid was fired on a wad that was later ground off resulting in the area you see on the bottom of the lid, it is not sharp and smooth to the touch.
Stoneware and glazes
9.25" x 7.5"
Large Oribe style covered jar with kushime slip decoration and ring knob lid.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
13" x 7"
Mizusashi, Fresh Water Jar used in Chanoyu, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood & gas fired with Ash Glaze interior. H. 5.75"(14.5cm) x Dia. 7.5"(19cm.) Mouth opening 4.875"(12.5cm.) Volume = 64oz (2,000cc.) 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...
Large Oribe glazed tsubo with hakeme slip decoration and a broad, flared lip.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
11.5" x 8.5"
Fissured Jar, Wood-Fired, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Natural Clay, & Natural Ash Glazing caused by 3 days of Wood-firing in the fire box of George's Anagama Kiln in 2005. A large fissure had occurred in firing which turned out to be a serendipitous accident. H. 15"(38cm) x Dia. 11.5"(29cm.) The beauty of this piece is dynamic in depicting the force of the kiln fire, yet still quiet in its naturalness. It is truly a one-of-kind piece that demonstrates the spirit of Zen...
Three tier medieval green and temmoku glazed Pisa jar with stamped decoration around the form and alternating panels of glaze.
Stoneware and glazes
11.6" x 5"
Tall covered jar with thick combed slip decoration under an Oribe style glaze with iron flows about the surface.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
13" x 6" max.
Tall covered jar with thick combed slip decoration under my gosu style Ao+glaze.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
13" x 5.6"
Wonderful porcelain tsubo with exquisitely painted sparrow and foliage across the surface with vivid watercolor like effects calling to mind a scene right out of early autumn. The detail of the painting is rather intricate and obviously owes its inspiration to many of the Meiji era painters of which Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918) immediately springs to mind...
Robust Oribe style covered jar with kushime slip decoration and angular knob. Though not necessarily intended as a mizusashi, it sits well next to a Shigaraki chawan in photo #6. ***I should also mention there is a fine crack where the knob meets the lid that is not sharp and does not effect the use and function of this piece.
Stoneware, slip and glaze
7.65 x 6.8"
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is created with chosen-karatsu (black&white)x marked as jar for tea ceremony.
It's a very refined piece a...
A truly unique work of Shino pottery developed among the company of some of Japan’s most respected and influential potters of the last century. Defying conventions of form and genre, this exceptional mizusashi looks like it could have emerged from the ground fully formed, the result of geological processes lasting millennia. The creator of this fine work is none other than Tsuboshima Dohei, a true master of the ceramic arts...
First born son to Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun, Koichiro (b. 1974) has quickly made a name for himself as an independent artist. Not content to rely solely on family reputation, he has set off on his own path, making innovations in clay and also in the ideas and principles surrounding his craft...
MOON JAR S
Contemporary white porcelain jar by Lee Yong-soon (b.1957, Korea), with his unique interpretation for the ancient jars of the Joseon dynasty, approx. D 17 x H 17cm (6.69 x 6.69in)...