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...
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
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"
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
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...
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".
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
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
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
MOON JAR M
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 20.5 x H 18.5cm (8.07 x 7.28in)...
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
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.
Ancient Iga pottery works had been made for a few decades since last Momoyama period from early Edo period. They were fired over 1250 degrees Celsius for 10 days and repeated 3 times and more with no glaze, they has natural glaze that is consist of melted ashes, burnt deposits and scarlet by fire.
They are well known as dynamic style and loved by many tea ceremony master like as famous Oribe Furuta...
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
Traditional Japanese art tends to be timeless and inspiring in form, however, occasionally lacking in diversity and innovation. That is why artists who can incorporate centuries of experiential knowledge and technique into producing new and interesting forms are oh so valued...
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
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)...