A boat shaped vessel by Kishimoto Kennin of Iga clay covered in green copper glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Oribe Kaki and exhibited at a solo exhibition in Umeda Hankyu Department Store: catalog included.  It has a hurricane bow, the lines cut at a diagonal running down from it like froth leading to the wake as it plows forward.  It is a powerful work, and as the catalog shows, is excellent for flower arranging.  The Takarabune or boat shaped theme is a popular m...

A small Tsubo by modern pottery legend Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-yu Hanaire. A superb example of natural ash-glaze in form and firing. One of his early pieces,that are very difficult to find in the market those days. 
Size, D 17.6 cm   H 13.2  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter...

Exquisite colors pool and drip on this oil spot glazed vase by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kamahen Tenmoku-yu Kabin dating circa 1970. It is 22.3 cm (9 inches) tall, 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter and is in excellent condition.
Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer. Discarding the family business he apprenticed in plastic arts under Ishiguro Munemaro...

A large tsubo in gold and white slip by Miyashita Hideko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haku-a Kaki Rin to Shite Yo. The title speaks of standing up alone, and the artist told me it was a piece she created when she came to terms with the grief of her husband passing away and had decided to make a fresh go of life. The form was influenced by ancient Chinese maternal sculptures, thus the forward, broad stance...

Kato Toyohisa showing off his skills again with a superb vase in Red tinged white Camellias over the Nezumi-gray enclosed in the original wooden box titled Tsubaki Nezumi Shino Kaki. This vase is quite large, and the masterful craftsmanship of this artist is obvious.
Size, D 38.1 cm  H 36.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Toyohisa was born in 1962...

Blasted and dripping Guinomi withe,a fantastic sculptured Tokkuri by Fujioka Shuhei enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Iga Tokkuri and Iga Guinomi respectively. Charred shadows under score the deep green glass pools on the surface, raw earth studded with inclusions burnt red. 
Size, The Tokkuri: is D 9.2  cm   H 17.6  cm
Guinomi: is D 6.6  cm   H 6.5  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Fujioka Shuhei was born in Ehime, on the Island of Shikoku in 1947...

An elegant elongated form displaying in a rustic, manner the various affects of rough Iga clay by Tanimoto Kei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Hanaire. A dark shadow climbs up the side where the piece had been buried in a cloud of ash during the firing. Where it was not so protected, yellow green glaze accentuates the various textures benath. It is 21.3 cm tall, 9 cm diameter and in excellent condition...

A large Sculpture vase befitting any Museum collection by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekki Kigen 09. 
Size, D 30.9 cm  H 25.1  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Mihara Ken was born in Shimane prefecture in 1958, and apprenticed under Funaki Kenji at the age of 23...

A spectacular work by Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box featuring a dark burn down one side, as if water has been pouring from the rim for centuries over the same place. The rough clay studded with inclusions and Shiseki is everything we have come to expect from this potter. The vase is 9 inches (23 cm) tall, 5 inches (12.5 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter...

A magnificent work of Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shin-in. A charred dark clay,flowing ash on the side, shell marks, form,this mizusashi has it all.Dating to 2002,from his Shin-in series comes with the artist original matte lacquer lid...

A very desirable work of this contemporary Mashiko form by Hamada Tomoo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kaki-yu Aka-e Kabin. The form is iconic Mashiko, with a strong sense of the utilitarian, a keynote of the Mingei movement. It is a large work and certainly worthy of a prominent place in your collection.
Size, D 25.2 cm H 25.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hamada Tomoo was born in 1967 in Masahiko,as the son of Hamada Shinsaku and grandson of Hamada Shoji...

An incredible organic form, the delicate petals appearing to waft in some tide by Shingu Sayaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A closed bud on the side is lined with hundreds of tiny sharp needles in black. It is 6 x 5 x 4 inches (15 x 13 x 10 cm) and in excellent condition.
Shingu Sayaka was born in Osaka, the industrial and commercial heartland of central Japan, in 1979...

An exquisite work of layered pottery by challenging female artist Fukumoto Fuku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shinonome ( Beginning of Morning Twilight)...

A rare set of Sake Service Vessels (Tokkuri) by important artist Yagi Kazuo stamped near the base the white slip and engraved with butterflies and a poem. Emblazoned is the verse
URAURANI
TERERU HARUBINI HIBARI AGARI
KOKORO KANASHIMO
HITORISHI OMOEBA
The lark takes flight on a spring day
Inadvertently I am taken with sadness
Left thinking alone…

A rare late 1950s to '60s sculptural work by Kitade Fujio, an artist credited with bringing Kutani into the modern age, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hekimen Ni Seshite Okizaru Kaki (Vase left abandoned by the wall). The clay is quite pure, covered in blasts of black and beige. It is 9-1/4 x 5-1/2 x 11 inches (24 x 14 x 28 cm) and in excellent condition. Kitade Fujio was born in 1919 the first son of potter Kitade Tojiro. He graduated the Ceramics research facility in 1937...

A Yakishime Sculptural vase in brunette gray clay by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekki Kake-hanaire and date to 2010.An unusual shape with a rich red, and yello against the gray body in the dark corner of a Tea Room would be incredible.
Size, D 11.4 cm H 21.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mihara Ken was born in Shimane prefecture in 1958, and apprenticed under Funaki Kenji at the age of 23. He has been exhibited and or prized at the All Japan Ceram...

Here we take an opportunity to announse of a tragedy in the world of Japanese ceramics,Living National Treasure Nakajima Hiroshi passed away last month (Mar 7 2018) at age 76.
There is no doubt about the superlative nature of the deep celadon glazes used by Hiroshi, and this vessel is no let down. A creamy blue crackling glaze covers this artful form which comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Seiji Tsubo.
Size, D 29.6 cm H 28.2 cm
Condition, Excell...

Every shade between mustard and aubergine fades into the deepest blue on the sides of this ovoid form decorated with enigmatic relief-work by Shinkai Kanzan enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nishiki-ka Kabin. It is 14-1/2 inches (37 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Shinkai Kanzan was born the grandson of Seifu Yohei III in 1912 and was raised from a baby in the confines of the Gojo-zaka ceramic district of Kyoto, inducted daily into the realm of pottery by his father a...