Wood-fired Vase (hanaire) or Sake Flask (tokkuri) by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.4.375"(11cm) x Dia.3.375"(8.5cm.) 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...

Hanging Vase (J. kakehanaire) by Sachiko Furuya. Bamboo Ash Glaze. H.6.5"(16.5cm) X Dia.2.875"(7.25cm). 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...

Hanging Vase (J.Kakehanaire) by Sachiko Furuya. Bamboo ASh Glaze. H.6.75"(17cm) X Dia.4"(10.25cm). 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...

Here is another wonderful Tokkuri by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Acanthus leaf patterned inlaid painted in warm colors of brownish yellow and pale brown. A superb example of the work by this popular Artist.
Size, D 8.2 cm H 14.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada Morihiro was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to his current location in 1976...

Silver slip over the dark and murky ash gray sides by the popular young star Iguchi Daisuke enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
Size, Guinomi D 6.6 cm H 5.7 cm
Size, Tokkuri D 7.4 cm H 15.3 cm

Condition, New, From the artist this year.
Iguchi Daisuke was born in 1975 in Tochigi , After graduating the Tohoku University of Art & Design in 1998, studied in Kyoto under Imai Masayuki...

Bidoro rain down like a glass bead curtain over the terracotta clay of this Shigaraki Tsubo by Takahashi Shunsai enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 8-1/4 inches (20.5 cm) tall and in fine condition...

Celadon is all about form, and here Yagi Akira has nailed it with this expertly executed elegant shape composed of 2 interlocking pieces covered in green celadon glaze and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kakushaku (literally horn scoop). It is 4-3/4 inches (14.5 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
This name is a must have in any collection of modern Japanese Pottery...

A playful works with lively colors and manga iconography among the outlandish designs on those sake flasks by the very popular young artist Fukami Fuminori enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Manga Oribe Tokkuri.
Size,(Left) D 9.8 cm H 15.4 cm
Size,(Right) D 9.2 cm H 15.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star...

A black cloak is draped from the shoulders of this mysterious character lurking in the shadows of the tea room by legendary potter Yamada Kazu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seto-guro Hanaire.
Size, D 10.2 cm H 25.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kazu was born in Tokoname cityin 1954, one of Japans ancient kiln areas, into a line of potters...

I have long sought to offer the perfect piece by Kawase Shinobu, one that captures both his mastery of celadon glazing and his innovative symmetry of flowing lines and fluted points.  Finally it is here, and I look very much forward to sharing this with you all.  The silhouette is ethereal, harkening back to the clean elegant lines of Song pottery and the pirouetting lines of Alphonse Mucha and Art-nouveau.  The glaze lays perfectly mirror like on the body, like a green ocean without a breath...

Hanging Vase, Kakehanaire, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Saggar fired with grass. This pot experienced heavy charring on the bottom during firing (see enlargements.) H. 3.375"(8.5cm) x Dia. 3"(7.5cm.), with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post...

New stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including, Tea Bowl ,Vases, Sake Cups Sake Bottles and Water Containers ,available for purchase. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. All the prices are including shipping costs. We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 11,6 cm H 29.1 cm
Condition, E...

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. She graduated the Osaka University of Arts in 2001, before being selected as an artist in residence ...

Prepare to be blown away by this masterpiece from the son of Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Tsubo. A magnificent and voluminous, in remarkable color variations, decorated with leaves design. The textures is smooth, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands. This is one not to be missed, and one we will be hard pressed to let go.
Size, D 32.2 cm H 31.8 cm (inches)
Condition, Excellent

An iconic representation of this artists work, a large hidasuki Tsubo of red clay marked with burnt straw by Isezaki Mitsuru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Tsubo. It is 9-1/2 inches (24 cm) diameter, 10-1/2 inches (26.5 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Isezaki Mitsuru (b. 1934) was born to a family of potters, his father Yozan and brother Jun both very important in Bizen pottery. In 1998 Mitsuru was named a Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property for Okayama...

Here is a piece with attitude! A proud Iga vase with two “ears” like elbows on its hips by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Hanaire Somimi. Interestingly he has written the last characters as one instead of two in the title. The style is taken from Momoyama era works, -tweaked a little with typical Kennin flare, and looks as if it just stepped from the kiln goin “What do you think?”
Size, W 14.5 cm (6 inches) H 25.5 cm (10.1/2inches)

A spectacular work by legendary potter Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The Imo-form 'Potato' covered in a molten ash, tendrils of which wrap around like many fingers, blue-gray ash with a pale brown color on the front side.
Size, D 14.2 cm H 31.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kakurezaki Ryuichi is one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bizen but far off Nagasaki, which seems to have gifte...

A rare and expressive example by the highly sought Tanaka Sajiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Chossen Karatsu Hana-ire.  Every aspect of this work is unique, the slightest change in viewing point gives new insight into the work and the artist who created it.  Rich green spreads like wet moss on one side, rust and dark iron pin-holed and distraught, form a base.  Above drapes pale Chossen Karatsu colors and an unusual pair of handles cling to the side.  If you get tired o...