The mark of the artist is incised on base.
Size
Height 26.8cm
Width 14.8cm
In excellent condition with signed and sealed original box and leaflet.
Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a celebrated Japanese potter mentored by Shoji Hamada, achieved the pinnacle of his career when he was named a Living National Treasure of Mashiko, Japan, in 1996. Shimaoka gained renown for his distinctive Jomon Zogan (inlaid rope) pottery style...
A fabulous textured on those faceted sake cups and Ichirin Sashi (Single Flower Vase) by Sakai Hiroshi enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
Size, Vase, D 9.2 cm H 19.1 cm
Size, Cups, D 6,7cm and 6.5cm
H 5.2cm and 6.6cm
Condition, Excellent
Japanese inlay ceramics (zōgan) are created by making incisions on the surface of a clay body which are then filled with various colored clays, creating a pattern. After the pattern is finalized, an overglaze is applied and the piece is sent to the kiln to be fired. As can be seen here, the results are quite striking and produce unique patterns that cannot be replicated through painting alone...
In Japan, famous for its generational potting families, only a handful have made it all the way through to the 14th generation—the Nakazato line being one of them with over 400 years of history. Handcrafted by the current 14th potter in the renowned Karatsu tradition, this piece displays subtle, earthy tones and organic textures reminiscent of nature...
This pieces is large vase with tokkuri shape. It has covered by ashes in anagama and gold trimming at the mouth, very beautiful contrast.
YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyxmiceoz4c
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
This piece was fired for 11 days with pine fire wood in anagama. Melted ashes has turned to green glass as natural glaze, it's very beautiful, And shells that was placed to avoid sticking has become to natural pattern.
YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKmdIyVGWEg
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
Size: 10.6cm(base diameter) 23.3cm(height)
Eiraku Zengoro XVI Sokuzen (1917-1998) Double Gourd Vase with excellent red glaze...
Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) Korean Style Handmade Tsubo Vase
Size
Height 27.5cm
Width 17cm
In excellent condition
Supplied with signed wooden box
Koie Ryoji
Born in the historic city of Tokoname, Japan, in 1938, Koie Ryoji 鯉江良二 emerged as a prominent figure in the world of ceramics. Tokoname, renowned for its rich ceramic heritage, served as an ideal backdrop for Koie's artistic journey...
Flower vase with angular shoulder and angular hip, slightly curving in on the sides and standing on a bamboo node foot. Heavy but fine gray stoneware that turned reddish brown upon firing, covered with a celadon green glaze with curved striations made by tracing with his finger. The places where the glaze is scraped back to the stoneware, the clay turned red-brown during firing...
Massive natural ash glazed Shigaraki flower vase made by veteran potter Takahashi Shunsai (1927-2011).
Takahashi Shunsai 高橋春斎 is the second child of Takahashi Rakusai III...
A spectacular work by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Aka (red) Hanaire. The feeling is like Raku, with a very thin glaze over rough clay affecting hi-iro colors within the glazing. This is a wonderful piece for showing this master-potters control of glazing and firing technique.
Size, D 1.3 cm H 16.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sugimoto Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935...
A wonderful faceted wall vase by master craftsman Kato Yasukage XIV enclosed in the original wooden box titled Shino Kake-hanaire and signed by the 14th Generation Yasukage followed by his seal.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 18.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Shoji (1964-2012) was born into the Yasukage family, one of the original unbroken lines of Mino potters, in 1964...
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...
A magnificent Shigaraki vase by Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Konsei Hanaire (Blended Clay). The mixed earth creates a unique texture with green ash and burnt red where it has been licked by flame, yet remains pale from the shadows of the kiln, each side is unique, and there is never a dull moment.
Size, D 12.4 cm H 23.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Furutani Kazuya (b. 1976) is one of Japan’s most promising young stars...
This piece is styled "uzukumaru" pot, it means "squat", Uzukumaru pot is originally made for storing seeds. Since tea masters like as Rikyu used them for vase in the tea room, it has been called "uzukumaru" and loved by them for tea goods...
This piece is with natural glaze that is made of burnt fire woods, melted ashes of fire woods of red pine tree and red skin by flames. The pieces are fired in the small kiln "anagama" for 10days and this piece was fired three times.
Size: 9.0cm(D)/25.2cm(H)
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
Great Master has been challenging to the pieces comparable to antiques, this piece is made of celadon and copper glaze under celadon. Copper glaze turns beautiful purple color.
The shape shows Japanese traditional drum "tsutsumi".
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iR4V81RuAI
Size: 10.0cm(D)/28.3cm(H)
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
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...