A hikidashi-guro folded slab vase by Kato Shuntei III enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Black glaze drips flowing across the overlapping clay look like straps holding the vase together; perhaps accidental but a very enticing affect. It is 13 inches (33 cm) tall and in excellent condition. Kato Shuntei III was born in 1960, son of the second generation Shuntei (1927-1995) in Seto city, Aichi prefecture...

Tatsu Hiko is fro Okayama -- the heart of the Bizen ceramic art. He has won many awards, and is well known. This mizusashi ( water container for cha no yu ) is about 10" tall ( or maybe a bit taller ), and shows nice firing. There is a small chip to the lid ( see images ) otherwise excellent condition, with signed box and papers.

A tower of geometric in silver and red by Kawano Eichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The pebble textured surface and straight lines of the side are juxtaposed by the irregular and angular patterns of silver, like the outline of stones leading to a temple cast in shadow across the sides. The vase is 13 inches (33.5 cm) tall, 4 inches (10 cm) square and in fine condition.
Eichi was born in Osaka, 1943, and was raised in the post-war era of huge change...

A red fishnet covers the black rustic form of this tsubo by Kawano Eichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The piece is thickly potted, and surprisingly heavy for its size. It is 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) tall, 6 inches (15 cm) square and in fine condition.
Eichi was born in Osaka, 1943, and was raised in the post-war era of huge change...

Iron paths criss cross through rivers of green flowing down the sides of this versatile flower vase by Kawano Eichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 7-1/2 inches (19 cm) diameter and in fine condition.
Eichi was born in Osaka, 1943, and was raised in the post-war era of huge change. He studied in the plastic arts under Kiyomizu Rokubei VI, and was certainly influenced by the movement towards modernism and sculpture in the 50s and 60s...

Large Oribe style vase with sprigged, attached decoration of impressed devices around the body of the pot with large ring lugs and trumpet style neck.

Stoneware, slip and glazes

14.5" x 7.5"

The feldspar covering this unusual torn and ragged form by Hayashi Shotaro is dominated by fire-colored red. It is quite an amazing thing to behold. The body is hollowed out from a solid block of clay, the sides cut away into an abstract star shape which has then been gouged, scraped and torn, then capped by a delicate umbrella of red-orange. It is 8 inches (19 cm) diameter, 7 inches (17 cm) tall and in excellent condition...

A sculptural work by Bizen artist Wakimoto Hiroyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Two slabs folded and pushed together then torn apart to create a sense of drama, goma clings to the rust colored surface, while below the raw earth is baked rich, dark red with flashes of hi-iro. It is 19 x 12 x 25 cm (8 x 5 x 10 inches) and is in fine condition.
An outsider in the Bizen world, Hiroyuki followed in the footsteps of friend Kakurezaki Ryuichi, both originally of Nagasaki...

A tall vase dating from the 60s or 70s by Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase stands 10 inches (25 cm) tall, 4-1/2 inches (11.5 cm) diameter and is in excellent condition.
Zenji (1939-2012) was born into the family of potter Miyashita Zenju, and graduated the Kyoto Municipal University of Art. Starting with the most difficult, he worked from Celadon, which relies on shape and extreme control of firing...

This beautiful set of two Bizen kaki (flower pots) was made by an artist named Moritoki Taiyu. Bizen is one of the six oldest remaining Japanese pottery traditions. Bizen is a small town in Okayama prefecture (ancient Bizen province). There, for more than one thousand years, potters have been producing a sober yet strong looking wood fired ceramic...

A large sculptural vase exhibited at the 31st Nitten (1999) by Ito Akitoshi titled Autumn Evening. How fitting, the shades of blue and gray fading like twilight down the tear-drop-shaped body. The sculpture measures 36 x 66 x 23 cm (26 x 9 x 14-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition. The Nitten catalog for that year is included as well as the Exhibition Card from the Nitten. There is no box. Due to size the cost of shipping will be accrued separately.
Akitoshi (b...

This is a beautiful and large tsubo by this artist, painted with free style leaves and branches similar to Hamada Shoji. It is much nicer than my poor images show. Fine rich deep glaze. About 9 1/2" tall excellent condition, signed box and signed by the artist.

14 karat gold bubbles out of the shiseki-dotted surface of this striking work by Terada Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The raw clay bubbling feldspathic inclusions, green ash glaze and gold combine for a striking beauty over the simple form. It comes with the original exhibition flyer from the group exhibit with Kishi Eiko honoring winners at the Asahi Togeiten by Seibu Department Store in Ikebukuro. This piece is featured in the pamphlet. It is 6-1/2 inches (cm) square, 8...

A horse prances around the stables in the unique world of Suzuki Goro, an Oribe vase enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is made in the form of a thatched circular building, the neck almost like a tall chimney. Perhaps it is not simply a stable at all, but a blacksmiths, and the horse is ready to be re-shoed. Every piece tells a story with this unusual artist. The vase measures 11-1/2 inches (28.5 cm) tall, 4 inches (10.5 cm) diameter and is in excellent condition.
Goro has...

Large and very impressive yuteki oilspot tsubo by Kimura Yoshihiro, son of the legendary Kimura Morikazu and inheritor of the oil spot dynasty of his father and uncles; Moriyasu and Morinobu. This large tsubo is made in a classic, Chinese inspired form with a rich black background covered with oilspots from which silvery feathered tendrils trail down the surface of the pot. The application of the glaze, skillfully handled, creates a magnificent visage like looking at the stars in the sky only in...