Zenga style conical summer teabowl with a attractive Jun glaze over stoneware with calligraphy on the exterior of the bowl; SEI DAI JI and then in a column, DAI Chawan (great chawan). This chawan was made at the Seidaiji temple and is reminiscent of earlier Chinese temmoku and yuteki chawan in form with a Jun glaze that has a visually soft and appealing appearance.
This chawan is stamped as well as signed and is in fine condition with out a box and measures 5.5" x 2.5".
Large kaku-gata squared teabowl form with a tetsu-yu over a temmoku glaze. The form and foot are both cut square to compliment each other.
Stoneware and glazes
This teabowl measures 4.75 across the face, 6" diagonally and 3.8" tall
Functional, decorative and food safe
Kaku-gata, squared teabowl form with combed kushime slip decoration and haiyu and temmoku glazes over. The small, pedestal foot is cut square to compliment the form.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
This teabowl measures 4.75 across the face, 5.75" diagonally and 4" tall
Functional, decorative and food safe
Wangata style stoneware neiage teabowl with looping "slinga" pattern with a alkaline clear and my saffron glaze over. The bowl sits on a pedestal style notched foot.
Stoneware and glazes
5.25" x 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Broad, high walled teabowl glazed in temmoku with panels of my saffron and tetsu-yu glazes all over hakeme slip
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.6" X 4.2"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Elegant Shino lugged vase by veteran potter, Ando Hidetake (b. 1938). Thrown and then paddled ovoid, this simple tea ceremony vase was made of Mino mogusa clay and once stiff, the foot was hand carved to produce a fitting oval foot to compliment the form. There are wispy traces of iron under the crisp white Shino glaze meant to insinuate grasses and stemmed flowers in an ethereal Momoyama ink painting inspired manner...
Double gourd form tokkuri, bottle with rich temmoku and tetsu-yu glazes. The foot is glazed and the remains of wad impressions are present on the foot, but smooth to the touch.
Stoneware and glazes
7.25" x 4.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Wood-fired Buddha Seated in Prayer Sculpture by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.6.625"(16.75cm) x W.7.25"(18.5cm) x D.4"(10cm.)
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...
Wood-fired Plate, Shino & Ash Glazes, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.2.375"(6cm) x Dia.14"(35.5cm.)
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...
Wood-fired plate by George Gledhill; Payette, ID.
Ash glaze, H.2.5"(6.25cm) x Dia.11.375"(29cm.)
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...
Wood-fire jar, tsubo, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID.
Ash Glaze. H.9.5"(24cm) x Dia.9.5"(24cm.) Lug handles on shoulders in style of "chatsubo," tea leaf storage jar.
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...
Wood-fired Jar, tsubo, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.8"(20cm) x Dia.8"(20cm.)
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...
Wood-fired Tea Bowl by George Gledhill; Payette, ID.
H.3"(7.5cm) x Dia.4.75"(12cm.) Shino & Ash glaze.
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...
Wood-fired Tea Bowl by George Gledhill; Payette, ID.
H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.4.25"(11cm.) Shino glaze.
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...
Wood-fired Tea Bowl by George Gledhill; Payette, ID.
H.2.75"(7cm) x Dia.5"(12.5cm.) Shino, iron glaze.
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...
Saffron hakeme yellow iron glazed wasp-waisted covered jar with subtle raked slip under the glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
12.25" x 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Saffron hakeme yellow iron glazed double gourd bottle vase with subtle raked slip under the glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
9.75" x 5.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Charcol fired, yakishime tsubo with "hana", flower designs incised on the pot by Otani (Yano) Shin-ichi
27 x 24cm
In perfect condition with original signed box and stamped cloth
Large, robust E-Shino chawan with painted underglaze iron landscape by (Shino) Yaichiro. Prominently signed; YA. Wonderful, velvety Shino glaze surface.
13.7 x 9cm
Perfect condition, NO BOX. Appears to by unused.
High sided teabowl with excised chatter design inlaid in a dark contrasting slip under an iron yellow saffron glaze
Stoneware, slips and glazes
5.25" x 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Broad, formal style teabowl with TOL, tree of life design under a saffron iron yellow glaze
Stoneware, slips and glazes
5.5" x 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large temmoku and medieval green wall bowl with a spirali e tagli pattern design across the face of the bowl. There are areas of oilspoting and other affects across the surface. This piece is made so that you have the option to hand it on the wall.
Stoneware and glazes
14.75" x 2.75"
Functional, decorative and food safe
I apologize for the poor pictures, I am a potter, not a photographer and the size and contrast made it difficult to photograph.
Large temmoku and medieval green wall bowl with a weave pattern design across the face of the bowl. There are areas of oilspoting and other affects across the surface. This piece is made so that you have the option to hang it on the wall.
Stoneware and glazes
14.5" x 2.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
I apologize for the poor pictures, I am a potter, not a photographer and the size and contrast made it difficult to photograph.
Rotund temmoku bottle, vase or tokkuri with a carved "grasses" design around the form
Stoneware and glaze
6.5" x 6"
Functional, decorative and food safe
High walled porcelain teabowl with "cogito" underglaze black and red decoration and sgraffito under a clear glaze
Porcelain, underglazes and clear glaze
4.7" x 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Pedestal style lobed and stamped teabowl with temmoku glaze (the glaze appears more like an amber glaze as it is on porcelain)
Porcelain and glaze
5.5" x 3.85"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Ido-gata Hagi chawan made to resemble a katakuchi pouring vessel. Glazed in a milky, creamy pink to beige tinged Hagi glaze, this chawan has a “ceremonial” spout applied, harkening back to the early days of chanoyu when found objects played the essential role in the ceremony...
Large oviod teabowl in Oribe style with medieval green glaze over hakeme slip decoration
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.8" x 4.75" x 4.2"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large, rounded teabowl with a bunrin-gata form with kushime combed decoration under my temmoku and haiyu glazes. The form is pushed ever so slightly ovoid to make for better drinking areas.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.75" x 5.5" x 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Tall teoke (water bucket) style vase with temmoku and running tetsu-yu glazes
Stoneware and glazes
14" x 7"
Large take-gata, bamboo form teabowl with impressed decoration under a temmoku and tetsu-yu glaze.
A video of throwing a similar teabowl can be seen on my pottery blog, please check my links page.
Stoneware and glazes
6" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Lugged mizusashi or covered jar form with temmoku and tetsu glaze giving it a karatsu or Tamba style appearance.
Stoneware and glazes
8" x 8"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Wood-fired flower vase by George Gledhil; Payette, ID. Attached lugs in style of "mimi-tsuki" (ears attached) "kabin" (flower vase) of Iga-yaki. H.6.375"(16cm) x Dia.3.75"(9.5cm.)
Inspired by Japanese Iga ware...
Modern inspired chawan and mizusashi set with impressed decoration under temmoku and partridge feather glazes. The mizusashi comes with two lids; one just temmoku and the other glazed in temmoku with partridge feather accents.
Stoneware and glazes
Chawan; 4.75" X 4.25"
Mizusashi; 6.75" x 6.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Broad and full formed bottle vase with my partridge feather (yamatorige) glaze over temmoku
Stoneware and glazes
8" X 7"
Oval combed slip covered serving piece with Ao glaze and red, yellow and green overglaze emamels. The foot was glazed and fired on wads just for the effect it presents.
Stoneware, slip, glaze and enamels
12.5" X 6.25" X 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robust majolica tin glazed teabowl with abstract bands of color with an alternating rain pattern in black over the bowl.
Terra cotta, glaze and overglazes
5.35" X 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Medium size terra cotta plate decorated in the tin glazed majolica style with stripes and box devices in various colored washes. This plate can be wired to hang, please let me know if you want this option.
Terra cotta, glaze and overglazes
14.25" X 2.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Katagami influenced black and white teabowl with incised VO design around the form
Porcelain, slip and glaze
5" x 4.15"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Haiyu and temmoku glazed pitcher with stamped designs around the body. There are a few cosmetic flaws around the foot where the glaze ran and the pot stuck to the kiln shelf, it is priced accordingly. These "flaws" pose no problem to the function and presentation of the piece
Stoneware and glazes
10.25" X 7" max.
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robust waisted form teabowl with kushime slip decoration under my Ao glaze
Porcelain, slip and glazes
5.5" X 4.4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Elegant Hagi hanging vase with a variety of colors from grey-blue to creamy white and lavender by master potter; Ono Zuiho. This hanging vase is made of a rich iron clay from Kyushu with a creamy slip and ash glaze over the piece.
Ono Zuiho is considered to be one of the 20th centuries most important Hagi potters. His work was not only traditional and geared toward chadogu, tea ceremony implements, but much of his work has a modern flare to it. His works are held by a number of public and...
Large open teabowl form with my Ao glaze over a bloesem design in rozome style slip
Porcelain, slip and glazes
6" X 3.2"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robust, rounded wan-gata style teabowl with temmoku and haiyu glazes over a kushime combed slip decoration
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.5" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Round vase with my ao glaze over black and white slip with a banded spirali pattern
Stoneware,slips and glazes
10.5" X 6"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Full wan-gata teabowl with slips and brushed and incised "grasses" pattern with my Ao glaze over
Stoneware, slips and glazes
5.5" X 4.2"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Stacked stone style Toruko-ao Persian blue vellum teabowl over a suminagashi style neriage pattern on a shallow foot
Porcelain and glaze
5.5" X 4.2"
Due to the vellum nature of this glaze, it is not recommended for daily use
Great ovoid serving bowl, hachi with underglaze iron decoration of flying chidori plovers over reeds in the Nakazato style
In excellent condition in original signed box. This is a great ovoid bowl with thick rolled lip and as of yet, I have not deciphered the signature and the piece is priced accordingly.
9" X 8 x 3.25"
Fine boxed serving bowl, hachi in Kohiki white slip style over stoneware with combed slip decoration under an ash glaze
In excellent condition in original signed box. This is a very nice kohiki bowl and as of yet, I have not deciphered the signature and the piece is priced accordingly.
9.5" X 3"
Porcelain neriage chawan in a Jovian Storms style pattern with an "eye" design
Porcelain and glaze
4.75" X 4.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Chalice form teabowl glazed in temmoku and haiyu glazes and influenced by ash glazed Karatsu ware
Stoneware, slip and glazes
4.8" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Black and white terra cotta tray form with slip trailed design of tripled squiggly lines and dots
Terra cotta, slips and glaze
Approx. 11" x 11" and 15.5" on the diagonal
Functional, decorative and food safe
Open form teabowl with hand carved lotus blossom design
6" X 3.2"
Porcelain, slip and glaze
Functional, decorative and food safe
Very generous teabowl with incised black decoration influenced by katagami stencils.
Porcelain, slip and glaze
5.2" X 4.2"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Generous wan-gata rounded teabowl form with tataki decoration around the body
Porcelain and glaze
5.2" X 4.15"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Ao glazed teabowl with tataki paddled decoration around the bowl with a "mountain range" style lip
Stoneware and glazes
5.5" X 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
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
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
Stacked stones style lobed chawan with hakeme decoration under an Ao glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.25" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Generous medieval green and clear glazed yunomi with an incised "intersection" design around the form
Stoneware and glazes
4" X 4.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
