Yunomi, Tea Cup, by John Miller; Portland, OR. Tenmoku & White Nuka Glazes. H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.3.125"(8cm.) Volume = 8oz(240cc.) John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illiustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school...

Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of Izumita Yukiya works. This wonderfu tea bowl is enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekisoh (layers) Chawan.
Size, D 12.6 cm H 10.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture . In 1995 opened is own workshop...

Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, by John Miller; Portland, OR. Tenmoku glaze. H.3"(7.5cm) x Dia.5.125"(13cm.) John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illiustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school...

An austere form calling to mind the strictness of form and years of practice required to master the way of tea by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Kuro Chawan. Beyond, that dark charring fades out to charcoal black color and lively textures, one can imagine the beauty of staring into the bowl at the vibrant, frothy drink.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sugimoto Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935...

His and hers, meoto yunomi set with stamped designs under a rich temmoku glaze

Stoneware and glaze

max. 4.5" x 3.75"

Functional, decorative and food safe

The potter who made this exquisite Oribe tea bowl came to be master of his craft in a rather unusual way. Born into a potting family and eventually taking over as the 6th generations head of the kiln. He carried on the family tradition while incorporating ancient potting techniques and methods from foreign lands...

A cool and elegant drinking vessel by rising star Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Beautifully uniform in a misshapen way.
Matsumura Jun was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1986,and graduated from the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2015. At the same Year he was awarded at the Meijer Shigaraki Tradition and Innovation-Japanese Ceramics Now. In 2016 awarded at the Kanazawa Contemporary Kogei Exhibition, and the Mino Ceramic Art Museum in Tajimi...

A striking set by rising star Hiramatsu Ryoma enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Kiretsu-mon Kinsai Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. These display his famed and unique textures of ”Cracked Turtle” glazes, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands...

At the heart of the Japanese aesthetic is asymmetry, and this is an excellent example of that, a wavering Vase titled Oribe Tsubo by Koie Ryoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
Size, D 21.9 cm H 25.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, 1938, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school and moved on to work at the City Ceramic Research Facility. In 1966 he established his own studio...

This piece was grilled with burning red pine fire woods for 10days in "Anagama" kiln. Melted ashes turned beautiful green glass. It could be used as small vase. Size 7.8cm(W) 14.0cm(H) Accessary wooden box with signature

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...

Using local materials and traditional methods, the creator of this work Masahiko Imanishi, has brought a distinctively modern interpretation to the classical form of the tsutsu chawan. At the same time, he somehow manages to maintain the simple rusticity that Tanba-ware is renowned for. Stretching back over 800 years, Tanba is counted as one of Japan’s 6 ancient kiln sites and is known for making large pots with red ferrous clay and natural ash glazes with a distinctive greenish tinge...

Iron infuses the draperies of crystallized Shino glaze covering this superb Oni Shino Chawan by Tsukigata Nahiko enclose in the original signed wooden box sharing the same title. Taking away the sense of creation and putting it firmly in the natural world where nothing is perfect (except perhaps the scent of a plum blossom!).The Chawan was exhibition in July 1978 at Kintetsu (Matsushita) Department Store (Cooy included)...

Labeled as yu-Shino on the box or “evening†Shino, this recent composition by Ryouji Hayashi III displays wonderful textures and hues resembling the blazing sky at sunset...

A Spectacular Bizen Tsubo dripping with ash glaze by Yukuyoshi Manabu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Yohen Tsubo (Kiln altered). The rim is covered in built up black ash, which grows more liquid as it enters the burning embers on the side, and is blasted around in rivulets to the back where it has created two shadows of raw earth where another pot was in close proximity. It is 23 cm (9 inches) diameter, 21.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
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A perfectly balanced bowl of elegant simplicity, the ultimate expression of lack of self by Kaneshige Yuho enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Inbe Chawan.  Like his father Sozan, the tea bowl is Yuho Kaneshige’s passion. While the outer shape of the vessel is important, the inner space is even more so. When he throws on a wheel, he focuses on how to strike a balance between outer and inner movements. "Like a living creature, pottery has an outside body and an inner spirit. If I...

Kakehanaire (Hanging Flower Vase,) by George Gledhill; Payett, ID. Wood fired, ash glaze, with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. H>6.375"(16.25cm) x Dia.3.25"(8.25cm.) 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 encoura...

Tall tataki, paddled hanging vase with my Oribe glaze with accents of iron over the textured surface. Though this piece will stand upright on its own, it is intended as a hanging vase as it would not be exceptionally sturdy supported on the foot.

Stoneware and glazes

13" x 2.8"