An organic form by Ikegami Kazuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bitchu Obuje. It is 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 9 inches (21.5 x 19 x 23 cm) and is in fine condition.

An exquisite pottery form by Kawase Takeshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Hori Hanamoyo Sara. The fluted edge rises around a central garden filled with scrolling florals. It is 14 inches (35 cm) diameter and in fine condition.
Kawase Takeshi (1953-2007) was born the second son of Kawase Chikushun II in Kanagawa prefecture. He began in the family kiln, eventually breaking off to establish his own kiln in 1986...

Living National Treasure Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) Bizen ware Hidasuki Chawan for Tea Ceremony.
The mark of the potter is carved on the bottom.

Hidasuki or fire sleeve-cording technique results when the ceramic items are wrapped in rice straw and then it burns in the kiln with beautiful red markings left on the surface.

Kei Fujiwara has become the second Bizen Living National Treasure in 1970.

Bizen pottery was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen pro...

Ao glazed cap jar with "Orbis", rings design

Stoneware, slips and glazes

8.25" X 8.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

A bottle encrusted in charred Shino glaze by Kumano Kurouemon enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Bin.  Here and there about the surface can be seen kutsuki, areas where other things fused to the flask during the firing and were severed after.  He has dimpled the base, so that despite the audacious appearance, it sits firm and flat on the surface. 
Size, D 11.4 cm   H 18.4  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
A ceramic madman, oil painter and recluse, Kuroem...

A spectacular Vessel covered n a torrent of color by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Shiho Mimitsuki Hanaire(Four Sides Iga Vase with Ears).Here is a piece with attitude! A proud Iga vase with two “ears” like elbows on its hips...

Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form, pattern and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of his works on this Sake set by Izumita Yukiya enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Katakuchi and Sekisoh Guinomi.
Size,Katakuchi D 10.9 x 13.4 cm H 8.9 cm
Size,Guinomi D 7.2 x 6.4 cm H 10.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture . In1995 opened is own workshop...

A tall vase covered in rich Oribe green by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Kaki. Another excellent example of this artists works.
Size, D 15.4 cm H 36.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world, Yamaguchi Makoto was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978. In 2000 he was apprenticed to Hiroshige Kato (Kasen Toen)...

An exquisite globular Seiji vessel with carved undulating ridged body by Ono Kotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled, Seiji Koshi Bachi(Celadon carving bowl).A stunning example of Kotaro works.
Size, D 22.8 cm H 18.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kotaro (1953-) list of exhibitions and awards has been amazing,including the 4th Mashiko Ceramics Competition Hamada Shoji Prize, Grand Prize, the 6th Pottery for Sake vessel Exhibition, Gold Prize, the 1st Modern Ceramics...

Lavender tinged crawling pale glaze covers the soft porous clay of this classically inspired Mizusashi by Living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu XI enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-hagi Mizusashi. It is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, 18 cm (7-1/4 inches) tall...

Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of Izumita Yukiya works. It is an excellent example of this artist, comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekisoh Kaki,(layers Vase) .
Size, D 27.8 cm H 28.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture . In 1995 opened is own workshop...

Marbled clay in lively blends colors on those beautiful sake cups by Wakao Kei enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes, dating to 2022.
Size,(Left) D 6.7 cm H 6.5 cm (inches)
Size,(Middle) D 6.9 cm H 6.6 cm (inches)
Size,(Right) D 6.8 cm H 6.7 cm (inches)
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Kei was born in Gifu in 1967 ,the first son of the legendary artist Wakao Toshisada ...

A fine Bizen tokkuri embellished with nobori kiri by Abe Anjin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Kakyo Tokkuri...

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

A traditionally crafted Bizen sake cup with a rich mineral glaze giving this guinomi a metallic look. The craftsman who made this piece, Takahiro Ishii, was born in Tokyo in 1977, and, after studying ceramics for a number of years, he moved to Bizen to become a ceramics teacher and later opened his own kiln. He takes a philosophic approach to his work as evidenced by the following quote, “As a ceramicist, I feel that the point is not just to produce pieces...

Wood-fired Lid Rest, Futa-oki, shape of bamboo node, used in cha no yu (Tea Ceremony) by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.1.875"(4.75cm) x Dia.2.25"(5.75cm.) For Premium Organic Matcha and high quality leaf tea, please visit our Charaku Fine Japanese Tea site, www.charaku-tea.com. 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...

Large ceramic vessel by Dr. Lawrence Jordan (American, 1947-2007), dated 1986 and signed L.Jordan on the bottom. 9.5" high, 7" wide, 7" deep. This piece is a brush and scraffito decorated earthenware vessel. In excellent condition. One of three pieces by this artist currently in our inventory. Lawrence Jordan received a PhD in Art Education and completed a 9 year apprenticeship with ceramics master Kenneth Beitel...

Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, Shino glaze, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.3"(7.5cm) x Dia...

Large, robust teabowl with thick combed slip under a saffron glaze and on a mix of local clay.

Stoneware, slip and glazes

6" x 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Dark and rich Ao glazed teabowl over a thickly slipped and combed, kushime surface. The teabowl is made out of a dark iron bearing clay that I made myself and is altered and the foot is hand cut using a sharpened piece of bamboo.

Stoneware, slip and glaze

6" x 4"

Decorative, functional and food safe

Jug for holding fresh water for the tea ceremony, called mizusashi. Wheel thrown, thin stoneware of slightly irregular beaker shape (slightly bulging belly towards the bottom and straight sides going up). The mouth is slightly oval. Black-brown iridescent glaze. Custom made black lacquered fitted wooden cover. Seto ware, or black Oribe.

Impressed potter seal Sakusuke inside gourd, and engraved smiley-shaped kao.

H 5.75 (with cover) x W 6.25 in.

Japan, ca 1970s

Undamaged ...

Manga make a play on the traditional Oribe orange base-glaze, in this fantastic tea bowl by one of the most popular ceramic artist in Japan today Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan.Inside the lid it has been given a name,Tayu(Orian) a tribute to the high regard with which the artist viewed this result.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star. Born in Seto in 19...

An eight sided Shino Yunomi Cup by Suzuki Osamu (Kura) enclosed in the original signed wooden box decorated with triangles in red. A striking work, it is 3 inches wide, the same height (7.5 cm) and is in excellent condition. Osamu was born in Gifu prefecture in 1934, and graduated the Tajimi Technical School ceramics division in 1953. That same year he was awarded at the 6th Dento Kogeiten Traditional Crafts Exhibition. One of the great researchers, he spent many years excavating old kiln s...

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

A playful piece with beautiful glaze from a series Yasutaka did in late 1990s and early 2000s, as part of celebrating 30 years of making ceramics and the New Millennium, adorned with a tortoise, as a wish for longevity and prosperity. Vase is 21.4 x 16.1 cm, made in stoneware with underglaze iron-oxide decoration, and in perfect condition. Comes with artist signed wooden box and potter’s biography in Japanese. Tomobako is inscribed: Vase with Iron Pictures of Tortoise Playing (Tetsue kyūbun k...

One of the most expertly created Shino bowl I have seen by Goto Hideki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Chawan. This unique,energetic and powerful piece is cut and worked from a block of clay , it is easy to hold and use, and yet has the presence of contemporary ceramic sculptural art.
Size, D 14.2 cm H 10.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School. He has exhibite...

Guinomi, Sake Cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood and Gas Fired. H. 2.25"(5.75cm) x Dia. 3.5"(9cm.) Volume = 4oz (120cc.) 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. Their introduction to the world of Te...

Brilliant green "Oribe glaze" sake cup. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OfaOxZKfkw Size: 7.0cm(D) 5.0cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Persian blue glazed sake cups, whiskey cups, tea cups with black and white slip decorations underneath

Terra cotta, slip and glaze

Left; 3.25" X 2.85" Right; 3" X 3.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

A superbly crafted and balanced trumpeting form by legendary tea bowl creator Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ido Chawan. The bowl reflects the aesthetics of those imported Korean wares preferred by Sen-no-Rikyu in the Momoyama era. It has a bold, strong foot which rests perfectly on the table, both grounding the bowl and yet allowing it a sense of flight, as if the moment will soon be gone (and it will indeed!).
Size, D 16.4 cm H 9.2 cm
Condi...

A large footed Bizen slab by Isezaki Shin exhibited at the 13th Nihon Togei Ten in 1995 enclosed in the original signed wooden box and retaining the original exhibition labels. It is 52 x 51.5 x 8.5 cm (20 x 20-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches) and is in fine condition. This is the same year he was awarded at the 42nd National Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Shin Isezaki (b. 1965) is the second son of important Okayama Prefecture intangible cultural property Isezaki Mitsuru. Studied under his father from ...

Another super examples of the shell form sake cups by Goto Hideki enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
Size, Ki-seto D 7.7 cm H 8.7 cm
Size, Shino D 8.6 cm H 6.5 cm
Condition, New
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School. He has exhibited at many of Japans top galleries as well in the National Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Work by him is held in the Phoenix Art Museum, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Mus...

Large and bold hakeme style Oribe chawan by Matsuzaki Ken. This finely formed chawan has an excellent shape to show off the casual hakeme slip decoration that was then glazed over in an oribe glaze that is full of variation, tones and effects.

The is a great deal written about Matsuzaki Ken, including a book and several dvds (videos) about this stellar Shimaoka Tatsuzo student. Please feel free to look around the internet, but what is abundantly clear is the international fame of this stan...

Hayashi Shotaro is one of Japan’s preeminent potters, and he has outdone himself again with this mouthwatering work decorated with a pagoda in dark iron silhouette against an iron red sky fading to darkness at the rim. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyou Yamato-ro Henko (Manyo is his signature glaze and Yamato-ro refers to imagery of old Japan). This piece was shown at his exhibition celebrating 45 years of potting, and is featured in the catalog image number 19...

Large, wan-gata form teabowl with white and grey slip of a bamboo groove design under a saffron, iron yellow glaze. This teabowl is a real handful.

Stoneware, slips and glazes

6" x 4.75"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Everything you could want in firing effects decorate the various sides of this Iga Tsubo by Tanimoto Yo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 23.5 cm (9 inches) diameter, 26.5 cm (10-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Born in 1958 the son of Iga potter Tanimoto Kosei, Yo was raised among the kilns and has always had his hands in clay. He first began exhibiting in 1982, and in 1984 moved to Europe where he studied oil painting and sculpture (in Spain), and set up a p...