A breathtaking icy-blue ceramic powdered tea container by Ajiki Hiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ruri Shioyu Chaki (Ruri Salt Glaze Tea Impement). Facets are torn from the natural form, more like some rare stone than a typical Tea Caddy. The slat glaze crawls on the surface as if it is alive, and it is alive with brilliant colors...

Like some giant medieval Lug, this solid form displays strength of purpose and somehow a devotion to all those Mizuashi that came before it; by Harada Shuroku and comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled very simply Bizen Mizusashi. Dark and awe inspiring, it shows to dramatic effect the path of flame in the kiln through the streaks of crusted ash and hi-iro on the sides interspersed with Shiso-iro gray-purple clay...

A long necked bottle form vase by Tokuda Yasokichi III enclosed in the original signed wooden box,covered in his signature gosai colors of yellow, purple blue white and green.Very Powerful,one of the most beautiful Yasokichi piece i've ever seen.
Size, H 26.3cm (10-1/2 inches)...

Curvelicious; I am not certain that is a real word but aptly defines this evasive form of this Koro incense burner by Tamba superstar Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senmon Koro. Refined elegance in coloration and line, a removable lid allows access to the ash-chamber where incense cones could be burned.
Size, W 17.4 cm (7 inches) H 8.6 cm (3-1/2 inches)...

An iconic work decorated with energetic graffiti by important potter Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The artist exuberance seems to over-run his pallet, covering all sides and becoming trapped in the vortex in the bottom. Inside the box lid the artist has scrawled a woman in ink and signed it like a painting...

Ash is blasted around the stately form of this tall Tsutsu-gata vase by legendary potter Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Iga Mimitsuki Hanaike and signed by the artist in the lower left corner. It is as if his exuberance got the better of him, the characters beginning so stark and bold, running into a jumble of strokes as he culminates with the character life (ike), like the final crescendo in this opera of clay, fire and joy...

Molten red rises magnificently from the thick frosting of white by Kato Toyohisa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Aka Shino Chawan. Dark shadows periodically dividing the thick reds and drifts of white on the sides of this tea bowl lend a sense of pleasant trickery, making the bowl seem at first glance as if it were fluted, yet when taken in hand one realizes the sides are beautifully rounded...

A one of a kind incense burner, an unheard of work by highly sought Oribe Master Takauchi Shugo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled oribe Koro. Enigmatic designs form aboriginal riddles between slabs of rushing green copper glaze, the body torn and scarred by the hands of its maker. Standing firmly on three tapering legs gives the piece a sense of standing on the edge, as if the moment, like the drifts of smoke, will soon be lost...

A seminal work by the popular young star Ishii Takahiro enclosed in the original wooden box titled “Kuro Bizen Chawan” followed by the artists signature and chop. Expanding upon the hand of his teacher, The unconventional Bizen upstart Kakurezaki Ryuichi, in the form; the glaze is all Takahiro. He achieves colors and depths unknown to other Bizen artists thanks to his exploration of the Mino traditions...

A superb Iga Mizusashi by Saji Kotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 7 inches (18 cm) diameter, 7-1/2 inches (19 cm) tall and in excellent condition. Saji Kotaro was born in 1947, and relocated to Tajimi in 1977 where he opened a kiln in Yamabuki cho specializing in tea ceramics.

Ash encrusts one side of this flattened Signature form by Shigaraki Legend Furutani Michio enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Opposite is rich red terracotta and in between rivers of molten green glass. It is 45 cm (17-1/2 inches) diameter, and weighs 14 kg (30 pounds) plus the thick Kiri-wood box. This belongs in a museum of contemporary Japanese pottery...

Large Ko-Iga style chawan by veteran potter, Kojima Kenji. This broad bowl has a wonderful posture with a gentle, undulating lip and a face and part of the interior coated in a soft green ash with a rich pool of deep green ash formed from the bowl being fired at a slight angle. The interior mikomi and exterior kodai are both very well executed adding to a chawan that was well handled in both the throwing and firing of the piece...

A Superb Shigaraki Chawan by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original wooden box signed beneath by the artist and endorsed by Tea Master Tachibana Daiki of Daitokuji Temple. It is 4 x 5 x 3-1/2 inches (10.5 x 13 x 9 cm) and is in fine condition...

A fine Tenmoku Glazed pot with Pine needle design by Kimura Moriyasu dating circa 1985 enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 8 inches (20 cm) tall and in fine condition. A vase with this same glaze is held in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan.
Kimura Moriyasu (b. 1935) studied pottery initially at the Kyoto Ceramics Research Facility (which turned out such masters as Hamada Shoji and Kawai Kanjiro) and then under his brother Kimura Morikazu. He is well known for his use of c...

Phenomenal and classic Mino-Iga style vase with unquestionably the finest wood fired surface I have ever seen by Mizuno Takuzo. Large and solitary in its presence, the wide array of textures and coloration paints a unique and powerful form that few can achieve and I doubt I will see a pot with this varied a surface again the ferocity of the firing process is written across the surface. Perfect for use or just as a point of contemplation, this Mino-Iga vase stands alone among the tradition.

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An Oribe Dai-hachi footed basin by Koie Ryoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 11 x 7-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (28 x 19 x 9 cm) and is in excellent condition. A few pre-firing chips are shown in the close-ups, glaze over-running theedges proof that they happened before the piece was fired.
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. Largely displaye...

Classic devil's bucket style Shigaraki mizusashi by veteran master craftsman, Tani Seiuemon I. This impressive and well fired Shigaraki mizusashi was thrown and has a rich surface and a lid that sits well on the turned in mouth. Fired in an anagama wood fired kiln for nearly a week, the resulting effects paint the surface with deposits of natural ash some of which turn to glass across the surface. Though fired with the lid in place, the velocity of the fire pushed ash into the interior which set...