A modern graphic in white and black decorate the traditional Oribe green on this faceted tea bowl by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Rinpe Chawan and named inside the lid Hanaemi (Flowring Smile).
Size, D 12.9 cm H 8.6 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)...

A red Sado Mumyoi-yaki Tokkuri (Shuchu) by Living National Treasure Ito Sekisui V enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 5 inches (13 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Ito Sekisui V (Yoichi) is the 14th generation of the family to follow in the pottery tradition. His father, Ito Sekisui IV, died when Yoichi was only 19. Upon completion of studies at Kyoto University in 1966, he returned to his hometown of Sado to succeed the lineage...

Robust medieval style jug with impressed design under an Ao-glaze with frogskin qualities, great as a jug or vase

Stoneware and glazes

10.5" X 7"

Functional, decorative and food safe

A breathtaking work in perfect green porcelain glaze by Shimada Fumio enclosed in the original sined wooden box titled Seihakuji Budo-cho mon Tsubo (Celadon Tsubo Carved with Grape Designs). It was exhibited at the Shimada Fumio Sakuto 40 Shunen ten and Gendai Kogei Fujino Ten (2014). The vase is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, the same height, and is in excellent condition.
Shimada Fumio is undoubtedly one of the greatest artists working in porcelain in Japan today...

Korean Contemporary Buncheong Ceramic Art by Kim See Man. Buncheong is a unique and centuries-old style of ceramics characterized by a white slip surface that is usually decorated in a spontaneous and expressive manner. This has been imitated in Japan's mishima ware...

A spectacular large bowl of igneous texture displaying a swatch of slick ash like a wet stone wall by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Chawan. Truly a magnificent work, it recalls memories deep in the forest, at some shrine carved into the walls of a crystalline waterfall, unvisited and overgrown with moss.  The wide form fits pleasantly into the palm, and the masterful craftsmanship of this artist is obvious...

Kabin (vase) by John Miller; Portland, OR. Temmoku & Nuka Glazes, Iron Slip. H. 6.625"(17cm) x Dia. 3.5"(9cm.)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...

Black "Hard" Raku Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Hard raku is high-fired to over 2300 F (cone 9, 1260 C.) H.3.00"(7.5cm) x Dia.5.00"(12.75cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in his life for many years, and George even visits local prisons to teach the Dharma to inmates...

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

Wood-fired Guinomi (Sake Cup,) Temmoku & Nuka Glazes; by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. H. 2.125"(5.5cm) x Dia. 2.75"(7cm.) John Benn studied with F. Carleton Ball and Ken Stevens at the U. of Puget Sound in Tacoma, and with Howard Shapiro and Sandra Simon in the MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1976, he built his first wood kiln...

Brilliantly glazed, Chinese influenced shishayu (copper red) vase made in Japan, circa 1950 - 1960. This vase owes its inspiration to Ming and Ching period of China and is made of porcelain and then heavily glazed in a multi-dimensional shinshayu glaze. Though it comes with the original signed box and is prominently signed, the maker is at this point, unidentified.

This vase is in excellent condition, measures 8.75" x 4" and comes with its original signed box.

Broken glass pieces are joined back together on this amazing work by rising star Nishinaka Yukito enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. This is an excellent example for his famed "Kintsugi" series.
Size, D 7.2 cm H 9.5 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Wakayama prefecture in 1964, Yukito graduated from Hoshi University of Pharmacy in Tokyo in 1988, and then three years studied Sculpture and Glass at California College of the Art. Establishing his own studio in 1998...

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...

A striking set by rising star Suzuki Taku enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Kuro-Sabi (Black Rust) Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively.  These display his famed rust glazes, which not only display remarkable color variations, but also textures, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands. 
Size, D 8.5  cm (Tokkuri)  H 13.1 cm (Tokkuri) 
Size, D 6.8 cm (Guinomi)  H 4.2  cm (Guinomi) 
Condition, Excellent 
Suzuki Taku is a r...

Faceted Straight-sided Bowl, Porcelain, by Hanako Nakazato; Union, Maine and Karatsu, Japan. 2 available; H.2.75-2.875" (7.0-7.25cm) x Dia.4.75-4.875" (12.0-12.5c.) Hanako Nakazato is a 14th generation potter from Japan. The Nakazato family is a well-known pottery family in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, with the 12th generation Nakazato Taroemon being designated a National Living Treasure for Karatsu ceramics. Hanako moved to the US at age 16 to pursue her education. While in the US, she took a r...

A striking floral image decorates this odd shaped guinomi made to not be put down by Mizumoto Kayoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Obana Guinomi. An Obana is a male flower, or a flower with only stamens and no pistils; lacking female reproductive function. The cup is 6.5 x 12 x 7 cm (2-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 3 inches) and is in excellent condition, dating from last year.
Mizumoto Kayoko was born in Ishikawa, home to the Kutani Ceramic Tradition, in 1971. She initially apprent...

A dark flask covered with pale ash dust by Mori Togaku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Tokkuri. Circa 1999, Heisei 11-nen, fired at Kanpu O-Gama ,(large kiln).
Size, D 9.4 cm H 12.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mori Togaku was born in Inbe, in the heart of Bizen territory in 1937. Following graduation from Okayama University in 1957, he taught art for a short time before dedicating himself to pottery in 1962. He was recognized quite early by the Japanese...

Dawn breaks over snow laden boulders, the shadows waxing lavender on this spectacular incense burner by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kurinuki Koro. This style of digging the work out of the clay rather than forming the clay on a wheel has been a signature of this artists work for more than two decades. The white glazing has altered to soft lavender in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 1...