Well proportioned and exceptionally light in the hand, this lovely tea bowl features a stylized depiction of a horse in stride in what appears to be a brown ferrous glaze on a background of ash glaze (灰油 hai-yu)...

Architectural forms or perhaps the abstracted leaves of a bamboo rise from the surface of this fluting pentagonal vase by Takenaka Ko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Chomon Gokaku Bin (White-glazed Carved-decoration Five-sided Vase). No clue in the name, the artist has left the interpretation up to the viewer. It is 27 cm tall, 16 cm diameter and in excellent condition...

A riotous sculpture covered in thin glaze pooling and glimmering in the crevices by Yamaguchi Mio accompanied by a signed wooden placard titled Mu (Nothingness) dating from 2021. It is 28 x 32 x 46 cm (11 x 13 x 18 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
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Yamaguchi Mio was born in Aichi prefecture in 1992, and graduated advanced studies at the Aichi University of Education in 2017...

Guinomi, Sake Cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino Glaze. H. 2.75"(7cm) x 2.875"(7.5cm) square. Volume = 5oz (150cc.) 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...

Amber and haiyu glazed yunomi with hakeme decoration on the exterior

Stoneware, slip and glazes

3.25" X 3.75"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Lively wood fired Shino chawan by Kido Sadaaki. This stoneware chawan has a variety of wood fired effects from a thin coating of green ash about the surface to a crusty ash build up on the face of the pot. the bowl form fits well in the hand and the lip undulates enough to get the eye to observe the melted feldspar running into the interior and the deep, rich green pool that punctuates the center...

An excellent example of Japanese minimalist aesthetic that transcends its humble origins, this mizusashi, or fresh water pot used in tea ceremony, displays a classic Hagi glaze contrasting nicely with a lacquered wood cover. It separates itself from most pieces of this type by the addition of a pouring spout, which is quite unusual for this type of tea-ware implement.

Hagi-yaki has a tradition stretching back over 400 years and is a high-fired stoneware type of pottery...

This piece is made of red raku clay by old ways, it was fired among a large amount of charcoal. Red is original color of clay, black pattern is made by firing charcoal. Sadamitsu Sugimoto is famous for making pieces comparable to antiques. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEqP0COJNKc Size: 12.1cm(D/mouth) 25.0cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Yunomi, Tea Cup, Mashiko-yaki (Mashiko ware) by Ootsuka Keiichi. H.3.375" (8.5cm) x Dia.3" (7.5cm.) Volume = 7oz (210ml.) Light brown glaze with iron brush work of grasses. There are many potters named Ootsuka in the Mashiko area, and it was Ootsuka Keizaburo who established the first Mashiko pottery in the 1850's...

Red Decorated Cup in shape of Soba Choko by Hanako Nakazato; Union, Maine and Karatsu, Japan. 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...

Graceful porcelain teabowl with a Persian vellum glaze over an iron "intersection" design reminiscent of 50's atomic age pottery

Porcelain, slip and glazes

4.75" X 4"

Because of the nature of this vellum glaze, it is not intended for daily use

Guinomi, Sake Cup, Shino Glaze. John Miller; Portland, OR. H. 1.5" (3.75cm) x Dia. 2.375" (6cm.) Vol. 1.5oz (50cc.) 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...

A large white Tea Bowl by Kashima Aya enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The technique is deceptively complex. In fact, the initial form is created, then a thin layer of ceramic is made separately, dried, then cracked, and the individual pieces are applied like mosaic to the prepared form. The space in between the tiles is then abraded, the tiles glazed with color and the space n between glazed with iron...

Kenji Funaki (b. 1927) White Glaze Chawan (tea bowl) Studio Pottery
Elegant shape in the style of fine Joseon dynasty bowls covered with white glaze.

Kenji Funaki is known for his participation in the Mingei Movement led by Yanagi Soetsu and Kawai Kanjiro.
He studied under Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach. Kenji Funaki received numerous awards including Kokuga Association Award, Japan Folk Crafts Museum Award, Japan Ceramics Society Award. He held many solo exhibitions at ...

The surface of this spiraling vessel has been shredded and scarred then covered in viscous copper glaze resulting in this stunning form by Kato Yasukage XIV (Shoji) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Oribe Hana-ire.  It has a very organic feel, both from the texture and the imperfectly torn sides coated with various thicknesses of green glass, like water running over a stone surface.  This is a great opportunity to acquire a very special piece by this artist. The fact he...

An interesting, octagonal water jar with lid (mizusashi) for the tea ceremony by Kawai Buichi.* Decorated in a deep iron-red glaze in combination with black and greenish spots. Original, signed box w. artist’s name and seal. Showa, ca. 1980. H 14 cm, D 18 cm. The mizusashi is one of the utensil of Japanese tea ceremony; it is used for fresh water used to prepare the tea and to wash the tea-bowl and the bamboo tools. ******Biography: KAWAI Buichi (f. 1908–1989). Nephew of Kawai Kanjiro (18...

A plethora of firing effects play across the surface of this bowl by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. A perfect charring descends like a waterfall from the rim on one side, sheltered by crystallized green ash on the flame scorched terracotta body. The exverted shape allows the bowl a very comfortable fit into the palm, and the wide kodai base allows it to sit stable and firm, creating a proud silhouette.
Size, D 13.4 cm 9...