Kamada Koji specializes in temmoku pottery in Kyoto. He studied with Shimizu Uichi and has had his own kiln since 1971. This beautiful little koro ( incense burner for tea ceremony ), is a wonderful example of his work. Approximately 2 3/4" tall and wide, perfect condition with a signed box.

Black Shiseki inclusions burst through the white glaze covering this thickly potted Tsubo by Kimura Morinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A hint of green ash dusts the shoulder and flavors the rim. The Tsubo is very tactile, the texture pleasant to see and feel. It is 8-1/2 inches (22 cm) tall, roughly the same diameter and in excellent condition.
Morinobu (b. 1932) was born into a pottery family in Kyotos Higashiyama pottery district...

A hikidashi-guro folded slab vase by Kato Shuntei III enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Black glaze drips flowing across the overlapping clay look like straps holding the vase together; perhaps accidental but a very enticing affect. It is 13 inches (33 cm) tall and in excellent condition. Kato Shuntei III was born in 1960, son of the second generation Shuntei (1927-1995) in Seto city, Aichi prefecture...

This yunomi (tea cup) was made by one of the most famous Japanese potters, Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007)...

This very nicely carved and shaped guinomi (sake cup) with a fine firing was made by Togawa Hiroyuki, an excellent potter not well known stateside. His works are always inventive, well-crafted and fired. His name and seal are on the side of the original wood box and his mark is on the bottom of the sake cup. It is in excellent condition.

This nicely fired small Mashiko style tokkuri (sake pourer) with red over glazed enamel designs was made by Hamada Tomoo, the grandson of the great Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji, through his father Hamada Shinseki. Tomoo has become a noted potter in his own right. Tomoo has worked to revitalize the Mashiko tradition with newer, more original works, such as this tokkuri. It is 4 1/4" high and 3" wide from the widest part. The artist name and seal are inside of the original wood box...

This fine small guinomi (sake cup) with a very nice crusty firing was made by Osawa Tsuneo (b. 1962). Osawa is well known in Japan and has exhibited in many galleries and department stores. He has also been entered in many prestigious exhibitions and awarded many prizes. It is 2 1/4" high and 2" wide from the widest part. The artist name and seal are on the side of the original wood box. It is in excellent condition.

This very finely fired dark guinomi (sake cup) with a nice color spot on the side was made by one of the best of the younger generation of Bizen potters, Miyao Masahiro. Along with Wakimoto Hiroyuki and Yokoyama Naoki, he is one of the Young Lions of Bizen. It is 2 1/2" high and 2 1/4" in diameter. The artist name and seal are on the top of the original wood box; his name is on the bottom of the sake cup. It is in excellent condition.

A wonderful example of the beauty of the pottery made by one of the most famous Japanese potters: Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007).

Shimaoka Tatuzo, who worked and lived in the town of Mashiko, studied with legendary potter Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) and was recognized as a National Living Treasure in 1996 for his Jomon Zogan technique.

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The Kata-tsubo (jar with shoulders) is in excellent condition and bears the mark of the potter...

A humble chawan (tea bowl) made in the Shino style of pottery by a potter named Kato Toyuki.

The fine crackled white glaze softly envelops the vessel, while the central underglaze marking, that seems to come out of an ancient sutra, gives it a mysterious air.

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The chawan is in very good condition; it presents one small crack that was made during firing (see picture 11)...

This splendid plate was made by a Japanese potter named Miura Shurei...

A series of 10 Guinomi by Kawano Eichi, each enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Take your choice for 80 dollars each including shipping.
Eichi was born in Osaka, 1943, and was raised in the post-war era of huge change. He studied in the plastic arts under Kiyomizu Rokubei VI, and was certainly influenced by the movement towards modernism and sculpture in the 50s and 60s...

An important work exhibited at the Nihon Shin-Kogeiten by Kawano Eichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The body is incredibly thick, and shows the technical skill for which Eichi has become known. How many of these models came out of the kiln cracked or split before he perfected it? The box is titled Kuro-ten no Utsuwa (Vessel with black dots) and inside the lid is written the name of the exhibition...

This is a deep and beautiful yunomi by the now famous Takahashi Samon. He invented this glaze technique that he calls kofuki. Beautiful effects. Perfect condition, about 3 3/4" tall signed box.

Tatsu Hiko is fro Okayama -- the heart of the Bizen ceramic art. He has won many awards, and is well known. This mizusashi ( water container for cha no yu ) is about 10" tall ( or maybe a bit taller ), and shows nice firing. There is a small chip to the lid ( see images ) otherwise excellent condition, with signed box and papers.