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 | Antique Tibetan painted wood image of Green Tara Bodhisattva |
 | Fine quality Ohi Ware Macha bowl by Yoshio Iwamura |
 | Signed Mimi Dee Studio Hammered Metalwork Pendant Necklace Tree |
 | Signed Mimi Dee Studio Hammered Brass Eye Necklace Turquoise |
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 | A Unique Gold and White Sake Cup by Tomita Hiroyuki |
 | A Hikidashi Kuro Chawan by Kato Shuntei III |
A ceramic koro incense burner, the stone-like body decorated with a portion of a red ring by Sato Kazuhiko enclosed in the original wooden box with all the exhibition paraphernalia. It is 8-1/2 x 4 x 8 inches (21.5 x 10 x 20 cm) and is in excellent condition. This piece was exhibited at Tokyo’s Nipponbashi Mitsukoshi in 1994 and was published in the December edition of the magazine Fujin Gaho that same year...
Quality Chadogu
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A seminal work by Karatsu Legend Maruta Munehiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Karatsu Kuro Oribe Chawan and named inside Shigenari. (Furuta Shiginari later Oribe was famous tea Master). All is deeply coated in thick burnt ash with flashes of iron , cream and olive supplanting one side...
Momoyama Gallery
$2,950.00
$2,950.00
An incredible mixture of gray and lavender colors on the sculpted natural form of this expressive Chawan by the 8th generation Kaneta Masanao.
It comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box titled Hagi Hai-yu (ash glazed) Kurinuki Chawan.
The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is world wide famous for.
Masanao likely needs no introduction...
Kakehanaire, Hanging Flower Vase, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Bamboo Ash and Iron glaze. Pinched opening. H. 4.5"(11.5cm) x Dia. 3.25"(8.25cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa...
Albedo 3 Studio
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A group of five volumes of the Japanese ceramic magazine, Honoho Geijutsu; #35/37/40/41/77. Each volume profusely illustrated, mostly in color with 178 pages and English captions to many of the photos. Each issue has several in depth articles as well as profiles of a wide variety of potters and a section on pottery techniques in the back of each volume...
Albedo 3 Studio
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This noble vase with flared mouth is by Ningen Kokuho, Living National Treasure; Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004). The vase is glazed in a complex partridge feather yohen iron glaze over a wonderful and stark white stoneware clay body.
Shimizu Uichi (Un’ichi) was a pioneer in iron glazes and was best known for his various iron glazes and his kannyu crackle celadons...
Vase for flowers by Sachiko Furuya; Shoreline, WA. Contemporary, H.5.75"(14.5cm) x Dia.3.75"(9.5cm). Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa...
White dots pattern the scalloped swirling form of this vase by Kitamura Junko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 7-1/2 inches (19 cm) tall, 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Kitamura Junko learned under the tutelage of Suzuki Osamu and Kondo Yutaka of the influential Sodeisha. Like Mashiko artist Shimaoka Tatsuzo, her work is influenced by Jomon pottery, however her approach is very different...
Kitamura Junko learned under the tutelage of Suzuki Osamu and Kondo Yutaka of the influential Sodeisha. Like Mashiko artist Shimaoka Tatsuzo, her work is influenced by Jomon pottery, however her approach is very different...
Gallery Rex
$89.00
$89.00
This compote has also modern sense with Japanese traditional pottery technique to fire pine fire wood in Karatsu that is famous pottery area in Japan. Dohei is one of famous masters in Karatsu. This plate is suitable for not only Japanese cuisine but also western cuisine.
Size: 20.0cm(square) 3.0cm(height)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$405.00
$405.00
If you are familiar with the work of Hiramatsu Ryoma you know that he creates very unconventional ceramics inspired by forms found in nature. Here we have a set of sake cups he describes as “Ou-tekko” (pyrite) and “Ammonite” (same in English - a kind of sea fossil). Part of a series he has been developing, the ancient Ammonite fossil has been the inspiration behind his latest creations. Pyrite, meanwhile refers to the metallic patterning on the outer surface of the clay body...
Quality Chadogu
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A very rare, boxed set of 6 cups by leading Hagi-yaki potters, Kaneta Masanao, Miwa Kyusetsu XIII (Kazuhiko), Tahara Tobei XIII, Okada Yu, Hatano Zenzo and Yamamoto Yasuo. Each is a masterpiece by the brightest stars of their generation, a new experience for every night of the week.Each cup enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes with a Niju-bako double wood storage box titled Suraku-Hai Hagi Rokusu. Come with the Artists history and wrapping cloth.
A perfect example of the more refined side of Iga pottery by is represented by this large chawan by Tanimoto Yo enclosed in the original singed wooden box titled Iga Chawan. It is 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-1/2 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...
Born in 1958 the son of Iga potter Tanimoto Kosei, Yo was raised among the kilns and has always had his hands in clay...
A little warmth on a cold winter day, lets have a look at cheerful works of Tokugawa Hiroshi. Here is a deep “Apple Shaped” tea bowl covered in lightly crackled Ki-Seto (Yellow Seto) glaze fired upside down so that the glaze coalesces at the rim into a thin bead of yellow glass...
Albedo 3 Studio
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Oburi, large and bold wood fired chawan by modern master potter; Suzuki Goro
14.5 x 10cm
In perfect condition with its signed box, cloth and biography
Lines of burnt straw scar the surface of this voluminous work by Yamamoto Yuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 17-1/2 inches (45 cm) tall, 9 x 10 inches (23 x 25.5 cm) at the base and in excellent condition.
Born the son of Living National Treasure Yamamoto Toshu, Yuichi was raised among the clay and kilns of Bizen, at a vital time when Bizen was devastated by the war economy, and the dramatic years of growth and research following. He began making pottery in 1959, at...
Born the son of Living National Treasure Yamamoto Toshu, Yuichi was raised among the clay and kilns of Bizen, at a vital time when Bizen was devastated by the war economy, and the dramatic years of growth and research following. He began making pottery in 1959, at...
Albedo 3 Studio
$295.00
$295.00
Lyrical and whimsical porcelain tsubo by Ishira Akira with overglaze enamels in red, yellow, green and Persian blue decorating the pure white surface. The surface is covered in red enamel, aka-e style creating a floral framework for the three rabbits articulated around the circumference of the pot with accents in other shades of enamel. The brushwork is easily seen and studied and shows a delft and exceedingly experienced hand.
Ishira Akira (b. 1941) studied at the Tokyo national Univers...
Momoyama Gallery
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A spectacular 'Koetsu-utsushi' Aka Raku Tea Bowl by Nakamura Kohei, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Mint and true museum quality. Kohei (1948-) was born the son of the famous Kanazawa potter. He learned the ceramics from his father, Nakamura Baizan II, and his brothers Kinpei an artist best known for his contemporary art objects. Devouring styles along the way, from celadon to Kohiki, Ido, Hakeme, Mishima, Irabo, Raku (Chojiro and Koetsu), and all are so expertly crafted down to ...
Yunomi, Tea Cup; bu Isamu Tagami of Hinata Kiln, Mashiko. Kaki glaze with red & green overglaze enamels. White glaze interior. H.3.5"(9cm) x Dia.3.125"(8cm.) Volume=10oz(300cc.) Tagami Isamu was born in 1947 in Mooka, a village neighboring to Mashiko. He married into the Sudo family and apprenticed under Sudo Takeo. He was originally trained as a Japanese chef and had his own restaurant before embarking on a career in pottery, giving him a unique perspective on functional wares. He is currently...
