A wild vessel with torn and faceted sides covered in smoke and embers by important Tamba artist Nihsihata Tadashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Hanaire (Kiln-altered Vase). It is 31 cm (over 12 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Nishihata Tadashi was born in Sasayama in the mountains of Hyogo, and ancient castle town in 1948. He began potting in 1969, focusing on items for use...

An organic vessel torn and hollowed from a block of clay in the Kurinuki style covered in lavender tinged white by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Haku-yu Yohen Kurinuki Hanaire. It is 24.5 cm (just under 10 inches) tall, 18 x 15 cm (7-1/4 x 6 inches) across the base and is in excellent condition...

Viscous white glaze crawls and cracks on this round sake bottle by Shino Legend Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 13.5 cm tall and in excellent condition.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics. Although initially entering regular employment upon graduating high school, in 1967 he returned to Toki city to help his brother Kotaro. Very quickly within him was born the urge to create...

One of my favorite potters, here is an exquisite yellow tinged vase like the dilapidated bamboo vase in the tea room by Sakata Keizo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Takegata Hanaire. The clay is thick and heavy, giving the ephemeral form strength and juxtaposed sense of permanence. It is 32.5 cm (13 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Sakata Keizo (1949-2004) was born into the traditional Hagi pottery family of Sakata Deika...

An exquisite Mizusashi in white glaze over dark gray clay by Sakata Keizo titled Hagi Haku-yu Zundo Mizusashi. It features a black lacquered wooden lid, contrasting starkly with the white glaze, like a frozen dark lake in snow. The vessel is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, 18.5 cm (7-1/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Sakata Keizo (1949-2004) was born the son of the 13th generation Deika in Hagi city, and was raised among the kilns of the region...

Thick burnt red glaze wraps the surface of this vessel belted with a second coating of sheer crawling white by Kato Toyohisa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Hanaire. It is 24 cm (9-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kato Toyohisa was born in 1962. His work is both original and fresh and his challenging pursuit of Mino ceramics is evident in both his contemporary pieces and his traditional ones...

Incredibly thick white glaze envelops the base of this torn and twisted form by Kato Toyohisa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Hanaire. The body is covered in pinholed white burnt red, with the remarkably white glaze below like fresh snow. It is 21.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kato Toyohisa was born in 1962...

A fabulous cubist form with charred surfaces and natural ash which can be used both flat on a surface or with all sides rising by Furutani Taketoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen Yu Kaku Hanaire. The texture appears to have been chiseled away, leaving deep clefts in which the flowing ash and coals have hidden and cooled. It is 18 x 18.5 x 18 cm (7 x 7-1/4 x 7 inches) and in excellent condition, directly from the artist...

An iconic vessel by the sommelier of Tsuchi-aji (Clay flavor) Otani Shiro covered in a thick layer of charred goma-ash enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yakishime Tsubo. Inside the box lid it is dated 1984 with an annotation reading Chato Tennessee ni-te (Tea-ware in Tennessee). It is 20.5 cm (8 inches) diameter, 17 cm (just less than 7 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

A Shigaraki vessel of by Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Konsei Hanaire. The Konsei blended clay creates a unique texture. The form, slightly off kilter, bursts open as if from within, a fabulous piece for a one of a kind flower display. It is 35 cm (14 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, from the artist this Autumn
Furutani Kazuya was born the son of Anagama legend Furutani Michio in 1976...

A spectacular Chawan Tea bowl in rich copper green by Tsukamoto Haruhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Oribe Chawan. It is 13 cm (5 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-5/8 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Tsukamoto Haruhiko was born in Toki city, Gifu, in the heart of ceramic country in 1959, and raised among the kilns of the Mino region. He turned toward ceramics at a young age, studying conversely under Nonaka Shunsei (from 1977) and graduated from both the Aichi...

A radical Iga wall vase by Atarashi Manabu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Kakehana-ire. It is 36.5 cm (14 inches) long and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Atarashi Manabu has been growing in popularity as one of the leaders in the Iga pottery tradition since the first time I saw his work nearly 20 years ago when visiting the family showroom in Iga village. Born in 1973 in Osaka son of the second generation artist and one of the leading revivalists of ...

An exquisite vessel of pure white by Living National Treasure (Ningen Kokuho) Maeta Akihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Tsubo. It is 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Maeta Akihiro was born in Tottori city in 1954, graduating the Osaka University of Art in 1977. He has exhibited at and been awarded at the National Ceramic Art Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten) the 1993 Shin-Takumi Kogeiten New Crafts Person Exhibition, National Traditional Crafts E...

Two semi crushed cylinders, of raw earth by Niisato Akio enclosed in the original compartmentalized and signed wooden box. Each is roughly the size of a real can, the standing piece 13 cm (5 inches) tall, 10 cm (4 inches) diameter, the recumbent work 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) diameter and both are in prefect condition. These were made during his sojourn at the Shigaraki Togei No Mori Ceramics Research facility last year (2019) and are an interesting diversion from his more common white porcelain for...

A perfect example of the Chossen Karatsu style of flowing glaze by master of the craft Nishioka Koju enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is quite large for a Tokkuri, at 20.5 cm (just over 8 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Nishioka Koju (1918-2006) was born in Saga prefecture, and after participating in kiln research began working in Karatsu style ceramics around 1950 in a kiln he built that was named by Koyama Fujio. To this kiln came Fujiwara Kei and Arakawa Toyozo,...

A superb example of the flame licked works of innovative Hagi artist Yamato Tsutomu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kohiki Honosai Yonmen Hosoguchi Hanaire. It is 32.5 cm (13 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Yamato Tsutomu was born the second son of Yamato Yasuo, the man who brought Hagi into the 20th century, in 1965. He graduated the Yamaguchi University of Arts in 1988. He has exhibited with Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, the Nihon Dento Kogeiten (Nati...

Bursting Pomegranates in striking blue cling to the branches decorating this gold-wiped porcelain vase by Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 17.5 cm (7 inches) diameter, roughly the same height and in excellent condition. A fabulous example of this artists most popular style.
Kondo Yuzo (1902-1985) was born in the Gojozaka district of Kyoto and studied alongside Kawai Kanjiro and Hamada Shoji at the Kyoto Ceramics Research facility, whe...

An elegant set of 5 oil spot glazed tea bowls with crackled white interiors by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yuteki Yu Kumidashi Wan. Each is 6.5 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, roughly the same height, and all are in perfect condition.
Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer. Discarding the family business, he apprenticed in plastic arts under future Living National Treasure Ishiguro Munemaro. His wor...