All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1417534 (stock #537)
Blue yohen spot on grey and black surface of this natural formed tea bowl by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kurinuki Hikidashi-Kuro Chawan. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay . This is an excellent example of this artist work.
Size, D 12.7 cm H 10.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Inayoshi Osamu was born in Aichi prefecture, the heart of Mino country, in 1976...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #814958 (stock #0097)
Kang Jong Sook is an artist from Korea who has built a successful studio and school in New York. Mint Condition. h21"(53cm), w20"(51cm), d16"(41cm). We have more pieces by this vanguard Korean artist, so please let us know if you have any interest.
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1413448 (stock #499)
Thick white glaze and lavender clouds on the surface of this cool and elegant White Hagi chawan by important artist Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kurinuki Chawan. Up from the base drive three fingers , the blanks left by the artists fingers when he dipped the bowl in glaze. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1356795 (stock #127)
An excellent companion to the Hagi Chawan also by this artist, here is a precipitous mountain form covered mostly in drifts of white and thin veneer of glaze over its gritty clay surface.  The form is that of the mountainous spires of Yabake, on the Island of Kyushu south of Hagi.  The Vase comes with Exhibition panflet with very similar vases like this one.
Size, D 12.4 cm ( 4.9 inches)  H 28.8  cm ( 11.3 inches) 
Condition, Excellent 
Saka Koraizaemon XII was born in T...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1380458 (stock #288)
Mottled clay in lively blends colors on this Nerikomi tea bowl by Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Shoretsu Tsutsu Chawan.
Size, D 9.8 cm H 7.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Matsui was born in 1927, beginning his ceramic studies in 1946. In 1957, he became a priest at the Getsusoji Temple, where in 1960 he built a kiln so he could research traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean ceramics...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1123472 (stock ##4219)
Broad, formal style teabowl with TOL, tree of life design under a saffron iron yellow glaze

Stoneware, slips and glazes

5.5" x 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1373271 (stock #TRC1838)
Looking something akin to dragon skin with gilded beads glistening between the scales, this recent creation by young artist Hiramatsu Ryoma demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a guinomi (Saké cup)...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1205749 (stock #SF-70)
Vase with lug handles and hanging stick, white Shino glaze. By Sachiko Furuya, Honolulu, HI. H. 8.75"(22.25cm) x Dia. 4.5"(11.5cm.) Length of bamboo handle is 22"(56cm) and may need removal if item is shipped. 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...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1481101
A masterpiece large textured vase by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sugio Bun Hanaire. Each uniquely carved in variegated shade of raw clay.This piece was shown at his exhibition from 1991 and is featured in the catalog image number 4 (catalog included).
Size, D 56 cm H 14.5 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mihara Ken was born in Shimane prefecture in 1958, and apprenticed under Funaki Kenji at the age of 23...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1451784
A striking sake cups set the popular young star Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box and date to 2021. it is this subtle attention to shape and texture which elevates the work of Ichikawa Toru.
Size, D 13.8 cm and 17.1 cm H 10.3 cm and 11.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973. he was apprenticed to the Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi for five years before establishing his own kiln in 2015 in Okayama...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1348571 (stock #076)
An unusal form by Ito Motohiko of rectangular shape with undulating wave top like the gold clouds on a traditional screen,, emblazoned with young pine branches by Ito Motohiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nunome Wakamatsu Mon Kabin (Cloth Textured Pine Motif Vase).  This is just in time for New Years displays.  Pine is one of the traditional motifs displayed at New Years as it is ever-green, and represents consistency and strength through the cold winter months.  The sapl...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 2000 item #1155517 (stock #YC-156)
Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan (in Korean, Cha Jya,) by Shin Hyun-Chul, ca. 1995. H.2.5"(6cm) x Dia.5.5"(14.5cm.) A classic example of natsu jawan (summer tea bowl) with a low, and wide profile. Accompanied by signed wooden box. Shin Hyun-Chul is a Korean potter who is well-respected by tea ware connoiseurs in Japan...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1443032
A beautiful and elegant work by important female artist Tokumaru Kyoko comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Ryuhimon Chawan (White Dragon-skin) and dating to Reiwa 3 nen (2021).
Her spiky lances and unfurling fronds forming are fantastical. The artist begins with slabs of clay and then constructs them to create work rooted in existential explorations. In this regard, Tokumaru notes that her spatial expressions allow her to travel deep inside herself...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #835558 (stock #290)
Hi-dasuki lines of red charring streak across the surface of this large Tokkuri Vase by Isezaki Mitsuru (b. 1934) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A smooth even profusion of bubbles welter about the clay, adding a tactile texture to the elongated body. The vase is over 20 inches (51.5 cm) tall and in perfect condition. Mitsuru was born to a family of potters, his father Yozan and brother Jun both very important in Bizen pottery...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1147571 (stock #286)
A striking Bizen Chawan of mixed clay by young artist Yokoyama Naoki enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The mixed earth is pulled and twisted out of shape; one can sense the plasticity with your eyes. The stretched earth is burnt red where it has been licked by flame, yet remains pale from the shadows of the kiln. The bowl is just less than 5 inches (12 cm) diameter, 3-1/2 inches (8.5 cm) tall and in fine condition.
Naoki has been displayed at the Chanoyu Zokei Ten at the Tana...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1492544 (stock #MC295)
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. His work is both original and fresh and his challenging pursuit of Mino ceramics is evident in both his contemporary pieces and his trad...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pre 2000 item #1458679 (stock #10505)
Victor Spinski (American, 1940-2013)

A Piece of Cake

Ceramic, Signed and dated: "(19)97"

6 3/4" Diam. x 4" H

Spinski was a leading figure in the avant-garde ceramics movement of the 1960’s and 70’s. Throughout his career, Spinski experimented with many different materials, forms and techniques, becoming most well-known for his tromp l'oeil clay sculptures, which often incorporated humor.  In a 1983 article in the New York Times, art historian Helen A. Ha...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #770307 (stock #0132)
Kang Jong Sook Korean Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1141952 (stock #GG.FO.1,2,3)
Futa-oki, Lid rests, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood-fired, ash glaze. Sizes range from: GG.FO.1 H.1"(2.5cm) x Dia.2.5"(6.25cm) GG.FO.2 H.1.125"(2.75cm) x Dia.2"(5cm) GG.FO.3 H.1.5"(3.75cm) x Dia.2"(5cm.) 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 ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1399338 (stock #385)
A deep bowl decorates with an assortment of colors in dashes, dots and draperies by Kawabata Kentaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan. Consistent with this artitsts repertoire, the varying aspects are difficult to surmise in few words, raw clay, torn, cut, molded, squeezed and decorated with color in a variety of styles with glass beads. A playful work to represent his eclectic style.
Size, D 12.8 cm H 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kawabata ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pre 2000 item #1401913 (stock #TSOtono1)
Bold and powerful te-oke form by Mashiko veteran potter, Takauchi Shugo (b. 1937). Roughly thrown, Takauchi then hacked away vertical channels down the form adding dimension to the pot and disrupting the thrown marks that encircle the vase which stands as a quintessential form by this potter. The aggressive handle has incised decoration which is also highlighted by settles deep green Oribe glaze with bidoro style drips hanging perpetually beneath the device. At 12.5" tall this has an imposing pr...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #820896 (stock #SF-36)
Katakuchi, Spouted Bowl, Bamboo Ash Glaze. H.3.75"(9.5cm) X W.7.5"(19cm.) 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. She has exhibited her work in galleries and museums in the United States and...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1347844 (stock #071)
When you hold this piece in your hands, first contact, you get it.  A Rey unusual and organic form by Isezaki Koichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashiguro Chawan.  It has been a pleasure to watch over the last 30 years the reinvigoration in pottery in Japan, an explosion of innovation which seems exponential.  It continues to blossom bigger every year.  The potters are so technically skilled and taking an original approach to the ceramic arts.  Isezaki Koichiro i...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1484438
A deep pool of rice wine awaits the drinker in this stately form by Miwa Kazuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Cup of Deep Abundance (Fuchifuchi-hai). The name comes from the deep part of a river (fuchi) where fish tend to gather. Outside this white glaze crawls and plays over the slightly blue tinged glaze beneath it, which covers the rough Hagi clay.
Size, D 9.2 cm H 6.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
(2023) Kazuhiko likely needs no introduction. Born into th...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Porcelain : Contemporary item #1176576 (stock #HN-16, HN-17)
Shinogi (faceted) Soba Choko (noodle dipping sauce cups) or Tea Cups (2), porcelain, by Hanako Nakazato; Union, Maine and Karatsu, Japan. H. 2.375"(6cm) x Dia. 3.625"(9cm.) 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 ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1422521 (stock #469)
A spectacular Shino Chawan featuring clouds of red over crackled and fissured white by Living National Treasure Kato Kozo inclosed in the original signed double wooden box titled Shino Chawan. It has great Hada, the texture so good it would certainly add flavor to your cup of tea.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Kozo was born in Gifu in 1935, a gifted oil painter he studied the Mino Tradition under KatoKohei and Living National Treasure Arakawa To...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Pre 2000 item #1059304 (stock ##7086)
Robust, medieval styled mizusashi by veteran Shigaraki potter; Furutani Churoku IV (b. 1922). This face of this large mizusashi is covered in a wonderful layer of green ash and the back exhibits very fine hi-iro fire color. The base shows three areas where the pot was wadded during the firing and it is prominently signed; CHUROKU.

It should be noted, that currently his tea pieces sell for between 250,000 and 450,000 yen in galleries.

This mizusashi is in excellent condition and has i...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #846761 (stock ##4069)
Richly glazed Rozome teabowl in stacked stones form with hiragana repeat design

Stoneware, slips and glazes

5" X 4.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Plates : Contemporary item #1207687 (stock #HG-47 to 50)
Small Dishes, Mashiko-yaki, by Tagami Munetoshi. Kaki (persimmon) glaze with red/green-overglaze enamel lines & dots on whote border. H. .75"(2cm) x Dia. 4.5"(11.5cm.) Tagami Munetoshi (b. 1972) is the son of Tagami Isamu and grandson of Sudo Takeo. He is the 5th generation of potters in Mashiko’s Hinatagama (Hinata Kiln) founded during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) by Sudo Yujiro. At the age of 16, he started his apprenticeship under his grandfather and then right after high school went to A...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Jars : Contemporary item #1488805
A stunning ash-glazed tokkuri by Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The body has been imprinted with rope designs, a trademark of Tatsuzo’s works, and covered in plethora of Yohen kiln effects.
Size, D 14.6 cm H 11.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007) attended the Tokyo Industrial School Ceramics department before being inducted into the army. After serving in World War II, Tatsuzo apprenticed...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Pre 2000 item #1466000 (stock #1971)
An absolute classic natural ash glazed sake bottle by the reclusive potter Oasako Mikio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai Yu Tokkuri (ash glazed flask). Much of the dark surface is raw clay, with coals charring the front and tremulous tears of liquified ash dripping down both inside and out. It is 12 cm tall and in excellent condition.
Osako Mikio (1940-1995), born in Usa Oita prefecture on the Island of Kyushu, arrived at ceramics late in life, starting to study wit...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1404126 (stock #428)
Green and blue glaze dripping down over the white sides of this spectacular mentori Vase by Nishihata Tadashi enclosed in the original wooden box titled Hai-yu Ki. It is a work which embodies the best of this highly sought artist ,at a perfect size for the tea room.
Size, D 19.2 cm H cm 20.2
Condition, Excellent
Nishihata Tadashi was born in Sasayama in the mountains of Hyogo, an ancient castle town in 1948. He began potting in 1969, focusing on items for use. In 1986 he...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pre 2000 item #1456638
A stunning pair of sake cups depicting rabbits by the famous Kutani potter Matsumoto Saiichi 松本佐一 (b. 1930), using his signature technique, porcelain with underglaze gold leaf. Title: Sake Cups (sakazuki 坏) Medium: porcelain with underglaze gold leaf and overglaze enamel Size: Wider: 3.2 x 8.6 cm and Taller: 5.4 x 4.6 cm Signature in enamel on the bottom of both pieces: Saiichi (佐一) Date: Heisei Period, 1998 for 1999 Condition: no flaws: no cracks or r...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 2000 item #1143933 (stock ##7132)
A large, exhibition quality, bold and timeless Oni-Shino chawan by the master potter and legendary personality; Tsukigata Nahiko (1923-2006). This rare wood fired chawan has a wide variety of surface effects caused by the interplay of iron and Shino glazes and an intense fire with the face exhibiting a satiny iron face (tetsu-omote). The intentionally distorted shape fits the hand well and the lip, mikomi and kodai all act to balance out a truly inspired work by a potter of the highest level. Th...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Contemporary item #1425653 (stock #mc216)
Kodo Arts
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A masterpiece by one of Japan's leading wood-fired earthenware pottery masters, Takuma Murakoshi. Rough, earthy and marvelous glaze produced as only natural wood-fired kilns and shigaraki clays can create. 10" wide and *" tall. Ask for shipping quote.
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1240902 (stock #0125)
Momoyama Gallery
$1800.00

No words can describe these two incredible vases by Koyama Kiyoko, signed on the base and enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden boxes. Kiyoko, born 1936 started as a painter who drew designs on pottery. Today, she is considered one of the leading Shigaraki potters both nationally and internationally. Kiyoko was the subject of the feature film Days of Fire (Hibi), and is the pioneering female wood firing artist in Japan,the potter’s dramatic life and the trajectory of her artist...