This piece is a new work recently launched, it is called "madara" glaze made of ashes of rice straw. The condition of glaze is very calm and warm. Please see on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgYgFQK-4tk Size : 14.2cm(D) 7.9cm(H) Accessary: double wooden box signed by artist

This piece is with natural glaze that is made of burnt fire woods, melted ashes of fire woods of red pine tree and red skin by flames. The pieces are fired in the small kiln "anagama" for 10days and this piece was fired three times. Size: 9.0cm(D)/25.2cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

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...

Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene. Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated. He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno. And while, he has studied in tea ceremony. His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup, and tableware for Japanese cuisine. This piece is created with chosen-karatsu (black&white)x marked as jar for tea ceremony. It's a very refined piece a...

Here is a large and brilliant Tsubo (vase) by Master Mashiko Potter and Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. It is in mint condition with no chips or cracks.

Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007) is one of the best-known Japanese potters. The artist studied under another pottery legend, Hamada Shoji, to become one of Mashiko master craftsmen...

Shide "拾得" is a Zen monk in Tang period China, he has been the theme of ink picture mainly together with Hanshan "寒山". They were They had been disengaging from the world and famous for poets. Shide had been cleaning the temple every day, so he was depicted with a bloom. This statue has made of clay and fired with specialized glaze by Sadamitsu Sugimoto well known as a great master in Japanese pottery scene. Accessory : wooden box signed by the potter.

This piece was grilled with burning red pine fire woods for 10days in "Anagama" kiln. This shape of vase is called "Kinuta" that means a hammer of beating straw. The surface of body is seemed as a natural rock. Size 10.5cm(W) 18.0cm(H) Accessary wooden box with signature YouTube movie "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMPlV6b2hI"

A breathtaking sculpture by Hashimoto Tomonari enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The inverted cone is dark gray with rust red and blue patterns waving across the surface like gas clouds on some distant moon. It is 46 cm (18 inches) tall, 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this winter. The wooden box is titled: Untitled. In fact he does not title any of his work now, preferring to leave interpretation up to the viewer...

This is an amazing work of art, a quashed flaring bucket form covered in hi-iro flame color and natural ash glaze with large silver repairs by Shigaraki legend Tsuji Seimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Mizusashi. Fired on its side, the piece has warped slightly in the conflagration, flying ash and embers settling on the inside opposite where it has adhered to the kiln floor, apparent as a large kutsuki above a large silver repair...

Unique monumentally scaled vase from Massimo Nordio's 2000 'Opening' series. With bands of mat pink glass filigrana bands cut to partially reveal a lower layer of structured polished glass netting. The vase towers to 19" tall by 5" wide. Fully signed and dated. In excellent condition. It is from the collection of the artist, and will ship directly from Italy...

This is very cool and contemporary, a fattened sculptural vessel pierced with three platinum spikes erupting from the surface, shattering the barrier between functional form and Objet d’Art. One of the best pieces of art I have ever seen - a perfect eye-catcher in each collection, superb for displaying.

The surface is covered in a textured sea foam glaze, creating a stark contrast to the platinum glazed porcelain spikes...

A dramatic cluster of evolving black clay by Yamaguchi Mio, not only a departure from earth tones into black, but also the first piece the innovative artist made with multiple feet. It is 38 x 25 x 43 cm (15 x 10 x 17 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. It comes with a signed wooden placard.
Due to size this will require special shipping consideration...

Important original watercolor by Risaburo Kimura. While his prints are fairly common, his watercolors are not. This piece pre-dates City series started in 1967 that consisted of over 400 different renderings of imaginary city scenes. He grew up close to Yokohama and Tokyo, and later moved to New York City where he was fascinated with elements of the city, including the decay of a city, and how a great city can be rearranged into geometric elements...

First born son to Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun, Koichiro (b. 1974) has quickly made a name for himself as an independent artist. Not content to rely solely on family reputation, he has set off on his own path, making innovations in clay and also in the ideas and principles surrounding his craft...

A large ceramic sculpture by Yamaguchi Mio titled O-ga-tamanoki The O-gatama no Ki is a tree usually found within shrine precincts which is said to invite the gods to come. Mio often finds her inspiration in teh natural world, or that space between the natural world and the world beyond. The sculpture is 25 x 29 x 61.5 cm (10 x 11-1/2 x 24-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. It comes with a signed wooden placard...

In Japan, famous for its generational potting families, only a handful have made it all the way through to the 14th generation—the Nakazato line being one of them with over 400 years of history. Handcrafted by the current 14th potter in the renowned Karatsu tradition, this piece displays subtle, earthy tones and organic textures reminiscent of nature...

A key figure in the Japanese folk craft movement of the 20th century, Fujita Kyohei is credited with helping to develop a thriving glass-working community within Japan. Best known for his “dream” or “Liuli” boxes—very colorful and skillfully crafted boxes that often incorporated gold and silver leaf into their designs. Here we see a piece that would likely have been crafted earlier in his career but that demonstrates his masterful technique even then. In 1972 Fujita, along ...

This large blossom by Nakazato Hiroko is covered in earthy pastel colors, rising to a voluptuous crescendo of petals. She says:
I am strongly attracted to the objects created by nature.
A lush plant that grows day by day, especially from early spring to early summer.
The expansion of form from bud to flower and the beautiful colors that spread inside...
In recent years, I have felt a strong vitality in these things,
Through the medium of ceramics, I strive to expre...