A sophisticated Mashiko chawan with beautiful glaze by greatest Shoji Hamada, enclosed in its originally signed wood box. The bowl has smoothly graduated colours, rarely seen on Hamada's tea bowls.

Hamada Shoji (1894 - 1978) was one of the founding fathers of the Studio Pottery movement, who came over to England with his friend, Bernard Leach, to start the Leach Pottery in St. Ives, Cornwall back in 1920...

An unusual lacquered flower vase, hanaike, by the eminent bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai II ( 1919~2000 ). The black lacquered bamboo vase is decorated in vermillion lacquer with a sago palm and is also signed. The vase is complete with its original blue cotton bag and a signed and inscribed box.

Chikuunsai I began the family tradition of making fine bamboo crafts in 1890, it still flourishes today under the direction of Tanabe Chikuunsai III.

Approximately 30 cm high...

Rare Japanese Celadon Tea Bowl, which was made by one of the greatest Japanese potters of the 20th century, Ryūzan Aoki (1926-2008).

The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom. The original wooden box with the signature of the potter & his profile are also included.

Aoki Ryūzan was born in Arita as the eldest son of a porcelain merchant. In 1951, he graduated as a Nihonga-style painter from Tama Art College...

From our family collection of Japanese art from Living National Treasures:

Perfectly shaped Bizen Chawan from legendary Toyo Kaneshige (1896 - 1967)...

My Body III, a rare charcoal created in 1965 by Renowned Korean Artist Don Ahn aka Ahn Dong Kuk (1937 - 2013). Don Ahn was a pioneer of Korean art in America. In the 1950s he was the first to move permanently to the US and receive recognition here, beginning with the 1952 exhibition of his work at the Kilbride Bradley Gallery in Minneapolis, the very first exhibition of Korean contemporary art in America...

Beautiful golden Kyo-yaki tea bowl by Murata Toshimitsu in perfect condition with the design of hand painted iris flowers. It was made 50 years ago and comes with originally signed and sealed wooden box.

Murata Toshimitsu 村田俊光 was born 1941. After graduating from Kyoto Ceramic Training School, he started training in ceramics under the guidance of his father Murata Toen and succeeded the family business...

A true Mashiko bowl by greatest Shoji Hamada with a real beautiful glaze, enclosed in its originally signed wood box.

Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) was one of the leading potters of the Japanese Mingei (Folk Craft) movement...

An early work by one of the most important potters in the 20thcentury who hailed from Seto, Suzuki Seisei 鈴木青々(1914-1990)...

Perfectly shaped Kuro Kyo-Yaki Chawan from the Showa Period by great artist Rikobei Kiyomizu the 6th, made 50 years ago. It comes with his originally signed and sealed wooden box.

Rokubei VI (1901-1980) the eldest son of Rokubei V, graduated from the Kyoto City School of Art and Craft and Kyoto Municipal College of Painting before apprenticing with his father from 1925. That same year, he entered his first competition...

Cosmic Space painted in 1963 by Renowned Korean Artist Don Ahn aka Ahn Dong Kuk (1937-2013). We encourage you to research Don Ahn's sales record and market prices on sites such as Artsy, so you can appreciate what a great opportunity this is to purchase an original work of art by the master at a price well below the actual value. Don Ahn was a pioneer of Korean art in America...

Rare Artist's Proof Lithograph, Cosmogony No. 7 (Formation of living form) created in 1965 by Renowned Korean Artist Don Ahn aka Ahn Dong Kuk (1937 - 2013). Don Ahn was a pioneer of Korean art in America. In the 1950s he was the first to move permanently to the US and receive recognition here, beginning with the 1952 exhibition of his work at the Kilbride Bradley Gallery in Minneapolis, the very first exhibition of Korean contemporary art in America...

Original, Signed, 1967, Watercolor by famous Japanese Artist YASSE TABUCHI (YASUKAZU), 1921-2009. Professionally Framed and Matted, Gallery LEFEBRE, 47 East 77th Street, New York 21, NY. Excellent condition. Size: 51 cm. x 41 cm. (20" x 16")

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...

Artist - Andre Masson, French 1896 - 1987

Genre - Modernist, Surrealism, Modern Art

Work - "Aeneas and His Children" Lithograph in color on paper from the "Flight" portfolio / Edition # 185/250

Measurements - Image - 16" x 23", Frame - 19 3/4" x 15 1/2"

Date - 1969 - 70

Signed in pencil

Published by The International Rescue Committee, NY

Excellent condition

This important Zen tea bowl named “Phoenix Appears” (Hōōrai 鳳来) is a collaboration between the famous Kyoto potter Imai Masayuki 今井 政之 (1930-2023) and the equally well known Zen monk Matsunaga Gōzan 松長剛山 (b...

Description: 陆儼少（1909-1993） 秋山耸翠圖 水墨設色紙本立軸 1979年作 款識：秋山耸翠一九七九年三月陆儼少畫於海上。鈐印二方。Hanging Scroll of Verdant Autumn Mountains / Lu Yanshao (1909-1993) Dated 1979 Inscribed with two artist seals. Dimensions: 70 X 15 1/2 inches 177.8 X 39.4 cm Artist or Maker: Lu Yanshao (1909-1993) Medium: Ink & Color on Paper Date: 1979 Condition Report: Hand-Painted, Good Condition Provenance: Property of a Canadian co...

Ao glazed wide footed teabowl, chawan form, with a Shono pattern around the bowl

Stoneware, slip and glazes

4.75" X 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Finest Kyo-yaki tea bowl with a hand painted golden lobster design by famous Japanese artist Sugita Shohei the 4th. It is in mint condition and comes with originally signed and sealed wooden box.

Sugita Shohei was born 1942 as the 4th generation of the Sugita family, which inherited the Seikanji kiln established by the 1st generation Kikujiro in the early Meiji era with the approval of the Seikanji family of former counts.

Studied ceramics under the 3rd generation Sugita ...

A true Mashiko Chawan by greatest Shoji Hamada with a real beautiful Ameyu glaze, double boxed and originally signed and sealed by the artist.

This treasure was part of the exhibition "The artists who searched for Mingei".

Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) was one of the leading potters of the Japanese Mingei (Folk Craft) movement. He was closely associated both with Yanagi Soetsu (1889-1961), the philosopher-critic on whose theories the movement was founded, and the pioneer English st...

Juicy color and fun form in contemporary glass. Both odd and elegant, paladin vases feature a contrasting color at the mouth. These are brilliant in groups, and tasty on their own.

Studio Paran is the creative partnership of Richard Jones and Mark Lorenzi. They met in the glass shop of the Rhode Island School of Design.

Studio Paran strives to design work that is unique, affordable and relevant. Their work is handblown.

There are no chips, no cracks, no hairlines and no repairs...

A tea bowl with stunning glaze by the legendary Miyashita Zenji 宮下善爾 (1939-2012), one of the greatest contemporary Kyoto potters. This is an early work, when he focused on celadon-like glazes. At that time he was studying ancient Chinese pieces, and was influenced by his father who excelled in celadon. His tea bowls are not common, and purple ones are quite rare. Piece is simply titled Tea Bowl (Chawan 茶碗), it is glazed stoneware, from Shōwa Period, late 1970. Piece is 6.9 x 13.8 ...

Large, relatively tall chawan, as used in the tea ceremony. Light brown coarse stoneware covered with a celadon colored translucent glaze with brown speckles and with a purple and blue-green splash on the front. Unsigned. Japan, Aizu, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Showa era, circa 1973.
Comes with the original fitted wooden tomobako, inscribed on the outside … chawan; on the inside signed ‘made by Ryoichi, 7th generation of the Munakata kiln’ and with the seal Munakata-gama (Munakata k...

Japanese Mid - Late 20th century bronze vase with crane design by NEYA CHUROKU (1897-1987). The vase has a standing crane holding its head and neck up on the front and a crane bending down in the back. The bottom has the Churoku mark. Neya Churoku, a student of Tsuda Shinobu, exhibited at many exhibitions including the 1933 World Exhibition in Chicago and the 15th Teiten (1934) where he won the Tokusen (grand prize). Comes with TOMOBAKO, original artist signed wooden storage box. Stamp of artis...

Maki not only did Large red kanji on black backgrounds, which I have denominated Big Reds.He also did Big Yellows, as in this dramatic print Poem 71-7 (Mind). Size: 32.6 x 17.2in/83 x 44cm. For comparison, I've also included Poem 68-71 (Mind). It is in frame 8.

Although reports vary, it is generally thought that Zeze-yaki had its heyday in the late Momoyama to early Edo period under the influence and patronage of legendary artists/ men of tea, Honami Koetsu and Kobori Enshu. It was also counted among the seven best kilns selected by Enshu Kobori (1579-1647), a tea master and military commander of that era. In the mid-1600s the tradition died out for a time after the destruction of the kiln by fire. The kiln was later resurrected on two occa...

Jug for holding fresh water for the tea ceremony, called mizusashi. Wheel thrown, thin stoneware of slightly irregular beaker shape (slightly bulging belly towards the bottom and straight sides going up). The mouth is slightly oval. Black-brown iridescent glaze. Custom made black lacquered fitted wooden cover. Seto ware, or black Oribe.

Impressed potter seal Sakusuke inside gourd, and engraved smiley-shaped kao.

H 5.75 (with cover) x W 6.25 in.

Japan, ca 1970s

Undamaged ...

Mayumi Oda. b. 1941 in Tokyo. "Chant of the Ocean Nautiles" and "Chant of the Ocean Conce" two complimenting artist proofs woodblock prints with gold and white ink printed in black paper. 17.5 x 25.5 inches and 29.25 x 42 inches with frame. No condition problems to note. According to her own biography Mayumi Oda is known to many as the ‘Matisse of Japan’, Mayumi Oda has done extensive work with female goddess imagery. From 1969 to the present, Mayumi has exhibited over 50 one-woman shows thr...

A striking porcelain double gourd vase by the eminent Kutani potter Matsumoto Saichi V The tall shape has four raised ribs on the matt buff/white glazed body, the bottom gourd boldly painted with sets of green stripes on a tan ground. The buff/white glaze is curious, on close inspection it looks like crushed oyster shell. Signed on the base. The vase comes with its original signed and inscribed box.

Approximately 31.7 cm high. The vase and box are both perfect.

Matsumoto Saich...

Two dragon year prints, in very very good condition,embossed blue, done in 1976, a year of the dragon. Haku Maki's dragon prints have nicely flowing kanji script We suspect he may have used the same mixed media implements to produce both prints. The blue one is 37/150. we have only seen one copy of each print: they must have all been snapped up by Year of the Dragon folk.

The second Living National Treasure of Mashiko. The first was his teacher Shōji Hamada.

A ash-glazed stoneware box and cover with an intaglio design of grasses filled with white slip. Shimaoka’s seal within the foot-rim.

Approximately 11.5 cm high, 10.3 diameter.

Please study the photographs.

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Japanese 20th century bronze vase with abstract leaf design by TSUDA JOYO. The vase measures 16" tall by 6 5/8" in diameter.

A beautiful city view of Brussels in watercolor and gouache by artist SARNOFF measures. 8x8.5” , frame size 20x21”

Ceramics decorated by Zen monks are seldom seen and this piece is no exception. Two red enamel characters are boldly brushed in red enamel conveying the strong bond between Zen and the tea ceremony. The bowl is inscribed and named Taste of Zen (Zenmi 禅味), and dates to the 1970s, when Seki Bokuō 関牧翁 (1903 – 1991) was well into his abbotship at Tenryū-ji, one of most important, and certainly most beautiful temples in Kyoto. The bowl itself is by the well-known hagi potter, Hara Kiyok...

A very fine Original Acrylic Painting by famed Thai Artist Hatthai Bunnag, depicting Busaba being secretively seduced by Inau in a temple, accompanied by her trustworthy servants. Signed and dated bottom left 25.04. 2524 (Buddhist Year). Size framed 58 cm. x 50 cm. Excellent condition.

Charming fresh water container (Mizusashi) by Oshio Shōzan III 三代 大塩昭山 (b. 1935), an important potter working in Akahada ware that is produced in Nara Prefecture. Akahada potters are famous for tea ceremony wares. Piece is for late 1970s, stoneware with overglazed enamel, it is 14.6 x 14.4 cm. Potter’s seals on the bottom Akahadayama (赤膚山) and Shōzan (昭山). Comes in original digned box, tomobako, inscribed: Fresh Water Container (Mizusashi 水指) Front of the box: sig...

Offered is an early signed and dated 1977 hand-blown studio glass perfume bottle. The bottle has two polished windows, which reveal a pale amber chamber encased in swirling multi-colored and black glass with a black glass stopper. The bottle is 5 ½ " tall, including the dauber, by 4" wide. It is in very good condition, with one very minor flea bit and no other scratches, chips, scuffs, or repairs noted. The bottle is signed and dated on the bottom, as shown. Born in 1950, William Carlson crea...