A radical Tea bowl by Sakuchi Ensen enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hisshoku Nanban Chawan. This has everything, texture, color, size. Inside circles of flame burn white in the charred dark earth, while the outside is charred black with smatterings of red, blue and green. It is 13 cm (5-1/4 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It comes complete with the original wrapping cloth and artists profile (shifuku and shiori)...

Living National Treasure Yoshimichi Fujimoto (1919-1992) Aka-e Tokkuri (sake bottle) with iconic floral design.

Light in weight, this work is a masterpiece in transition from pottery to porcelain. On a plump chamfered shape and a milky white background, the iconic flower patterns drawn with a relaxed brush stroke showing vivid colors.

After graduating from Tokyo Fine Arts School, Yoshimichi Fujimoto studied under Hajime Kato, and then learned Kutani ware porcelain while se...

Kato Juemon (1894-1974) Aka Oribe Chawan with box signed by Sen Soshitsu XV Grand Master (Iemoto) of Urasenke Tea School (b.1923)

Fine Red Oribe Chawan for tea ceremony made by Kato Juemon (1894-1974).
Of irregular Kutsugata shape with unglazed foot ring.
The mark of the potter is stamped on the bottom.
Juemon Kato (1894 (Meiji 27 year) - 1974 (Showa 49year)) is a renowned Japanese ceramist...

Overlapping crescents in pale colors decorate the textured white clay of this tall vase by Kamoda Taro enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1989 and titled Kaku (With Corners). It is 12 x 15.5 x 32 cm (5 x 6 x 12-1/2 inches) and in excellent condition, hand signed on the base in a colorful cartouche.
Kamoda Taro was born in Mashiko the eldest son of legendary ceramic artist Kamoda Shoji...

Red burns through the dramatically pin-holed white glaze clinging viciously to the sides of this magnificent Shino Chawan by representative Mino artist Hori Ichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box which is in turn enclosed in a black lacquered wooden double-wood storage box . Enigmatic dark iron cuts through the clouds of tinged white, lending a brash sense of the primitive power of fire. It has great Hada, the texture so good it would certainly add flavor to your cup of tea...

A hard to find Silver Mist Series Chawan by Kondo Takahiro, enigmatic sgraffito under twilight blue covered in droplets of silver dew enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 9 cm (3-3/4 inches) tall, 10.5 cm (4 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However, he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature...

Kaneshige Toyo is no doubt one of the most important Japanese potters in 20 century and the first Bizen artist to be awarded with Living National Treasure title in 1956.
He is considered as the founder of modern Bizen pottery and at the same time he is known for successfully recreating the sheen of Momoyama Bizen pottery.

Width 5.7cm
Height 5.05cm
Weight 78g

In excellent condition. Supplied with original wooden box with leaflet.

There is no doubt about the superlative nature of the deep celadon glazes used by Living National Treasure Nakajima Hiroshi, and this sake set is no let down. A rich coral red covers the sake flask, the sake cup covered in deeply fissured celadon glaze which comes enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled modestly Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. Up from the base drive three fingers of rich red clay, the blanks left by the artists fingers when he dipped the bottle in glaze...

A wonderful tea bowl by important Mino artists Ando Hidetake enclosed in the original signed double wooden box titled Ko-mino (old) Chawan. The feldspathic glaze has been burnt and changed by contact with the flame, the crystallized surface varying in shades from yellow to pale green. This is a great example of the style of this artist who is known for radical textures and natural effects...

Once again Abe Anjin has proved his mastery of traditional form with this superb rendition of Momoyama styling. Impurities in the clay mar the surface and pale ash dusts the shoulder with raw clay hints of yellow flash where flame has licked the body...

Expressive form utilize the clays natural textures to bring out the depths of the Oribe green, and electric shimmers of blue flash on the surface in random patterns like heat lightning. This vase was created by the very popular Yamaguchi Makoto and come enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Kaki.
Size, D 43.6 cm H 19.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world, Yamaguchi Makoto was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978...

A wonderful black glazed tea bowl with red, orange and white by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekisai Chawan (Red Pattern Tea Bowl). Another excellent example of this important artists work.
Size, D 12.3 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to his current location in 1976...

Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan with notched foot by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of white and light green glaze. In my opinion it is the one of the most aesthetic chawans that he made. The seal of the artist is stamped on the bottom.

Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987...

A beautiful chawan with layers and layers of red and black by Maeda Masahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled very simply Iro-e Chawan. (Colored Tea Bowl)
Size, D 12.1 cm H 8.7 cm
Condition, Excellent
Maeda Masahiro (b. 1948) graduated the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 1975where he received instruction from Living National Treasure Fujimoto Yoshimichi and Tamura Koichi as well as Asano Akira...

A wonderful work decorated with vivid colors of pink, green, yellow, red, white and black by Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
The back of the lid said that this piece was shown at his exhibition celebrating 40 years of potting.
The glazing technique called Ima Oribe (Oribe Now), the most newest style by the artist.
Size, D 14.8 cm H 31.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware. He began his pat...

Hamada Shoji (1884–1978) Broken Straw Brush Motif Yunomi

Very good example of Hamada's iconic broken straw brush pattern with distinctive iron pigments.

Similar glaze and iron brush reference: http://www.philrogerspottery.com/portfolio/h186-yunomi-hamada-shoji/
No box is provided.
Size
Width 3.32in (8.5cm)
Height 3.35n (8.6cm)
Weight 225g

Condition
Very Good.
No chips, no cracks

A masterpiece by the popular young star Sawada Hayato enclosed in the original signed wooden box and date to 2021. We see the gamut of this artists work, unique design, form, the sharp lines, colors and texure. An excellent example of this popular artists.
Size, D 14.4 cm H 10.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sawada Hayato (b.1978) in Kasama. He studied at the Ryutsu Keizai University before establishing his own kiln in 2002. Prizes at both Japan Kogei Association and the 5th Kikuchi Bi...

An unusual large bottle-shaped vase by Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is fawn-speckled blue on black-mottled tarnished silver, a striking combination. The shape of the mouth he has taken from traditional Korean forms. The vessel is 27 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Morino Taimei was born in Kyoto in 1934, and was first accepted into the Nitten National Exhibition at a relatively young age in 1957 (a year before graduating the Kyoto Municip...