Rare Fan Painting by Renowned Buddhist Monk Artist Su An Sunim (born 1940). The calligraphy on this 1997 painting says, "Your smile is an offering to Buddha." The recent exhibition of Su An Sunim's work at the Zen Buddhist Temple in New York City was the most highly-attended exhibition ever presented by the Korean Art Society. At that exhibition, Su An Sunim's works of similar size and quality sold for multiples of the prices we are asking here. Ink and colors on paper...
This elegant work of Karatsu pottery has an unglazed foot, showing the rich ferrous clay from which it is constructed, and displays splashes of ferrous pigment on a backdrop of ashen glaze with a milky white overglaze. The triangular shape and large proportions make for a very distinctive work of e-Karatsu or “painted” Karatsu.
Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated...
Betty Cooke sterling silver and rock crystal necklace
Drop measures 6 1/4" long
Chain - 19" long
Weight - 56 grams
c 2000s
Marked Cooke, sterling
Excellent condition
Beautiful sculptural statement sterling silver ring with large citrine by the artisan Joe Dean
Late 20th century
Size 8 1/2
Weight - 22 grams
The citrine measures 1 1/4" x 7/8"
The ring stands 3/4" above the finger
Marked Joe Dean, 925
Excellent condition
Juhls Tundra necklace in sterling silver
Norway
Pendant - 2 5/8" x 3 1/4"
Neck chain - 24" long
Marked Juhls, 925s on verso
Excellent condition
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
Betty Cooke sterling silver necklace
Torque - should fit a 16 - 16 1/2" neck
The open circle of the pendant measures 2 1/2" wide while the length, including the bale comes in at 5 1/4" long
Both pendant and torque are stamped Cooke, sterling
Contemporary
Excellent condition
Nelson Piaso Sterling and Turquoise Shadow Box Ring
Navajo artisan
Size 7
2" x 3/4" face
Weight - 11.50 grams
Marked NP on verso
Excellent condition
A spectacular work by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Aka (red) Hanaire. The feeling is like Raku, with a very thin glaze over rough clay affecting hi-iro colors within the glazing. This is a wonderful piece for showing this master-potters control of glazing and firing technique.
Size, D 1.3 cm H 16.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sugimoto Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935...
Sleek and modern sterling earrings with 24K applied elements, and center 24K bezel set lapis. These have 14k posts and backings for pierced ears and measure 1 1/4" diameter and weigh 11 grams total. Fine original condition with great lapis, they are artist signed and dated '91 in electric pen and also say 24k and 14k. The signature clearly says Peter but I am not able to make out the last name. Beautiful design and craftmanship and look lovely on the ear.
A wonderful faceted wall vase by master craftsman Kato Yasukage XIV enclosed in the original wooden box titled Shino Kake-hanaire and signed by the 14th Generation Yasukage followed by his seal.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 18.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Shoji (1964-2012) was born into the Yasukage family, one of the original unbroken lines of Mino potters, in 1964...
Of squat shape with a centre hole, inspired by the cosmic black hole.
Painstakingly built by small bits of clay added to core, the piece is than burnt in the autumn in the nearby fields under a stack of rice straw. He is carefully checking the process as the sculptures must not get over burned, they have to get the right, natural, earthy ash color that change for each piece of artwork. H 11 x 19,5 x 19,5 cm circa. From 2015...
Japanese Contemporary Ceramic, Progressive Ceramic Art Form.
Watanabe Taichiro.
Painstakingly built by small bits of clay added to core, the piece is than burnt in the autumn in the nearby fields under a stack of rice straw. He is carefully checking the process as the sculptures must not get over burned, they have to get the right, natural, earthy ash color that change for each piece of artwork. H 16,5 x 15 x 15 cm circa. From 2015...
An abstract sculpture made of fused, oblong and un-glazed porcelain tubes. The piece has been modified by willful hammering to provide it with the desired shape. Signed and dated: Takeuchi Kouzo 2009, a unique piece in the ‘Modern Remains’ series.
Takeuchi Kouzo was born in 1977 in Hyogo Prefecture...
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...
The pottery style know as “nerikomi” or sometimes “neriage” in Japan is a technique where various colors and consistencies of clay are stacked together and then cut through to reveal a unique pattern. Here we see a beautiful execution of this approach by potter Wakasugi Naomi (b. 1974) who spent many years perfecting the technique...
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...
The craftsman who fashioned this piece, the 9th Ohi Chozaimon (1901-1986), is the most widely recognized and most accomplished of the now 11 generations of Ohi potters. Born in Ishikawa Prefecture at the start of the 20th century, he took up the family craft and, at the age of 26, became the head potter. Raku tea bowls made by Ohi 9 are some of the finest you will encounter, comparing favorably to even tea bowls made by the main Raku lineage in Kyoto...