Reminiscent of a perfectly formed oyster shell or the shell of a hermit crab, this recent creation by young artist Hiramatsu Ryoma demonstrates his creative imagination—influenced heavily by forms he discovered in nature. Described on the box as a “ammonite/ guinomi” (ammonite/ sake cup), Hiramatsu says his inspiration for this piece (and several others) came from an ancient form of sea life known as an ammonite—a large spiraled mollusk who’s shells are often found fossilized today...

Robust Ki-Seto chawan by Hori Ichiro. This chawan measures 13.5 x 10cm and comes with its signed wood box and is in great condition.

Reminiscent of the Rolling Stones album cover, a wild sculpture by important contemporary sculptor Hayami Shiro. The bean shaped object is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter, 32 cm (12-1/2 inches) long and in excellent condition. It is signed on the base and appears to be dated 1999. Typical of this artist, it comes in a cardboard box
Hayami Shiro (b. 1927) was born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1927, and graduated the Tokushima Industrial University in 1949...

A very large (oburi) and powerful Shino chawan by Miyamura Yoshinobu very reminiscent of Hayashi Shotaro's works. Thick splashes of pure white Shino glaze punctuate the rusty red Aka-Shino glaze which covers the entire teabowl.

This chawan measures 5.4" X 4" and is in perfect condition and comes with it's signed box.

An excellent example of the great works being made today based on Momoyama era Mino-yaki...

An iconic bowl flaring out in pure celadon by Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Hachi (here he is using a play on sound, as he uses the Kanji character for eight pronounced Hachi in place of the character for bowl with the same reading). It is 22 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Fukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon...

Kogo, incense container, wood-fired porcelain wrapped in grass, by George Gledhill. H.1.75"(4.5cm) x Dia.2.375"(6cm). Can be used as a lidded container to hold a variety of items from incense to jewelry. 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...

Very casually thrown and faceted mentori teabowl with an Oribe style glaze. > Please note this teabowl is more green than it appears in these photos appearing differently in every light source it is viewed in.

Stoneware and glaze

5.65" x 4.3"

Decorative, functional and food safe

This large henko, molded bottle is by forth generation Otani-gama kiln master; Yano Shinichi. This henko comes with signed box and is in excellent condition.

The vase measures 5.25" X 5.25" X 10.25" but the measurements alone do not adequately present the volume and mass of this piece...

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.

Tea Pot by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.6"(15.25cm) X W.5"(12.75cm.) 3 cup (750ml) Capacity. This tea pot features a warm blue glaze over a body textured with chattermarked incisions. The interior is glazed in white. Pours well. Please see enlargements for ultiple views and stationary handle positioning. There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work...

Tea Bowl, chawan, wood-fired, by George Gledhill. H.3.25"(8.25cm) x Dia.4.75"(12cm) x Footring Dia.2.375"(6cm). 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 his work and encouraged him to produce Tea wares...

Mizusashi; Fresh Water Container, used for tea ceremony. Suitable as a covered container for any use. Hand thrown of naturally sourced materials and wood-fired resulting in natural ash glaze. H.5(12.75cm) x Dia.7.5"(19cm). Mouth opening 4.625"(11.75cm.) Volume=2,000cc(67.68oz/8.46cups.) 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...

A group of five volumes of the Japanese ceramic magazine, Honoho Geijutsu; #35/37/40/41/77. Each volume profusely illustrated, mostly in color with 178 pages and English captions to many of the photos. Each issue has several in depth articles as well as profiles of a wide variety of potters and a section on pottery techniques in the back of each volume...

Ao glazed neriage (contrasting clays) mizusashi, complete with custom lacquer lid. A great piece for use or as a statement

Porcelain and glazes

5.5" X 5.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, Ido-gata (well-shaped,) by Sachiko Furuya...

Tall Oribe vase with incised "grasses" design around the form loosely based on a mei ping form

Stoneware and glaze

13" x 5.75"

Reminiscent of a perfectly formed oyster shell or the shell of a hermit crab, this recent creation by young artist Hiramatsu Ryoma demonstrates his creative imagination—influenced heavily by forms he discovered in nature. Described on the box as a “ammonite/ guinomi” (ammonite/ sake cup), Hiramatsu says his inspiration for this piece (and several others) came from an ancient form of sea life known as an ammonite—a large spiraled mollusk who’s shells are often found fossilized today. We...

Wonderfully color illustrated catalogue on the works of Ningen Kokuho, Living National Treasure; Arakawa Toyozo. The catalogue measures 10" X 10" and has 187 pages and covers chawan, mizusashi, chaire, tsubo, hachi and numerous other pieces. It also shows the diverse works of Arakawa, showing Shino, Seto-guro, Karatsu, Shigaraki, Bizen and numerous others styles that he worked in.

This catalogue shows works fired at various kilns across Japan, at friends kilns. Fired works from the kilns o...

Wood-fired, faceted vase by George Gledhill; Payette, Idaho. H.8"(20cm) X Dia.5.25"(14cm.) See enlargements for flashing details. This pot is rugged and organic, with wonderful fire effects. 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 his work and encouraged him...

Nothing I can say can convey the rugged beauty locked up of this Oribe Mizusashi, signed and enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Matsuzaki Ken is one of the most important potters in Japan, born in Tokyo in 1950.

He graduated from the Fine Arts Ceramic Department at Tamagawa University in 1972, and moved to Mashiko to take up an apprenticeship under Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo, putting him in direct lineage with Mingei legend Hamada Shoji.

In 1978 he establ...

An organic form by young female artist Tanaka Tomomi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mimi-nari and dating from 2017. It is 6 x 6 x 5-1/2 inches (15 x 15 x 14 cm) and is in excellent condition.
Tanaka Tomomi was born in Hyogo prefecture, near Kobe, in 1983, and graduated advanced courses at the Aichi University of Education in 2008, however her work has been garnering attention in various exhibitions since 2005. She has received the Kyoto Mayor’s Award at the “39th ...

Square kaku-gata form vase with paddled texture under a rich breaking Oribe glaze.

Stoneware and glaze

8.2" x 4.5"

As if cut from a solid block of clay, this bowl appears to be constructed of intersecting planes, though the chawan was first thrown, altered and cut, mentori style. This modern chawan is by master innovator and Bizen potter, Kakurezaki Ryuichi. Apprenticed to Isezaki Jun, he learned the traditional methods of Bizen pottery and firing and has added so much more to his style and vision of clay. This teabowl has a wet surface of ash about the whole piece creating a nearly uniform coat of a shiny r...

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 Tokkuri (Saké flask). Described as a “Kiretsu-mon” (ki = turtle, retsu = cracked, mon = design/ crest), according to Hiramatsu, his inspiration for this piece (and a number of others) came from an ancient form of sea life known as an Ammonite—a large spir...

Tea Bowl, chawan, Wood-fired Shino Glaze, by George Gledhill. H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.5.25"(13.25cm) x Footring Dia.2.5"(6.25cm). 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 his work and encouraged him to produce Tea wares. Their introduction to the world of Tea Ce...

Porcelain Cube Bowl in the signature geometric style of Korean contemporary ceramic artist, Lee Min Kyu. The sides of the bowl seem to rise up straight, yet they flare outward ever so slightly. This bowl makes a great set when combined with the Lee Min Kyu Porcelain Vase (Stock #0387), as seen in the last photo here. Width: 9.5 inches, 24 cm; Height: 4.5 inches, 11.25 cm.

Scraped cut and beat out of form with looping ribbons of clay for handles, here is a mizusashi which certainly does not let down; everything we have come to expect from this popular Japanese artist enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is heavily potted, creating a bold, lively experience. The piece is 8 inches (21 cm) tall, 7 inches (18 cm) diameter and in perfect condition.
This artist has been working with clay since the 1950s, devouring styles along the way. Seto, Oribe, I...

A striking design of swirling dots decorates this wide low chawan by female porcelain legend Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yuri Haku-kin Sai Hira Chawan (White Gold Decorated Wide Tea Bowl). Blue and Green Dots swirl in a vortex from the center of the bowl. It is 16.2 cm (6-3/8 inches) diameter, 4.7 cm (2-7/8 inches) tall and in excellent condition retaining the original shiori.
From Aichi prefecture, Hakuko was trained by her father initially in the cerami...

Large and bold faceted teabowl with two raised ridges surrounding the bowl under one of my Oribe glazes. There is areas of poured white slip under the glaze that creates areas of lighter and darker Oribe.

Stoneware, slip and glaze

5.65 x 4.35

Decorative, functional and food safe

Traditional Oribe rinka-hachi serving pair with underglaze decoration

Stoneware and traditional glazes

Approx. 8" X 7" X 1.75" each

Functional, decorative and food safe

Porcelain Cube Tower Vase in the signature geometric style of Korean contemporary ceramic artist, Lee Min Kyu. The body subtly tapers at the top and bottom. This vase makes a great set when combined with the Lee Min Kyu Porcelain Bowl (Stock #0388), as seen in the last photo here. Height: 15.5 inches, 39 cm; Circumference: 18 inches, 45.5 cm.

Terra cotta set of chaire, chawan and mizusashi decorated in a lively and fun Hanabi (sky flower) design.

Mizusashi 7.25" x 5.75", Chawan 5.3" x 4.25" and Chaire 4.2" x 2.85"

Terra cotta, slips and glaze

Decorative, functional and food safe

Guinomi, sake cup, hand-thrown of naturally sourced materials, gas-fired, by George Gledhill. H.2.25" x Dia.2.75". 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 his work and encouraged him to produce Tea wares. Their introduction to the world of Tea Ceremony has h...

Group of six contemporary Japanese pottery videos, each in excellent condition and running just under an hour.

The videos showcase, Ningen Kokuho and other master craftmen from Bizem, Mino, Mashiko, Karatsu and painted porcelain works.The videos show 360 degree views of some of the potters works, as well as the potters studios, kilns and making pottery chawan, mizusashi, tsubo, etc.

The videos included showcase;
Kato Takuo
Fujiware Yu
Nakazato Taroemon
Nakazato ...

Reminiscent of lines of dripping wax from a candle, the colored ripples streaming down the sides of this tea bowl give the impression of fluidity and transformation. More colorful and dynamic than the standard monochrome ame-yu chawan, the kodai (foot) of this piece is well-shaped and the rise and fall of the lip reminds us of the subtle variations in tone, form, light, and substance that we encounter in our daily lives.

When the founder of the Urasenke style of tea ceremony, Sen-So...

A black Porcelain vessel from the Divergence series which the artist says “can be used to serve sake or tea” titled Kuro Jiki Tsugiguchi (Black porcelain pourer). It is 9 x 15 x 6 cm (3-1/2 x 6 x 2-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, from the artist late last year. Matsumura Jun was born in Chiba Prefecture on the outskirts of Tokyo in 1986. He graduated from the University of South Alabama in 2010, and graduated the Tajimi Municipal Ceramics Research Facility in 2015, then went on ...