All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #820891 (stock #SF-33)
Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, Ido-gata (well-shaped)by Sachiko Furuya. White matte glaze, H.3.375"(8.5cm) X Dia.6.375"(16.25cm), Footring Dia.2.5"(6.5cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1177398 (stock #JM-16)
Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, by John Miller; Portland, OR. Tenmoku glaze. H.3"(7.5cm) x Dia.5.125"(13cm.) John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illiustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1478155 (stock #TRC230518)


A captivating blend of traditional aesthetics and contemporary flair; with exquisite attention to detail, Goro masterfully combines the vibrant green Oribe glaze with bold geometric patterns, creating a dynamic and visually striking piece. The bowl's elegant form and balanced proportions enhance the tea-drinking experience, while the unique surface texture adds depth and tactile pleasure...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1426481 (stock #0473)

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 glaze and a few shades of purple on brown pottery. 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...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1455267
There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1464908
Like the previous Iga sake set, here is another igneous form by enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Yohen Iga Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. Here he has breathed new life into the traditional form, both paying homage and yet leaving his indelible mark on it to carry it to the new century...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1453299
18 stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including,Tea Bowls,Vase,Sake Cups Sake Bottles and Incense Burner,available for purchase...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1420684 (stock #459)
Here another igneous work,shows a state of nature by Tsujimura Yui enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-Yu Maru Chawan. The rivers of green glaze flow with the delicate textures in the surface,it is slightly elongated, the shape creating both a tension in the form and an engaging vocabulary to the palms of the holder, making it an easy bowl to drink from...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1407734 (stock #TRC19165)
According to Kei Wakao, the artist who crafted this extraordinary work, it took him years of trial-and-error to perfect the unique rice-porcelain glaze covering this finely shaped tea vessel...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1206756 (stock #GG.H13.3B)
Hanging Vase, Kakehanaire, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Saggar fired with grass. This pot experienced heavy charring on the bottom during firing (see enlargements.) H. 3.375"(8.5cm) x Dia. 3"(7.5cm.), with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. 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...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1395028 (stock #371)
Prepare to be blown away by this masterpiece from the son of Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Tsubo. A magnificent and voluminous, in remarkable color variations, decorated with leaves design. The textures is smooth, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands. This is one not to be missed, and one we will be hard pressed to let go...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #820911 (stock #SF-40)
Hanging Vase (J. kakehanaire) by Sachiko Furuya. Bamboo Ash Glaze. H.5.5"(14cm) X Dia.3.625"(9.25cm). Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1284212 (stock #SF-96)
Small, White Shino Glaze Flower Vase, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1432980 (stock #457)
Marbled clay in autumn colors on this large tsubo by Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. This is a technique developed by Kosei, and one of the reasons for which he would acquire such fame.
Size, D 28.6 cm H 32.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
The Japan Times wrote “Kosei Matsui, a designated living national treasure, fused traditional techniques with his own creative expression to craft beautiful ceramics.” Kosei was born ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1420727 (stock #460)
A traditional open mouthed Tsubo by Tsujimura Yui enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-yu Hirokuchi (Wide mouth) Tsubo. Very much what we would expect from this youthful star, molten ash, bidoro, goma, green glass,kutsuki and Shiseki. A beautiful and excellent example of this young artist work.
Size, D 32.8 cm H 28.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsujimura Yui was born the first son of the legendary artist Tsujimura Shiro in 1975, and his illustrious fa...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1463865
New stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including, Tea Bowl ,Vases, Sake Cups ,Sake Bottles and Water Containers ,available for purchase. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they come enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.All the prices are including shipping costs.We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 10.6  cm   H 30.4   cm   
Condition, Excell...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #662899 (stock #123)
An igneous Shigaraki hana-ire by the innovative young Mushin-Gama potter Kowari Tetsuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) tall, 4-3/4 inches (12 cm) diameter at the bottom. It is in perfect condition. Tetsuya was born in Fuji-city Shizuoka in 1970, and graduated the prestigious Meiji University. He has apprenticed under a number of teachers, taking a bit from each without allowing their direction to overpower his own personal style. He works in S...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1464816 (stock #1948)
An intriguing handled cylinder vase by Mori Toshiaki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Te-tsuki Hana-ire (Handled Vase). This small vase has been cut spirally down, the resulting ribbon wrapped over the top and affixed to the opposite side forming the handle. It is 18.5 cm (7-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Mori Toshiaki was born the first son of traditional Bizen potter Mori Yasushi in 1982. Growing up in the fa...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1457665
Beautiful colors clay and elegant form of this petals shaped vase by Tamba superstar Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sai-ki.
We also have ash-glazed guinomi (last photo).(Sold)
Size, D 32.8 cm H 19.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
The youngest winner ever at the 13th National Ceramic Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten), Ichino Hiroyuki is a powerhouse in Tamba, bringing that long forgotten corner of Japan’s ceramic realm back into the limelight. He...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1345611 (stock #056)
A multi faceted Vase by Hamada Shinsaku coated in swipes of blue-salt glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shio-yu Ai Henko (Salt Glazed Blue Vase).  On one side is a blown blue spatter like Jackson Pollock, yet on the opposite fingers traces like Shiraga Kazuo.  The rich blues are punctuated by dustings of rust.  Either side is a pleasure. 
Size,W 15.8 cm ( 6-1/4 inches)  H  cm ( 8-1/4 inches) 
Condition, Excellent 
Born the second son of Hamada Sho...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1325774 (stock #949)
An exquisite deep blue covers the dark iron-rich clay of this Shino Vase by Kato Toyohisa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ash Purple “no” Glaze Vase. Here he plays with sound, substituting the character for purple (shi) for the usual character Shi in Shino. It is 11-1/2 inches (28 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Toyohisa was born in 1962. His work is both original and fresh and his challenging pursuit of Mino ceramics is evident in both his contemporary pieces ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1394282 (stock #1293)
A Tenmoku Hanging vase by the living master of that genre, Kimura Morikazu, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tetsuyu Kohen Kake-hana-ike. The lozenge form features two lug handles in the shape of a traditional Waniguchi Japanese Shrine Gong. It is 7-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 2 inches (19 x 16.5 x 5.5 cm) nd in excellent condition, retaining the original shiori and wrapping cloth.
Kimura Morikazu was born to the house of a Kyo-yaki potter and studied under Ishiguro Munemaru, He esta...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1414119 (stock #1405)
Fresh out of the oven, here is a delicious treat to start the new year right, a crusty dancing form by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Mimitsuki Hana-ire. Not only does the vase itself feel alive with movement, but the encrustations of ash and glossy molten ash glaze seem to be still in formation, as if it is still settling in the kiln. It is 26 cm (10 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1430242 (stock #1558)
Mukoyama Fumiya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Zogan Yusai Fusha-mon Tsubo (Color Inlayed Wind Mill Pattern Tsubo). It is 25 cm (10 inches) diameter, 22 cm (8-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition. Mukoyama Fumiya was born in Tokyo in 1960, graduating the Kyoto Ceramic Research institute before apprenticing in Hagi under 15th generation Sakakura Shinbei in 1984. He spent time in Shiga before settling in Mashiko in 1990, establishing his own kiln in 1993. The followi...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1411815 (stock #RS-10)
Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. *Tachibana Daiki is well known that former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton or Cap.Armstrong asked for teaching. This piece was made in '02 and not used. His shigaraki(stoneware) pieces are made by archaic way in old style kiln "ana...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1383450 (stock #306)
Here is a superb example of the work of Matsui Koyo,enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Muku Haiyu Neriage Ruy-hai Mon Tsubo. A magnificent and voluminous Tsubo covered in colors of dawn, Cream, Brown, warm Yellow and light Orange glazes, which not only display remarkable color variations, but also the textures is smooth like Marble, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands. It is a large work and certainly worthy of a prominent place in your collection. ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1399429 (stock #386)
An exquisite globular Seiji vessel with carved undulating ridged body by Ono Kotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled, Seiji Koshi Bachi(Celadon carving bowl).A stunning example of Kotaro works.
Size, D 22.8 cm H 18.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kotaro (1953-) list of exhibitions and awards has been amazing,including the 4th Mashiko Ceramics Competition Hamada Shoji Prize, Grand Prize, the 6th Pottery for Sake vessel Exhibition, Gold Prize, the 1st Modern Ceramics...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1427545 (stock #1522)
I find this piece captivating, the golden thorns rupturing the rough and blank matte white clay. When I asked the artist about his concept, he explained the clay body is the individual formed by self-image, societal pressure, ego, all the things which constrict our actions and channel our emotions. The thorns are the true inner self bursting out of the surface, irrepressible, they pierce the shell and shine like the sun. Though the visible surface may be flat, rough-hewn, colorful, torn, mat...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #727167 (stock #194)
Birds flit playfully in the rich foliage of a fiery maple on the front of this flattened ovoid vase by Nakamura Toshito enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The odd triangular opening is perfect for flower arrangement, offering place for larger branches to rest in the corners. The ovoid form appears to be hand formed, the clay raked and covered in white with hand-painted scenery in enamel over. The vase is roughly 8 inches (20 cm) tall and in perfect condition. Toshito was simultaneou...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1372681 (stock #1127)
An elegant elongated form displaying in a rustic, manner the various affects of rough Iga clay by Tanimoto Kei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Hanaire. A dark shadow climbs up the side where the piece had been buried in a cloud of ash during the firing. Where it was not so protected, yellow green glaze accentuates the various textures benath. It is 21.3 cm tall, 9 cm diameter and in excellent condition.
Tanimoto Kei was born the son of Iga artist Tanimoto Kosei in...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1337815 (stock #017)
Thick ash covers the squat form of this exquisite traditionally shaped tsubo by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Uzukumaru Tsubo and annotated by Tea Master Tachibana Daiki of Daitokuji Temple. One can easily see how a traditional Zen master would wish to associate his name with the work. Like the answer to a Zen Koan, the piece appears to have always been there. It is amorphic, clothed in such a thickness of ash and coal that it appears to have f...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1410803 (stock #1380)
A breathtaking work in perfect green porcelain glaze by Shimada Fumio enclosed in the original sined wooden box titled Seihakuji Budo-cho mon Tsubo (Celadon Tsubo Carved with Grape Designs). It was exhibited at the Shimada Fumio Sakuto 40 Shunen ten and Gendai Kogei Fujino Ten (2014). The vase is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, the same height, and is in excellent condition.
Shimada Fumio is undoubtedly one of the greatest artists working in porcelain in Japan today. He was born in Tochigi p...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1456038 (stock #1862)
Wow! This is quite a tsubo by revivalist Takahashi Shunsai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Kama Hana Tsubo. A wack of ash blasts the shoulder over raw shiseki studded terracotta clay scorched the color of bricks. Fired on its side, opposite is charred and covered in molten ash where it had been buried in the embers. This is truly a classic Shigaraki work down to the belt of cross hatches at the shoulder and two stage mouth. It is 26 cm (10 inches) tall, roughly ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1374076 (stock #253)
A magnificent work of Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shin-in. A charred dark clay,flowing ash on the side, shell marks, form,this mizusashi has it all.Dating to 2002,from his Shin-in series comes with the artist original matte lacquer lid.
Size, D 22.8 cm H 20.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kakurezaki Ryuichi is one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bizen but far off Nagasaki, which seems to ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1462437
For Celadon aficionado Kato Tsubusa is like the jewel in the crown, a centerpiece so unusual and outstanding, and this vase is a particularly rare gem, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled understatedly Hanaire.
Size, D 21.7 cm H 36.7 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Tsubusa was born in the home of Shino, Tajimi city. However after working some in pottery, he moved on to white porcelain, a leap from which he has never looked back. He has been displayed at t...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1339474 (stock #027)
A charred Ash Glazed Hento by Kumano Kurouemon enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Echizen Ko-wakamaru Hento and signed To Kurouemon. Two slabs joined by a wide belt, one side slightly sagging like Hotei’s belly, lines scorring the sides. Glaze is crisp on the neck and one side, but grows quite liquid as it drips down the other. The title is like the cocky little swordsman Ushi Wakamaru, the neck cocked slightly to the side in an arrogant parry combined with the Shigaraki Term ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1362758 (stock #180)
An exquisite work of layered pottery by challenging female artist Fukumoto Fuku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tsuki no Shimo (Moon Frost).  The clear white glaze certainly is like moonlight, and something about the impact of the form into multiple forms calls to mind an asteroid strikeing ground.  It is both calm and alive with movement at the same time. 
Size, D 18.1 cm   H 17.4  cm 
Condition, Excellent 
Fukumoto Fuku was born into a family of tex...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1454230 (stock #1836)
It is as if drifts of snow have piled up on the garden stones, leaving dark recesses filled with shadow in the low winter light, a fabulous Tsubo by Kimura Morinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuroji Kakewake Hakuyu Tsubo. It is 26 cm (10-1/4 inches) tall, 25.5 cm (10 inches) diameter and in excellent condition. This is one style for which Morinobu is very well known and unique to him.
Kimura Morinobu (b. 1932) was one of three born into a pottery family in Kyotos ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1138414 (stock #484)
The edges burn dark brown on this large Bizen vase by Kawabata Fumio enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Green ash clings to the upper surface, peeling away from the superheated corners, the bottom rich dark raw clay. The vase is (‘29 x 21 x 36 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Fumio was born in Yokohama city in 1948, far from the traditional kilns of Bizen hundreds of kilometers to the west in Okayama. After studying graphic design he was captivated by the natural landscap...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1142007 (stock #GG.VA.1)
Wood-fired Disk-shaped Vase by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze exterior, white glazed interior. H.3"(7.5cm) x Dia.9.75"(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 worl...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1449540 (stock #1771)
Wow I need that! is all I could say the first time I saw this piece by Furutani Taketoshi while visiting the Churokuen Kiln early this year. The tendrils of natural ash glaze wrap around the simplified form like the roots of some ancient Shinboku (God Tree). It is unpretentious, but stands out clearly as a masterpiece by this very talented young potter. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen Yu Yohen Hanaire (Shigaraki Natural Ash Glazed Kiln Altered Vase)...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1369082 (stock #228)
A rare and expressive example by the highly sought Tanaka Sajiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Chossen Karatsu Hana-ire.  Every aspect of this work is unique, the slightest change in viewing point gives new insight into the work and the artist who created it.  Rich green spreads like wet moss on one side, rust and dark iron pin-holed and distraught, form a base.  Above drapes pale Chossen Karatsu colors and an unusual pair of handles cling to the side.  If you get tired o...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1448667
A spectacular work by legendary potter Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The Imo-form 'Potato' covered in a molten ash, tendrils of which wrap around like many fingers, blue-gray ash with a pale brown color on the front side.
Size, D 14.2 cm H 31.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kakurezaki Ryuichi is one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bizen but far off Nagasaki, which seems to have gifte...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1471375
Silver slip over the dark and murky ash gray sides by the popular young star Iguchi Daisuke enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
Size, Guinomi D 6.6 cm H 5.7 cm
Size, Tokkuri D 7.4 cm H 15.3 cm

Condition, New, From the artist this year.
Iguchi Daisuke was born in 1975 in Tochigi , After graduating the Tohoku University of Art & Design in 1998, studied in Kyoto under Imai Masayuki. He was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Mashiko Ceramic ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1142000 (stock #GG.K.5)
Wood-fired Vase (hanaire) or Sake Flask (tokkuri) by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.4.375"(11cm) x Dia.3.375"(8.5cm.) 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...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1370648 (stock #232)
A boat shaped vessel by Kishimoto Kennin of Iga clay covered in green copper glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Oribe Kaki and exhibited at a solo exhibition in Umeda Hankyu Department Store: catalog included.  It has a hurricane bow, the lines cut at a diagonal running down from it like froth leading to the wake as it plows forward.  It is a powerful work, and as the catalog shows, is excellent for flower arranging.  The Takarabune or boat shaped theme is a popular m...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1359903 (stock #150)
A tall ribbed form covered in deeply fissured celadon glaze by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Kaki Ryusui.  The body is made with waves intimating water, as the titled of Ryusui (flowing water) suggests.  It is an unusual complex form by this artist, known for his organic take on potting. 
Size, D 13.8 cm   H 36.7  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Kishimoto Kennin has been working with clay since the 1950s, devouring styles along the...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1177417 (stock #GG.KH-2)
Kakehanaire (Hanging Flower Vase,) by George Gledhill; Payett, ID. Wood fired, ash glaze, with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. H>6.5"(16.5cm) x W.3.125"(8cm.) 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 ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1345053 (stock #055)
A seminal work by Wakao Toshisada adorned with the quintessential elements of this artists work, a moon in gold over silver flowers on a gray Nezumi-Shino fold-textured ground.  It comes in the original signed wooden box titled very simply Nezumi Shino Hanaike.  Although I am not a botanist, I imagine the yu-gao (bottle gourd flower, called the face of evening in Japanese) opening to reveal its splendor to the rising moon, visible through the drying autumn grasses.  A superb example of the em...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1414354 (stock #510)
A sculptural sake set in rich oribe green, shell marks, copper glaze and gorgeous blue by rising star potter Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Oribe Tokkuri and Oribe Guinomi respectively and date to 2019. Truly a magnificent work!
Size,Guinomi D 6.6 cm H 6.4 cm
Size,Tokkuri D 9.1 cm H 13.2 cm
Condition, New

Wishing all of our Clients a Happy New Year! Thanks so much for supporting us in 2019 and we are looking forward to servi...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1166191 (stock #544)
A striking Tetsu-yu Kakiwake Kabin by Shimizu Yasutaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box and accompanied by the original autographed exhibition catalog from 2007. The vessel is featured as item number 1 in the catalog, the star of the show and obviously very important to the artist to have earned such placement. It stands 16 inches (42 cm) tall, 11 inches (29 cm) diameter and is in excellent condition.
Yasutaka was born into the pottery household of future Living National Trea...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1353326 (stock #1031)
A pointed tower in burnt gray clay by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kaki. Here the artist has joined three slabs into an unconventional horn, slotted on one side to accept a flower. A single camellia blossom in rich red, a few green leaves against the gray body in the dark corner of a Tea Room would be incredible. It is 11 inches tall and in fine condition.
Mihara Ken was born in Shimane prefecture in 1958, and apprenticed under Funaki Kenji at the age of ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1333739 (stock #MT- MI1)
Phenomenal and classic Mino-Iga style vase with unquestionably the finest wood fired surface I have ever seen by Mizuno Takuzo. Large and solitary in its presence, the wide array of textures and coloration paints a unique and powerful form that few can achieve and I doubt I will see a pot with this varied a surface again the ferocity of the firing process is written across the surface. Perfect for use or just as a point of contemplation, this Mino-Iga vase stands alone among the tradition.

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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1142002 (stock #GG.K.2)
Wood-fired Vase (hanaire) or Sake Flask (tokkuri) by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.5"(12.75cm) x Dia.3"(7.5cm.) 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 C...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1427772 (stock #0475)

Perhaps you have already tried to find one of the rare pieces of Ando Minoru. I guess you did not find it on the free market. Today you will find it here. A quite spectacular vase made in the form of a dark iron glazed Tokoname pot inside a shattered crucible by multi-talented Ando Minoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box.

Intentional or not Ando is not talking. The vase certainly exudes the Japanese aesthetic of lack of intention. The dark smooth iron clashes violently wit...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1369400 (stock #229)
The swirling designs are like ritual tattoos from some long lost aboriginal tribe on the dark sides of this amazing work by important female artist Kitamura Junko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Vessel.  She has covered the surface with these designs, thousands of tiny dots, each one an essential part of the pattern.  The execution is flawless, perfect form and symmetry, precision to perfection in the design.  An original black wooden lid allows it to work as a mizusa...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1355846 (stock #1097)
A soft pallet of blurred pastels blend between gold risers on this elegant form by Yoshita Yukio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saishoku Kinsai Hanike and dating circa 2002. It is 11 inches (28 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Yoshita Yukio is the fourth generation head of the Kinsan Kiln in Kutani, specializing in Kinsai and Yuri-Kinsai wares. Unlike standard Kutani wares, he uses a pallet of soft, earthy or pastels with accents in gold to create a new appeal. Bo...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1284191 (stock #SF-113)
Vase, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Shino & Bamboo Ash glaze. H. 5.5"(14cm) x Dia. 3.5"(9cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa. She has exhibited her work in galleries and museums i...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1413528 (stock #502)
A striking set by rising star Hiramatsu Ryoma enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Kiretsu-mon Kinsai Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. These display his famed and unique textures of ”Cracked Turtle” glazes, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands.
Size,(Tokkuri) D 10.2 cm H 15.9 cm
Size,(Guinomi) D 8.2 cm H 6.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ryoma was born in Chiba in 1986, in 2008 Graduated from Takushoku University, De...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1435913 (stock #1598)
A Spectacular Bizen Tsubo dripping with ash glaze by Yukuyoshi Manabu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Yohen Tsubo (Kiln altered). The rim is covered in built up black ash, which grows more liquid as it enters the burning embers on the side, and is blasted around in rivulets to the back where it has created two shadows of raw earth where another pot was in close proximity. It is 23 cm (9 inches) diameter, 21.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Yuk...