Mashiko Yaki Lidded Jar; Oushima Shou, ca. 1965

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #422461
YS-83

Mashiko ware lidded jar by local potter Oushima Shou. H. 14.5" x Body Dia. 10.5". Purchased in 1965. Mottled light green Irabo-type glaze with some color changes on body. There are some chip repairs on the inside of the lid done in lacquer and synthetic gold (see detail photo.) The post-war years in Mashiko saw a growth in decorative pottery such as this. Previosuly a traditional pottery town making strictly utilitarian wares, it was put on the map worldwide when potter Shoji Hamada settled the... Click for details

Mashiko Yaki, Black Glaze Pitcher, ca. 1965

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #422453
YS-82

Mashiko ware black glaze pitcher. H. 10" x Body Dia. 6". Small chip on rim repaired in lacquer & synthetic gold. Purchased in 1965. Mashiko wares from Tochigi Prefecture have gained a worldwide reputation since potter Shoji Hamada settled there in 1923. It's been said that such handles as the one seen on this piece, and not typically Japanese, were introduced by Hamada and by Bernard Leach into Mashiko and other pottery Japanese pottery towns. This is a fine example of such a western form produc... Click for details

Mashiko-yaki vase, ca. 1960's, Camelia pattern

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #403005
YA-34

Mashiko ware vase with long neck coated in black glaze, and overglaze painting of camelia flowers on body, ca. 1960's. H.48cm(19") x Dia.23cm(9"). A fine example of vintage Mashiko ware that might have graced the tokonoma of a local Mashiko family home, this vase conveys an elegant shape while retaining its simple rustic background. Mashiko wares became popular through the work of National Living Treasure Hamada Shoji, who settled in this agricultural pottery town in the 1920's. Prior to Hamada'... Click for details

Mashiko-yaki Platter (oozara), ca. 1970.

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1980: item #403001
YA-11

Mashiko ware platter (oozara) with nami-jiro (regular white) glaze and kaki (persimmon-colored glaze) ladle splashes. H.5.5cm(2.25") x Dia.38cm(15"). ca. 1970. Mashiko wares gained worldwide popularity through the connection with National Living Treasure potter Shoji Hamada, who settled in this town of pottery and agriculture in the 1920's. Prior to Hamada's arrival, standard kitchen wares such as grinding bowls, water jars, teapots, and the like, were the standard products of Mashiko. Contempo... Click for details

Five small stoneware dishes, kuro oribe, Japan 20th c

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1930: item #373728
10259

Five small dishes with a design of three iron-brown cherry blossoms (two positive, one negative) on a cream colored patch in an otherwise black surface. Foot ring impressed at tree points, thus creating three feet. Black Oribe. In the unglazed bottom two impressed seals: Aoi no kama (hollyhock kiln) and star-shaped flower.
Japan, Meiji/Taisho period. ... Click for details

KENZAN KYOTO WARE BOWLS SET c1920-30 - 7 Pcs

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1930: item #373614
4450

A splendid set of seven matching Japanese pottery Kyoto ware bowls, all signed Kenzan, after the master potter Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743). These hand thrown and hand painted bowls were made c.1920-30 (or slightly earlier), in vibrant red, yellow and green foliage design with deep brown outlines and rims, over a thick cream coloured glaze, with all-over crazing. Both the five 3" individual bowls and the large 4-7/8" bowl are signed Kenzan on the sides. This set is in excellent condition with no cra... Click for details

Japanese Stoneware Bowl, Kenzan-style, Fine Kyo-yaki

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1950: item #362866

This is a beautiful, wheel-thrown stoneware bowl with a scalloped rim. It was made with a pink-beige colored clay and dates from the early-mid 20th century. It is a wonderful homage to Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), the famous Kyoto ceramic (kyo-yaki) artisan. It has a stylized floral motif of chrysanthemums, orchids, and bamboo. Areas of the clay have been cut out, a technique that can also be seen on Kenzan bowls. The artisan’s choice of glazes--iron and cobalt underglazes and polychrome enamel and... Click for details

A Showa Period Studio Charger - mid 20th Century

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #353029

A Showa period studio pottery charger circa 1950-1970. Glazed in a colorful turquoise ground with streaks of tan and gold – three resist formed bamboo leaves in dark brown/black – the obverse has a medium tan glaze and an impressed mark which reads “Gyokuzan”. The charger measures 10 1/2" diameter by 1 3/4" deep. Excellent condition.

Large Mashiko Folk Pottery Dish, Kaki Glaze

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1970: item #351230
2B-709

This impressive heavily-potted Hamada style Japanese ceramic plate is skillfully decorated with a transparent wax resist design against a brown, black and traditional kaki glazed background. Mid-20th century. The kaki glaze drips over the edge of the lip onto the transparent glaze covering the back in places. The high foot ring is unglazed. Mashiko has been a major folk pottery center since the 1850’s producing primarily utilitarian table wares. Kaki (persimmon red) is one of the most popular Ma... Click for details

A Covered Shiraishi Pottery Bowl - Taisho/Showa

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1940: item #346329
Ichi 4097

A large covered casserole with a small pouring lip made of the low fired folk pottery of the Shiraishi kilns of Saga Prefecture, Kyushu. While the colors of the piece resemble Oribe, they are in fact not. The weight, due to the very low firing and the material, is quite light and the body soft (compared with the denser and heavier potting of Oribe pieces). This piece measures 12 1/2" wide from the tip of each handle to the other – the body is 11" diameter at the widest and the piece stands 6"... Click for details