Late Meiji - early Taisho (1910s-1920s) Japanese ceramic stoneware covered mizusashi (fresh water jar) for use during tea ceremony. Mizusashi is of particular importance among tea ceremony utensils: generally brought into the room by the host, it has to have reasonable weight when filled with water, and at the same time be relatively large to work harmoniously with other utensils. E-Shino (painted Shino) ware made in Mino province (current Gifu Prefecture). Barrel-shaped jar of multifaceted sect ...click for details
19th century Japanese ceramic chawan (tea bowl) for tea ceremony with crackled cream glaze and enamel decoration of the Wind God Futen with his characteristic face of a demon and billowing scarves, emptying his bag in the clouds, thus creating wind. Wonderful free painting with color palette of pink, green, white, black and yellow enamels. Raku pottery produced in the Kyoto region. Beautiful potting with spiral line on the bottom of the bowl showing the way potter finished turning the piece. Gre ...click for details
19th century/Meiji period Japanese pottery kogo (box for incense during tea ceremony) in a form of a crouched monkey wearing a hat used in Sambaso dance. Raku pottery produced in the Kyoto region, wonderful potting with well captured posture on the animal assuming human attitude. Pink/caramel glaze with white and black enamels. Stamped SETSURAKU on the bottom. Great subtle piece in Japanese taste. Height 3 7/16 inches.
19th century chaire (tea caddy for storing powdered green tea used in tea ceremony) with greenish glaze and an abbreviated underglaze decoration of a flower in underglaze brown. Shigaraki ware with variegated greenish and black glaze, stamped with potter’s seal on the body by the foot. The seal reads KOZAN. Typical Japanese oval lines on the bottom left by a string used to cut the item off the potter’s wheel. The resin lid is lined with gilded paper on the inside. Beautiful piece in excellent co ...click for details
19th century chaire (tea caddy for storing powdered green tea used in tea ceremony) of squat shape. Seto ware with variegated brown glaze with 2 areas of blue streaks. Typical Japanese oval lines on the bottom left by a string used to cut the item off the potter’s wheel. Inscribed with a potter’s mark on the bottom. Old ivory lid lined with gilded paper on the inside. Beautiful piece in excellent condition, comes with box (not inscribed), height with cover 3 2/8 inches.
Late Meiji (1890s to 1910s) chaire (tea caddy for storing powdered green tea used in tea ceremony) with cover. Seto ware with stoneware body of a shape reminiscent of double gourd. Beautiful variegated brown glaze pooling and forming drops by the bottom. Typical oval lines on the bottom left by a string used to cut the piece off the potter’s wheel. Bold incised mark of a potter on the bottom, old turned bone lid. Two rough areas around the rim covered by the lid are not chips, but original featu ...click for details
19th century Japanese pottery Shino ware chaire (tea caddy for storing powdered green tea used in tea ceremony) with underglaze brown decoration of first spring flowers on 2 sides. Decorated Shino wares are called E-Shino (painted Shino). Shino ware originated in the ancient Japanese province of Mino (Gifu prefecture) in the 16th century, and were the first high fired ceramics in Japan. They are usually tea ceremony items, and were not made for export. Wonderful potting, superb patina. The foot ...click for details
1900-1920s (late Meiji - early Taisho) chaire (tea caddy for storing powdered green tea used in tea ceremony) of nasu (globular) shape. Kyoto ware with variegated brown glaze and beautiful yellow/blue streak. Typical Japanese oval lines on the bottom left by a string used to cut the item off the potter’s wheel. Stamped with a potter’s seal on the side by the bottom, old turned bone lid. Beautiful piece in excellent condition, comes with box (not inscribed) and wrapping cloth, height with cover ...click for details
19th century Japanese bronze mizukoboshi (also called kensui) - a basin used during tea ceremony for receiving the water in which chawan (tea bowl) is rinsed. Beautiful beaten texture to the surface, cover with cut-out design. Elegant and very cleverly designed functional piece with beautiful patina to the metal, in great condition. Very good piece for scholars table. Height 3 1/8 inches, diameter 4 1/4 inches.
19th century round Japanese kogo (covered box for incense during tea ceremony) made in cloisonne technique. Simple elegant shape with decoration of two roundels inside a spade shaped reserve, all on a karakusa (scrolling vine) ground. Beautiful work, great quality enameling, flecks of avanturine glass enamel in the black enamel of the spade. Very pleasant finish with original pitting, rare and early piece in terms of Japanese cloisonné, from the period of transition from Chinese to Japanese styl ...click for details
