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Bizen Rakkyo-Pearl Onion Form Vase by Mori Togaku
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Pre 1980 item# 771618
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This superbly fired and mu-ly formed Bizen vase is by living legend Mori Togaku and dates to 1975, the only year Mori signed his works with a M, seen on the side and base. It has a rich 'clay flavor' in dark rusty red and crispy browns with great stone bursts--ishihaze--seen all about. It has an intense energy to it in its simplicity; only Mori, Harada and Abe are capable of this. In perfect condition with a signed box, 25.5cm.tall, a museum piece.
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White-Glazed Chawan by Ogawa Machiko
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Contemporary item# 771183
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Recently Ogawa Machiko was given yet another award for her superb ceramic art, this time from the Agency of Cultural Affairs, a major award (information in Japanese here bunka.go.jp/geijutsu_bunka/souzoukatsudou/sensho/19_geijutsu_sensho.html)
Here is a classic Ogawa chawan in terms of its rounded organic form, pure white glazing and exposed clay base; in perfect condition with a signed box,8cm.tallx13.5cm. Other Ogawa chawan available can be viewed in listing 736712.
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Miwa Kazuhiko and Kudo Shigeki Limited Sake Box
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A very limited set of two Hagi guinomi sake cups by Miwa Kakuhiko housed in a specially made lacquer box by Kudo Shigeki; only four sets in existence. More about each artist later this week, as today is the last day of 'Golden Week' here in Japan, back-to-back days of national holidays. Kudo's box is 10cm.tallx25.5cm.x10 and Miwa's angelic Hagi guinomi are 6.7cm.tall and 7cm.tall, signed box.
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Bizen Vase by Fujiwara Kikuyo
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Pre 2000 item# 769736
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Fujiwara Kikuyo(b.1963) is the second daughter of the late great Fujiwara Ken(1924-1977). After losing her father at such an early age life was very hard for the entire family. Wanting to be a potter though, she took off for Tokyo--after a short stint at the Bizen Ceramic Center--where she studied with Tsuji Seimei(1927-2008) and Kyo. She was determined to study the essence of ceramics--as purely understood by her father and good friends the Tsujis--and fire her father's large kiln. The fire ...click for details
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Bizen Guinomi by Kaneshige Toyo
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Pre 1970 item# 769735
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Bizen's first Living National Treasure Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) is one of the most important Bizen potters of all time. Along with other first LNT's, such as Arakawa Toyozo and Nakazato Muan, Kaneshige researched and revived the ancient Momoyama Period ways of clay preparation, kiln building, kiln loading--a key aspect--and firing. The "tsuchi-aji" clay flavor of Toyo is unsurpassed on all his works, and it is he who made both the Kaneshige name, and moreover, Bizen, an integ ...click for details
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