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Bizen Chawan by Takahara Shoji
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Pre 1980 item# 762490
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Takahara Shoji(1941-2000) was one of Bizen's veteran potters who started in the early 1960s when there were only a dozen or so potters; now there are said to be about 600. He studied with Okayama Intangible Cultural Treasures Ishii Furo(1899-1964) and Isezaki Yozan(1902-1961) before establishing his own kiln in 1962. This kutsu-'shoe' form chawan dates to 1971 after he built yet another new kiln and on the kodai is written hatsu-gama or 'first kiln' to signify that special oc ...click for details
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Tenmoku-Iron Tsubo-Jar by Sasaki Yuzuru
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The thing about tenmoku iron-glazed wares is that they change dramatically according to the lightning. In a dark zone they take on a shadowy persona and in the light they sparkle and dazzle; that is when the potter is better than good. Sasaki is. This jar attests to that and it's shown in different lighting settings; surely a piece to spark one's imagination in a cosmic way. In perfect condition with a signed box, 23.4cm.tallx18.2, stamped on base; more about Sasaki and other previews of ...click for details
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Chawan by Koie Ryoji
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Contemporary item# 752609
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It's going to be a busy year for Koie Ryoji; he turns 70 and there are many events-exhibitions planned, such as the a tsubo exhibition at the Paramita Museum from April 1-June 30. He was also awarded the prestigious Gold Prize from the Japan Society (the 'regular' award went to Mihara Ken!) and thus joins an elite group of legendary ceramic artists. This chawan was exhibited at the Japan Ceramic Society Award-Winners Exhibition last month, one of only three Koie chawan and the other ...click for details
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Ki-Seto Jar-Vase by Hori Ichiro
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Contemporary item# 747350
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Hori Ichiro's(b.1952-) Ki-Seto (Ki is yellow) is not fired in a saggar like most Mino potters. This follows in the tradition of his teacher Kato Kozo who studied with Arakawa Toyozo. Being such, on Hori's Ki-Seto we find toasty scorch markings (koge) over the mouth left from ash deposits and the flow of the kiln's flame. Ki-Seto, along with Black Seto (Setoguro) are the two most difficult styles of Mino. Hori tells me of the many unsatisfactory works that are unloaded from his kiln; ...click for details
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