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Bizen Crane's Neck Vase by Kakurezaki Ryuichi
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Pre 2000 item# 742948
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This tsurukubi-crane's neck vase is Kakurezaki's take on an ancient form, of which he's given it his own flair and style. He did so by making a disc-like base and a tall leaning neck that ends in a beak-like opening; the firing here is also top-notch and was placed in a key point in the kiln. In perfect condition with a signed box, dating to 1994, 28cm.tall, signed on base. More about this important Bizen ceramic artist in our archives or at e-yakimono.net
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Shino Jar-Vase by Tamaoki Yasuo
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Pre 1980 item# 741157
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n Kuroda Ryoji's 1969 book 'Contemporary Chawan' he called Tamaoki Yasuo one of Mino's five great 'hopefuls' who, along with Kato Seizo, Kato Takuo, Kato Kozo, and Suzuki Osamu, would carry Mino into the future. Well, two of this group are Living National Treasures and one is a Gifu Prefecture Treasure, while Tamaoki was named a Tajimi City Intangible Cultural Property in 2002. Unfortunately, Seizo passed from this world too early to see his star rise, yet his son Yasukag ...click for details
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Bizen 'Bowl' by Wakimoto Hiroyuki
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Contemporary item# 740448
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Wakimoto Hiroyuki (b.1952), along with contemporary and fellow Isezaki Jun (current Living National Treasure for Bizen) lineage apprentice Kakurezaki Ryuichi, is one of the major proponents of Bizen's Heisei Revolution. Kakurezaki and Wakimoto brought to Bizen a innovative new sense of design and form that differentiated itself from the Momoyama Restoration of the earlier 20th century (by the likes of Kaneshige Toyo, Yamamoto Toshu, Fujiwara Kei). It's interesting to note that both Wakim ...click for details
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Chawan by Ogawa Machiko
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Ogawa Machiko makes chawan in very sensual rounded forms, some gray and rough on the outside and silver-glazed inside. Others are her pure Hagi-like white glaze, while others, like the one shown here, is a stone-embedded Shigaraki clay with a feldspar crackled glaze. In the photos here you'll see all three styles. The first one we're showing though is the latter style. The subtle color changes on the body are due to the varying thickness of the glaze. The contrast of glaze and clay on th ...click for details
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Bizen Guinomi by Isezaki Jun
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Contemporary item# 735953
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A fine Bizen guinomi by current Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun(b.1936) in terms of the low, oval form and the very rich firing; the goma in the 'pool' is superb. An ishihaze-stone bursts out from one side and on the kodai-foot a smaller one did the same creating a minor firing crack on the foot. In perfect condition with a signed box, 3.8cm.tallx7.5x7.1, signed on base and dates to 2006. Please also enjoy the Usui Kazunari exhibition now online and here at our Mishima gallery.
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Bizen Chawan by Sueda Megumi
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Contemporary item# 733917
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Sueda Megumi's works are very much in an Abe Anjin Way; in Bizen it's quite easy--after years of looking--to see from what teacher a potter came from, that is if they studied under a Fujiwara, Kaneshige, Mori, Yamamoto or Isezaki mentor. Each of these families has their distinct way of processing clay, forming and firing. For Abe's way--and there are very few in his group--works show a bold form with rich lacquer-like clay flavor and superb flying ash goma. Sueda is the only female B ...click for details
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Bizen-Shino Tsubo-Jar by Fujiwara Kyosuke
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Pre 1980 item# 731771
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Fujiwara Kyosuke(b.1939) is the second son of Bizen LNT Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) and thus the brother of also Bizen LNT Yu (1932-2001). Kyosuke was brought up in Bizen yet also fell hard for Mino wares and decided to make his own hybrid---such as Mino-Iga from the Momoyama period--and thus his orange pastel toned Bizen-Shino for which he's so well known for was born. Here is a fine example of his Bizen-Shino with the most delightful pastel pinks on the broad squat jar form; dating to 1980, i ...click for details
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Shigaraki 'Turtle' Tokkuri by Kohyama Yasuhisa
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Contemporary item# 731769
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One of the more interesting shapes for a tokkuri sake flask is called a kamo-dokkuri (duck tokkuri) or sometimes also called a kame-dokkuri (turtle tokkuri) for the high-rounded form that resembles the aforementioned creatures. Shigaraki ceramic artist Kohyama Yasuhisa loves to drink sake and thus knows what makes a good tokkuri; his kame-dokkuri are a joy to use and they make the best tok-tok-tok flowing sound around. This one also has a superb-rare firing in colors tones. In perfect condition ...click for details
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