This is one of the more interesting Yixing teapots we have had. It has been molded into the shape of a section of tree trunk with many knot holes and broken branches, It measures 5 ½” from the back of the handle to the tip of the spout – the body is 3 ½” diameter and the piece stands 3 ½” high. The lid has a small applied branch as the finial and a few darker colored stylized flowers around the lid...

This beautiful dome shaped vase is by an important contemporary American potter whose work is in the tradition of Japanese stoneware. The piece measures 8 ½” diameter at the waist – is 3 ½” diameter at the top opening – the base is 6 ¾” diameter – and it is 4 ½” high. It is glazed in a dramatic glossy black glaze that has hundreds of tiny light tan specks – you have to hold it close to see these very small spots...

This is a beautiful colored etching by Shogo Okamoto (120-2001). It portrays a Japanese farm house hidden amongst a large stand of lovely early spring leafed trees. In the foreground we can see the plowed fields readied for planting. The print measures 20 ½” by 19” framed – the print itself measures 16 ¼” by 18 ½”. It is pencil signed and numbered by the artist – and is 14 of a rare small edition of 40 prints. (Okamoto’s editions usually numbered 100)...

This is a tall studio vase glazed in a medium matte green color. The shape is simplicity itself and is elegant in every way. It has a medium wide base – then starts tapering inward and that point is marked with three incised white lines. At that pint that are two small angular handles. The vase then climbs further up with a flare to the top rim.

The vase measures 11 7/8” high by 4” diameter at its widest and is in generally good condition...

This is a handsome studio vase by a modern Japanese potter, Kawai Tadashi, born Kyoto-1926 - ? It is beautifully decorated in overglaze enamel with multi-colored butterflies on one side and a tall branch of dark green leaves on the other side. It is signed but the impressed mark is to blurred in the firing to make it out. The vase comes with it original tomobako (signed wooden box). The vase is in excellent condition and does not appear to have ever been used...

This is a fascinating small incense or cosmetic kogo in an irregular shape of multiple facets. It is pure white pottery with a matte glaze – the only color being the potter’s mark on the bottom of the inside of the piece. It was made by Akiko Uchida, a Japanese artist, living in NYC. The kogo measures 2 3/8” at widest on top and is 1 ½” high. There is a paper on the inside of the kogo that reads – Incense Box – “Shiro Iwa” – which translates to White Rock and is dated 2002...