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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1414635 (stock #516)
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A Beautiful hanging wall vase decorated in white , green and yellow glazes, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sansai Kakehanaire (three colour Hanging Vase), the technique that brought him eventual Living National Treasure.
Size, D 11.6 cm H 14.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Takuo (1917-2005) was trained in ceramics by both his father, Kato Kohei, and at the Kyoto School of ceramics...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1414584 (stock #515)
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A fantastic Tea Bowl by rising star Furutani Kazuya exhibited at Mitsukoshi Department Store, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Chawan. Ash-glaze blasted with fire color of foggy green and yellow shizen yu glaze, showing the secret to the Furutani family's pottery. The everted shape allows the bowl a very comfortable fit into the palm, and the wide kodai base allows it to sit stable and firm, creating a proud silhouette...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1414560 (stock #514)
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This large Tsubo by Tanimoto Yoh is amazing and all attitude. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Yohen Tsubo. The rivers of green glaze flow with the delicate textures in the surface, accumulating around a cluster of voids which look like the eyes of typhoons viewed from space...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1414498 (stock #513)
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A wondeful sculpted covered box in pale earth-tones scribbled with natural motifs by Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Narumi Oribe Futamono. The capricious brush has worked over the various colors creating crosscurrents among the various themes which play off of each other. The jaunty form is very much a product of this vivacious artist, whose lust for life is apparent in all he creates...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1414447 (stock #512)
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Rich and Charred, the Ochre glaze has a texture which delights the bearer on this tea bowl by Hori Ichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kiseto Chawan. Unlike the more monotonous works typical of Ki-seto, this has been darkened by ash and fire, testament to the storms in the kiln, and reminiscent of that rugged strip from which Mino-ware is born sandwiched between the violent coast and volcanic interior of central Japan...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1414398 (stock #511)
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Here is another wonderful Tokkuri by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Acanthus leaf patterned inlaid painted in warm colors of brownish yellow and pale brown. A superb example of the work by this popular Artist.
Size, D 8.2 cm H 14.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada Morihiro was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to his current location in 1976...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1414354 (stock #510)
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A sculptural sake set in rich oribe green, shell marks, copper glaze and gorgeous blue by rising star potter Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Oribe Tokkuri and Oribe Guinomi respectively and date to 2019...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1414043 (stock #508)
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A seminal work covered in black glaze with red, silver lines and Green waves design of this large vessel by important Kyoto artist Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden titled. This is a superlative work by the artist, and one I am very proud to be able to offer...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1413966 (stock #507)
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A striking Bizen Chawan of mixed clay by Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box and date to 2016. A similar Chawan including some others works from this Una Mistura series is now showing at the Miho Museum in Shiga prefecture...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1413830 (stock #506)
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Pastel colors clouds and snow rain of this spectacular squared bottle vessel by Kyoto important artist Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saidai-doro Kazabana Bun-bin (Flurry of snow in a clear sky,colored clay bottle vase and date to 1995. This is just in time for this coming season displays...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1413528 (stock #502)
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A striking set by rising star Hiramatsu Ryoma enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Kiretsu-mon Kinsai Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. These display his famed and unique textures of ”Cracked Turtle” glazes, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1413525 (stock #501)
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A two exquisite works of delicate and elegant petals by challenging female artist Shingu Sayaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gakuyo Tokkuri and date to 2018 .
Size,Tokkuri No.1, D 9.4 cm H 15.4 cm (available)
Size,Tokkuri No.2, D 8.8 cm H 17.2 cm (Sold)
Condition, New
Shingu Sayaka was born in Osaka, the industrial and commercial heartland of central Japan, in 1979...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1413448 (stock #499)
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Thick white glaze and lavender clouds on the surface of this cool and elegant White Hagi chawan by important artist Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kurinuki Chawan. Up from the base drive three fingers , the blanks left by the artists fingers when he dipped the bowl in glaze. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1413334 (stock #498)
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A masterpiece Bizen mizusashi extolling thevirtues of True Momoyama Bizen by Abe Anjin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Mizusashi,signed on base,and the lid as well inside .Impurities in the clay marks the surface and pale ash dusts the shoulders. The iron like quality of the work comes from the temperature at which Anjin fires, 200 degrees higher than most Bizen potters. Scars and interconnecting symbols harken back to the days of group firing and kiln marks...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1413203 (stock #497)
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A four-sided vase with raised mouth imbedded with Sado Island stones by Living National Treasure Ito Sekisui V, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sado Shima Hanaire and date to 2016...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1412757 (stock #496)
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A two fantastic sake flasks by Koyama Kiyoko and Kohyama Yasuhisa. The Yasuhisa piece blasted with fire color of foggy green and yellow shizen yu glaze, slightly bented in the center,creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands. The Koyama tokkuri showing a plethora of Yohen kiln effects covered in thick, dripping ash glaze, a product of her legendary long firings. Each piece enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes and both are super examples of this important Shigarak...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1412755 (stock #495)
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A black cloak is draped from the shoulders of this mysterious character lurking in the shadows of the tea room by legendary potter Hori Ichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seto-guro Chawan. Matte over much of the surface, someplaces the blackness shines like midnight through the fog.
Size, D 12.7 cm H 10.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hori Ichiro (b. 1952) graduated the Tajimi School of Industrial Design and apprenticed under Kato Kozo. He has been awarde...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1412523 (stock #492)
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A beautiful tea bowl in dark and murky ash gray covered in soft ivory white glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Zoge-ji Chawan. Up from the base drive five fingers , the blanks left by the artists fingers when he dipped the bowl in glaze. This adds a strong sense of connection between the artist and user.
Size, D 14.1 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Kei was born in Gifu in 1967 ,the first son of the legendary artist Wakao Toshisada . He first...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1412468 (stock #491)
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An incredible organic shape by Isezaki Koichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Kuro-Chawan. The tea bowl looks as if it were sculpted with the fire, perhaps poured molten out of the flames and solidified naturally into this form. About it clings a thick palet of ash, like lichen on a stone glistening under the melted frost. Folds in the clay and flaws under the heavy ash deposit create tension and explore themes of nature and age and a powerful order beyond human tou...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1412400 (stock #490)
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Shadows of flame exhume the granular qualities of the clay on this superb tea bowl by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box understatedly titled simply Wan. The unassuming form is simple and refined, a perfect compliment to the austere recesses of the tea room aesthetic.

Size, D 13.1 cm H 8.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mihara Ken was born in Shimane prefecture in 1958, and apprenticed under Funaki Kenji at the age of 23. He has been exhibited and or p...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1412328 (stock #488)
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A wonderful deep dark bowl perfect for trapping the heat and aroma of tea in winter by Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashi-Kuro Chawan. The feeling is like Raku, with a thin glaze over rough clay affecting hi-iro colors within the glazing. This is a great example of the diverse style of this artist who is known for radical textures and natural effects. It perfectly displays another aspect of his personality, a quieter side of the man found one on one.
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1412325 (stock #487)
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Lavender clouds like rain threatening on a foggy landscape form on the surface of this spectacular large tea bowl by important artist Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kurinuki Chawan. His white glazing has altered to soft lavender in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel. Kurinuki is the style of digging the work out of the clay rather than forming the clay on a wheel and has been a signature of this artists work for mor...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1411915 (stock #486)
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Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form, pattern and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of his works on this spectacular Sekisoh (layers) chawan by Izumita Yukiya enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
Size, D 11.9 x 13.4 cm H 10.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture . In1995 opened is own workshop. His list of exhibitions and awards is too long to print, but include the grand prize at...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1411689 (stock #485)
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A snow-bank sides over bottomless black, creating a stark sense of drama on this deep Chawan by Miwa Kazuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro Yume Wan (White Dream Bowl). The bowl is both sculptural and unusual, express the innovative work of this contemporary potter.
Size, D 12.1 x 12.6 cm H 12.5 x 13.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kazuhiko likely needs no introduction. Born into the family of living National Treasure Miwa Kyusettsu, he was not only...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1411551 (stock #483)
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An exquisite tri-faceted Kake-hanaire displaying the various affects of rough Iga clay by Tsujimura Kai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Kake-hanaire. One side shows a crescent moon shaped kutsuki forms a rakish grin,the others thick coating of green glass. A beautiful and excellent example of this young artist work.
Size, H 42.2cm
Condition, Excellent
Kai was born in Nara, son of Tsujimura Shiro in 1976, making him one of the younger artists we have...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1411458 (stock #481)
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A fantastic sculptured vase by the outlandish Fujioka Shuhei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Hanaire. A frenzied stack of rugged corners like the fallen away sides of a mountain revealing the earth’s structure beneath a layer of green. It is likely Fujiokasan is inspired by the brawny, rain drenched and forested mountains surrounding the town of Iga, where the Mountains formed a natural line of defense for the secret clans of Ninja who called the valley their home.
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1411402 (stock #479)
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Once again Abe Anjin has lived up to our expectations in this Mount Fuji sake cup with his most sought after style of saishoku colors. It comes wrapped with the original stamped wrapping cloth enclosed in the original wooden box titled Saishoku Bizen Shuki and in turn enclosed in a black lacquered wooden box also stamped by the artist.
Size, D 7.4 cm H 6.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Osaka in 1938, the mysterious recluse began his artistic carreer as an oil painter...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1411215 (stock #478)
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A large and beautiful tea bowl inlayed with the silhouette of trees against the evening sky by Saeki Moriyoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nerikomi Zogan Jumoku Moyo Chawan and dated 2000. This artists fascination with trees against the sky is inspiring. He has chosen to imbue his works with memories of the perfect sunset, with an autumn morning or late afternoon in winter.
Size, D 14.1 cm H 9.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Saeki Moriyoshi was born into ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Jars : Contemporary item #1411134 (stock #476)
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This is a spectacular Tsubo by Tsujimura Shiro showing the master skill of this important artist.It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Maru Tsubo. Green glass shizen-yu glaze,dark koge or burn marks with slashes of color over the red terracotta. The coloring pleasing on all sides. It is Zen!
Size, D 22.1 cm H 21.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter. While liv...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1411124 (stock #475)
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A prime example combines the rough Shigaraki clay with the natural and beautiful markings from the Angama kiln by Kohara Yasuhiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled understatedly Chawan. The title is the only thing simple about this complex combination of contemporary clay, while boldly reflecting the tradition and spirit of old Shigaraki ware. A simply stunning work by artist.
Size, D 13.7 cm H 10.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kohara was born in 1954 in Sh...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1410723 (stock #474)
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Shizen-yu ash glaze and deposits crust the surface of this spectacular Shigaraki Tsubo by Otani Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Yohen Tsubo . Never redundant, the Shigaraki clay bursts colorful under the intense flame. Tea drops of green glass wrap liquid about the body, exposing the red burnt clay and shell forms left where it sat on its side in the kiln. An excellent example of this important artist work
Size, D 28.4 cm H 25.6 cm
Condition, E...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1410721 (stock #473)
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A fantastic Tea Bowl by rising star Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. Ash-glaze blasted with fire color of foggy green and yellow shizen yu glaze, shell props on the side, allowing us a view into the firing as it lay on its side in the kiln, the molten ash building up on the opposite side and following gravity down in streams. A sumptuous work exploiting the best Shigaraki pottery has to offer.
Size, D 12.8 x 13.6 cm H 8.9 x 9.6 cm
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1410613 (stock #472)
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A powerful sake bottle in dark wet clay by Abe Anjin enclosed in the original signed double-wooden box titled Bizen Tokkuri. Once again Abe Anjin has proven his mastery of tradition with this superb rendition. Impurities in the clay mark the surface with pale ash dusts round the shoulders and rivulets of glaze running like lava down the side. In the lower raw clay hints of yellow flash where flame has licked the body.
Size, D 9.2 cm H 14.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Plates : Contemporary item #1410441 (stock #471)
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A fantastic large plate of Raijin and Fujin : Fearsome Japanese Gods of Nature by Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Raijin Fujin Sara,and comes with Furoshiki traditional Japanese wrapping cloth .
Size, D cm 36.8. H 7.2cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star. Born in Seto in 1980, he graduated the Seto Industrial Ceramic Facility in 2000, then apprenticed under Kishimoto Kenn...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1410357 (stock #470)
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A playful work by rising star Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan and comes with Shikishi board painted and signed by the artist.
Size, D 12.6cm H 9.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star. Born in Seto in 1980, he graduated the Seto Industrial Ceramic Facility in 2000, then apprenticed under Kishimoto Kennin fo...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1410236 (stock #467)
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A set of six Yunomi Tea cups showing off to a tee the many styles of Mino-ware for which Yamada Kazu is known. Each is uniquely engraved in different sizes, with the artist’s signature and they come enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yunomi, Shino, Hikidashi guro, Ao Oribe, Kiseto, Kakuyu Oribe and Nezumi Shino.
Size, D 7.8 - 9.3 cm H 8.2 - 9.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kazu was born in Tokoname cityin 1954, one of Japans ancient kiln areas, into a li...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1410091 (stock #466)
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Ash, color, and rivulets of green drip down in this spectacular sake set by Nishihata Tadashi enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. Full of the world today, contemporary, breathing, alive. It is a wonderful Sake Set by this Tamba-yaki legend.
Size, Tokkuri D 11.2 cm H 13.2 cm
Size, Guinomi D 5.8 cm H 6.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Nishihata Tadashi was born in Sasayama in the mountains of Hyogo, an ancient castle town in 1948. He began potting in 1969...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1410063 (stock #465)
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An exquisite tea bowl by master for that genre Koie Ryoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashi-Kuro Chawan. Clay, glaze, tradition, form, function, past and future. A simply stunning work by the master of tea bowls.
Size, D 10.4 x 13.6 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, 1938, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school and moved on to work at the City Ceramic Research Facility. In 1966 he established his own studio. Largely...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1410022 (stock #464)
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A spectacular sculptured vase by world famous Kohyama Yasuhisa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen-yu Mentori Choho Hanaire. (Shigaraki Natural ash glaze faceted Rectangle Vase). This is a superb example of this important Shigaraki artists work, showing both his singular design and mastery of firing.
Size, D 21.8 cm H 19.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kohyama Yasuhisa was born in 1936 in Shigaraki, one of the six “Ancient Kiln sites” of J...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1409973 (stock #463)
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Thick white vitrifies over bottomless black, creating a stark sense of drama on the"Hagi mountain" like form of this outstaniding work by world renowned potter Miwa Kazuhiko (kyusetsu III)enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kakan (Floral Crown). It is quite large, and with a single flower would be an excellent complement to the alcove of a modern Tea Room. The raw red and the dark clays is visible benath where the glaze has crawled away to allow a peek inside.
Size, D 42.8...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1409813 (stock #462)
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A large and wonderful vase by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekki Kaki (Un-Glazed Flower Vessel)and date to 2012. The entire work is soft and matte, like an old charcoal sketch, exuding a very powerful “Wa” sense of harmony. Ken is well known for this pastel color concept of un-presupposing grays, and this piece certainly lives up to our expectations for him.
Size, D 45.6 cm H 38.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mihara Ken was born in Shimane...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1409200 (stock #459)
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An incredible piece by legendary Abe Anjin in the artists most sought after style of saishoku colors enclosed in the original signed wooden box. We see the gamut of this artists career here, red, blue, black, gold, green, Ash glaze, and raw clay. The bottle form is dimpled to make it easy to grasp, even if imbibed. Being a maker of tea ware, it is this subtle attention to shape and texure which elevates the work of Anjin.
Size, D 8.8 cm H 16.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1409011 (stock #457)
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A unique sake cups set by some of Japans most sought artists representing pottery traditions from throughout the country. Yamada Kazu(Oribe),Hori Ichiro(Shino),Kaneta Masanao(Hagi),Tsujimura Shiro (Shigaraki) and Harada Shuroku (Bizen). Each piece embodies the innovative qualities of the various artists themselves, shapes, textures, kiln effects, glazes…a new experience for every night of the week. Each cup enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes with a lacquered Niju-bako double wood s...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1408818 (stock #456)
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An austere form calling to mind the strictness of form and years of practice required to master the way of tea by Ningen Kokuho Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Kuro Chawan. It has a very organic feel, both from the texture and the eight cutted sides, with an undulating rim. A sumptuous work exploiting the best of Bizen pottery has to offer.
Size, D 13.2 cm H 9.7 cm
Condition,excellent
Isezaki Jun was born the second son to the promine...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1408751 (stock #454)
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A spectacular Chawan decorated with vivid colors of blue,pink,green,grey,red,white and black,by Japan Ceramic Society award (JCS) winner Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box and lacquered Niju-bako double wood storage case.
The glazing technique called Ima Oribe (Now Oribe), the most newest style by Yasuo.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware. He began his path to professi...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1408553 (stock #453)
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A masterpiece befitting any Museum collection by world famous Tsukigata Nahiko enclose in the original signed wooden box titled Oni Shino Kabura Tsubo (Turnip-shaped Vessel),and comes with Shikishi board from Mitsukoshi Department Store signed by the Artist Oni Shino Tsubo. This piece is a virtual textbook on Yohen firing effects. There is so much to see here, this is the only one of its type I have ever seen.
Size, D 25.8 cm H 27.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Jars : Contemporary item #1408382 (stock #452)
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Bidoro rain down like a glass bead curtain over the terracotta clay of this Shigaraki Tsubo by Furutani Michio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Uzukumaru Tsubo. This is a superb example of this important artists work, showing both his reverence for traditional form and the lengths he went ot reviving the traditions of wood fired kiln effects.
Size, D 21.4 cm H 22.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Furutani Michio is one of the Gods of Shigaraki, an artist wh...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1408077 (stock #449)
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A spectacular work of charred dark clay by Baba Takashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Yohen Kuro Hanaire. An amazing plethora of Yohen kiln effects covered in rivulets of flowing ash, shell shapes,blue and green ash in the front. Even the base is beautifully covered in its own unique way, and every angle creates a new view. It is a masterpiece by this young artist.
Size, D 11.2 cm H 25.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Takashi was born in 1983 as the...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1407831 (stock #447)
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A stunning Sculptural form of horizontal facets stacked upon each other in twisting obelisk by Matsuzaki Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Shino Kaki and date to 2015. Is a masterpiece by this artist.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 31.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Matsuzaki Ken was born in Tokyo in 1950, and grew up in that dynamic post war era where tradition and modernity were at constant loggerheads. He graduated Tamagawa University in 1972, and moved to Mash...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1407776
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This particular vase is having all of the bells and whistles a collector would want from a work by Matsuzaki Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Soda Goshuji Kaki and date to 2015. Salt firing, wood firing and thick white glaze . Everything comes together to paint a portrait of a perfect Matsuzaki piece.
Size, D 13.2 cm H 25.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Matsuzaki Ken was born in Tokyo in 1950, and grew up in that dynamic post war era where tradition an...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1407523 (stock #445)
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These expressive forms utilize the clays natural textures to bring out the depths of the oribe green, and electric shimmers of blue flash on the surface in random patterns like heat lightning. It was created by the very popular Higashida Shigemasa and come enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Oribe Hanaire and Koro respectively.
Size, Hanaire: D 13.7 cm H 25.4 cm (SOLD)
Size, Koro: D 12.2 cm H 30.8 cm (SOLD)
Condition, Excellent
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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1407395 (stock #443)
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An exquisite work of delicate and elegant Sake Bottle wrapped in white cloth pottery by challenging female artist Tanaka Yu enclosed in the original signed wooden box, and date to 2018.
Size, D 10.2 cm H 15.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tanaka Yu was born in 1989, and graduated the Kyoto Saga University of Arts in 2013. Like many other of the younger generation of artists, she tends toward smaller venues than the large affiliated shows. She first garnered attention in J...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1407178 (stock #442)
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A romantic pair of colored Tea cups with Owl and Moon decoration created by the very popular Maeda Masahiro come enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Iro-e Yunomi and date to 2016.
Size, D 8.4 cm H 9.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Maeda Masaharu (b. 1948) graduated the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 1975 where he received instruction from Living National Treasure Fujimoto Yoshimichi and Tamura Koichi as well as Asano Akira. He has exhibited with the ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1407091 (stock #441)
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Takuro makes the most characteristic pottery I have ever seen here in Japan , and when you look on this particular piece it’s easy to understand why. Here is a superb example of his Kairagi large Tea Bowl. It has Tomo everything, Artists history, wrapping cloth, a silk pouch, with his fingerprint all over the signed box.
Size, D 14.6 x 15.4 cm H 10.2 x 11.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Takuro was born in 1981 in Hiroshima. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, at K...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1406996 (stock #440)
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Rough earthy expression with dynamic feeling due to mud brush eyes in this wonderful Tea Bowl by Suzuki Tetsu titled Ai-ryokuyu Chawan. Moist indigo green is a comfortable shade. The inside is pale jaundice, gentle melody.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tetsu was born in Tajimi city in 1964. After graduating from Kyoto prefectural college of technical ceramic art in 1988,began intensively potting an working under his father, Osamu. Since then his list of...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1406994 (stock #439)
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A Sake bottle and Cup set covered in deeply fissured celadon glaze by Wakao Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Fun Seiji Tokkuri and Guinomi. The translucent glaze is like that of an agate, shattered with heat, the crackling wide in the thick pale bluish green fog.
Size,Tokkuri D 9.2 cm H 14.7 cm
Size,Guinomi D 5.8 cm H 6.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Makoto 1959 was born in Gifu, Tajimi city the home of Shino. In 1980 he began inten...
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A beautiful Sake Set in rich Oribe green and shimmers of electric blue by rising star potter Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Oribe Katakuchi and Oribe Guinomi respectively. This is an excellent example of this artis work.
Size, Katakuchi D 13.2 cm H 7.4 cm
Size, Guinomi D 7.2 cm H 5.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world,Makoto born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978. In 2000 he was apprenticed...
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A striking Tea Bowl in mottled Bizen clay from the unorthodox artist Kawabata Fumio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Shizen Nerikomi Yohen Chawan. The mixed earth is pulled and twisted out of shape, one can sense the plasticity with your eyes. Plethora of Yohen kiln effects with burnt red where it has been licked by flame, yet remains pale from the shadows of the kiln. It is truly magnificent work.
Size, D 12.6 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1404950 (stock #432)
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A wonderful Sake Set by Ono Kotaro consist of a Sake Bottle and five Sake Cups. All the pieces are in perfect condition and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Sake-ki.
The perfect compliment to the charms of a good bottle of sake.
Size,Cups D 6.8 cm H 5.8 cm
Size,Bottel D 8.9 cm H 13.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kotaro was born in Brasil in 1953 . After graduate the Tajimi, spent a few years in Moncloa in Madrid learning the art...
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A beautiful assortment of colors and textures play across the dark red surface of this exquisite Chaire tea container by Living National Treasure Fujiwara Kei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Chaire.
Size, D 6.7 cm H 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) was born in Bizen City, Okayama, he did not enter the ceramic world until he was already 40 years old. In his youth he studied art and literature in Tokyo. Intent upon becoming a no...