This exceptional chawan (tea bowl) was made by Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), who is without doubt the best known Japanese potter. His influence on the world of ceramics, not only in Japan but throughout the world makes him a true icon of contemporary pottery...

Here is a beautiful Shigaraki ware set for sencha. Unlike matcha (powdered tea), the tea for sencha is simmered and the leaves are not ground. It is by far the most drunk tea in Japan, and it is usually enjoyed in informal settings.

This particular set is made in the Shigaraki style of pottery and contains 7 pieces: one tea pot, one yuzamashi (vessel to cool the water) and five cups.

Shigaraki is one of the oldest pottery traditions in Japan...

This splendid chaire (tea caddy) is part of a series of mostly antique and vintage items that we recovered from the storehouse of a retired construction contractor. His house is located in the southern part of Kyoto, where buildings from the Edo and Meiji periods still stand. His son not being interested in inheriting his father's collection, we were asked to take them out, and we are now able to present them to you.

This particular piece is made in the Seto pottery tradition...

Here is magnificent example of the beauty of Raku ware, a pottery tradition born more than 400 years ago in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, from the collaboration between great tea master Sen Rikyu (1522-1591) and a potter named Chojiro ( - 1592), the forebear of the great Raku family of potters...

This attractive chaire (tea caddy) is part of a series of mostly antique and vintage items that we recovered from the storehouse of a retired construction contractor. His house is located in the southern part of Kyoto, where buildings from the Edo and Meiji periods still stand...

Chawan (tea bowls) made by Deguchi Onisaburo have a special place in the world of tea ceremony vessels, not only because they were made by an exceptional man, but also because they have such unique auras.

Deguchi Onisaburo was born in 1871, and though he is mainly remembered as having been a colorful leader of the Omoto religious sect, and the spiritual teacher of Aikido founder Ueshiba Morihei, the remarkable works of art (calligraphies, paintings, poems, potteries…) he has left have co...

Chawan (tea bowls) made by Deguchi Onisaburo have a special place in the world of tea ceremony vessels, not only because they were made by an exceptional man, but also because they have such unique auras.

Deguchi Onisaburo was born in 1871, and though he is mainly remembered as having been a colorful leader of the Omoto religious sect, and the spiritual teacher of Aikido founder Ueshiba Morihei, the remarkable works of art (calligraphies, paintings, poems, potteries…) he has left have co...

This splendid set of six mukozuke (small dish) is an Obata Kakiemon production. Hideyoshi Obata was a businessman who co founded a kiln in Arita with Kakiemon XII, in 1919. The kiln was named Obata Kakiemon and was allowed to use the Kakiemon marking used at the time called “kakufuku”, which is the marking on this vase. The collaboration between Kakiemon XII and Obata was short lived as the artist and the businessman were always fighting about the direction of their venture...