Remarkable Wabi-Sabi Shino Chawan made by Seto master Kato Shuntai (1802-1877)
The potter name "Shuntai" is carved on the bottom.

Kato Shuntai is a notable potter from Seto area, Aichi prefecture who lived in the late Edo period. He followed his father profession as a ceramist at the age of 15 and soon he received a name Shuntai from Tokugawa, the 11th Daimyo of modern Nagoya. Kato Shuntai expanded Seto ware techniques adding Shino, Oribe and Mugiwara styles to his works.

17-18cc Yi Dynasty White Porcelain Korai Katate Flat Tea Bowl
There are seven kiln spurs left to the interior.

Size
Width 16.8cm x 15.8cm
Height 6.7cm
Weight 541g

Condition
There is a chip on the side, gaps in the glaze and kiln scratches.
Supplied with the custom-made box matching the shape of the tea bowl, which says 'Yi Dynasty White Porcelain Tea Bowl'' on the top.

A beautifully hand-crafted Shino ware chawan with crackled glaze by Kato Gorohachi (?-1900). The potter signature is carved on the bottom. Probably inspired by early Korean Ido examples, the bowl perfectly lies in hands giving strong Wabi feel.
There is not much information available about this Meiji potter even in Japan and his birth year is unknown.
He worked in the Hinno kiln of Aichi Prefecture in late 19 century.

Shino ware pottery is produced in today's Gifu prefec...

15-16cc Korean antique Goryeo celadon bowl which was imported to Japan during Edo period and used for tea ceremony

Size
Diameter 17.6cm
Weight 355g

Condition
Excellent
No chips. No cracks.

This is an antique earthenware terracotta bowl from the Islamic Medieval era 11th - 13th century AD (391 AH – 700 AH) that originated from the Khwarezmian Empire of Central Asia, specifically from Bamiyan. The bowl has a flaring body that rises from a short foot. The surface of the walls is cream-colored with an incised zigzag motif that is divided by vertical green lines radiating from the center...

A Very Fine/Rare Korean One Hundred Boys ( 百童子圖) 8 Panel Screen/Mineral Pigments/Water color-19th C.: $8,000. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. It’s painted in mineral pigments and water color on paper, boys playing are variety different scenes shown from each panel, and you can name on it. It’s in fine condition but a right middle of the first panel has a spot repaired, otherwise, it is good condition, it measures 33.5cm x 90cm h. (13.25” x 35.5) only painting each...

Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated. As early as the 15th century, Korean potters heavily influenced the development of this form—helping to endow it with the earthy, simple, and natural qualities it is so appreciated for...

A Chinese, black glazed, tea bowl from Fujian province; Southern Song dynasty. This small tea bowl is covered by a black, lustrous, glaze to the interior and the exterior, where it terminates well above the foot. The glaze thins to a dark brown at the rim...

A sancai-glazed water pot; Tang dynasty. The fine water pot, made for the scholar's desk, of compressed globular form with an incised line around the rim, decorated with green and ochre splashes around the shoulders. With a wooden box, and from an old Japanese collection. Diameter, approximately 10 cm. Condition: good, with wear commensurate with age.

A Chinese, Yaozhou, bowl of conical form; C10-12th. Lightly potted and of refined aesthetic, the deep flaring sides rising from a short spreading foot, covered overall with an olive-green glaze. Diameter, 12.9 cm.   Condition: good. Free from cracks, chips or repair. Light surface wear; consistent with age. There is some mottling to the appearance of the glaze; see photos.

Antique Japanese small cha tansu (tea chest). Made with chestnut wood frame and burled hardwood drawer fronts. Two slider panels and a drop in panel are covered with gold-leafed silk on wood. The center of the chest has a small display area with a staggered shelf and two small drawers. The lower portion of the chest has three small drawers and a full-width drawer on the bottom.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 25 7/8" high x 23 1/4" wide x 10" deep

A Chinese Gu vase with crackled celadon glaze; presumably from the end of the Qing dynasty. Height, 19.5 cm Condition; good. Some glaze skips and pin holes. A small piece of glaze missing from the rim; please ask for more photos.

A shop sign carved from a block of knotted wood in the shape of a tea leaf jar engraved on both sides with the character Cha (Tea) originally gilded which still reflects light from the correct angle. A large knot making up one shoulder has split apart in the center, while the outside edge remains intact. A perfect example of the Japanese aesthetic of wabisabi. It is 32 x 3 x 32.5 cm (roughly 13 x 1 x 13 inches)...

A Korean celadon stand of a barbed form, late Goryeo dynasty. The exterior with floral sanggam design, and upper surface with moulded decoration. The foot with attached kiln sand. Dimensions: diameter 11.25 cm. Condition: with some age related wear, and a glaze crack to the rim which may extend to the other side; as a hairline. Additional photos are available upon request.

A Chinese, qingbai glazed, bowl with incised decoration of boys amongst floral scrolls; Southern Song dynasty. The glaze is an attractive pale bluish-green colour. Diameter, 20 cm. Provenance: From the Hurdle collection of early Chinese ceramics. Condition: A couple of short tight hairlines eminating from the rim. Some age related wear.

This is a bronze Scythian brooch from an ancient Eurasian Steppe culture dating back to the 6th-4th Century B.C. The brooch is shaped like a recumbent deer, with a slender body and pronounced musculature. The legs are folded beneath the body, and the head is large, with round eyes, facial features, and stylized antlers. The reverse side has its original clasp for attachment...

A Korean, inlaid slip (sanggam), celadon brush washer for the scholar's desk; Goryeo dynasty. Delicately potted and with a fine coloured glaze, this washer is fully glazed with three kiln-support marks to the foot. It is inlaid with floral decoartion to both the interior and exterior. Dimensions: 10.9 cm diameter. Good glaze condition, some overpainting to the rim, and an associated hairline. Additional photos are available upon request.

An iconic work with dynamic floral pattern in pale white on pink by Kiyomizu Rokubei V enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Taireiji Ichirinsashi. It is 19.5 cm (7-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. The vase retains the original wood stand and stamped cloth pouch. Undeniably Taireiji was the most important development by this innovative artist, and pieces are exceedingly rare...