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 | Antique NYOI scepter (ruyi); natural rekishi shape. Late Edo |
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 | A Willow Patterned Black Tea Bowl by Banura Shiro |
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Marbled clay in lively blends colors on those beautiful sake cups by Wakao Kei enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes, dating to 2022.
Size,(Left) D 6.7 cm H 6.5 cm (inches)
Size,(Middle) D 6.9 cm H 6.6 cm (inches)
Size,(Right) D 6.8 cm H 6.7 cm (inches)
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Kei was born in Gifu in 1967 ,the first son of the legendary artist Wakao Toshisada ...
Size,(Left) D 6.7 cm H 6.5 cm (inches)
Size,(Middle) D 6.9 cm H 6.6 cm (inches)
Size,(Right) D 6.8 cm H 6.7 cm (inches)
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Kei was born in Gifu in 1967 ,the first son of the legendary artist Wakao Toshisada ...
Black Raku Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, with crawling glaze, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Pinched & carved and individually gas-fired to 1900-1950 F (1038-1065 C.)
H.3.25"(8.25cm) x Dia.4.25"(10.75cm.)
There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in his life for many years, and George even visits local prisons to teach the Dharma to inmates...
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A set of five Guinomi Sake cups showing off to a tee the many styles for which Tsujimura Shiro is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they come enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
Size, D 6.9 cm - 7.4 cm H 4.2cm - 4.7cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter...
Size, D 6.9 cm - 7.4 cm H 4.2cm - 4.7cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter...
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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 Kato Yasukage XIV enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seto-guro Chawan. The black Matte over much of the surface, trails off near the base, revealing a startlingly white clay. The contrast is both abrupt and challenging, creating a tension most welcome on an otherwise subtle work...
Shinogi (faceted) Dessert Bowls, White Porcelain, by Hanako Nakazato; Union, Maine & Karatsu, Japan. H. 2.625"(6.5cm) x Dia. 4"(10cm.)
Hanako Nakazato is a 14th generation potter from Japan. The Nakazato family is a well-known pottery family in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, with the 12th generation Nakazato Taroemon being designated a National Living Treasure for Karatsu ceramics. Hanako moved to the US at age 16 to pursue her education...
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Like the previous Chawan, here is a two Guinomi, both are superb examples of Sawada Hayato unique design and form and both enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
Size, D 9.2 cm H 6.9 cm (Right)
Size, D 8.4 x 10.9 cm H 5.9 cm (Left)
Condition, Excellent
Sawada Hayato (b.1978) in Kasama. He studied at the Ryutsu Keizai University before establishing his own kiln in 2002...
Size, D 9.2 cm H 6.9 cm (Right)
Size, D 8.4 x 10.9 cm H 5.9 cm (Left)
Condition, Excellent
Sawada Hayato (b.1978) in Kasama. He studied at the Ryutsu Keizai University before establishing his own kiln in 2002...
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An incredible mixture of colors glisten like the walls of a Limestone cave in the hills of Akiyoshidai, the karst regtion south of Hagi where the important artist Kaneta Masanao created this bowl, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. 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. The coloration is unusual, a dramatic leap from his usual subdued lavenders and whites...
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A wonderful Tea Bowl by Uchimura Shintaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kumakawa Chawan...
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Only a master of aesthetics and a hermit could put his tea bowl together, here an amazing work by Harada Shuroku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Ran-cho Chawan (Unsystematic).
Inside the lid it is named Cloud Evaporating into Dragon. The spectacular glaze effects are surpassed by the texture, seemingly made by an octopus; and it might take eight hands to hold this masterpiece.
Size, D 14.2 x 15.6 cm H 11.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
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Size, D 14.2 x 15.6 cm H 11.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
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Albedo 3 Studio
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Tall teabowl with an impressed line decoration covering the surface under my Oribe style glaze with hand cut foot and fired on wads.
Stoneware and glazes
13.5 x 12cm
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When you hold this piece in your hands, first contact, you get it. A Rey unusual and organic form by Isezaki Koichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashiguro Chawan. It has been a pleasure to watch over the last 30 years the reinvigoration in pottery in Japan, an explosion of innovation which seems exponential. It continues to blossom bigger every year. The potters are so technically skilled and taking an original approach to the ceramic arts. Isezaki Koichiro i...
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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...
Albedo 3 Studio
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Large, wan-gata form teabowl with white and grey slip of a bamboo groove design under a saffron, iron yellow glaze. This teabowl is a real handful.
Stoneware, slips and glazes
6" x 4.75"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Faceted Straight-sided Bowl, Porcelain, by Hanako Nakazato; Union, Maine and Karatsu, Japan. 2 available; H.2.75-2.875" (7.0-7.25cm) x Dia.4.75-4.875" (12.0-12.5c.)
Hanako Nakazato is a 14th generation potter from Japan. The Nakazato family is a well-known pottery family in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, with the 12th generation Nakazato Taroemon being designated a National Living Treasure for Karatsu ceramics. Hanako moved to the US at age 16 to pursue her education...
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This particular Yellow Seto tea bowl is having all of the bells and whistles a collector would want from a work by Kagami Shukai. His unique Aburage-de (deep-fried tofu) Yellow color, the Koge brown and copper-green,comes together to paint a portrait of a perfect Shukai piece. From a private collection comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled ki-seto Chawan and double black lacquered wooden box...
Momoyama Gallery
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Here is a fascinating Chawan (tea bowl) made by Koie Ryoji, one of the best internationally known contemporary Japanese potters. It is another embodiment of the artist’s spirit, with a shape that remains free and moving, rough, unique and dynamic. Its colors and its rawness is reminiscent of a wild landscape. As with many works by the famous artist, this piece’s dynamism conveys pure energy and raw strength...
Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, by Sachiko Furya; Honolulu, HI.
Ido-gata (Well-Shaped,) Bamboo Ash and Copper Glazes. H. 3"(7.5cm) x Dia. 4.75"(12cm.)
Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa. She...
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A beautiful pure white porcelain tea cups by Niisato Akio enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Small "windows"like a firefly, the expression of the vessel changes under lights at each moment.
Size, Left D 7.9 cm H 5.2 cm (Sold)
Size, Right D 8.9 cm H 4.1 cm (Sold)
Condition, Excellent
Akio was born in Chiba in 1977 and has been active as a ceramic artist since finishing his studies at Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2001. In 2008 won the Special Ju...
Size, Left D 7.9 cm H 5.2 cm (Sold)
Size, Right D 8.9 cm H 4.1 cm (Sold)
Condition, Excellent
Akio was born in Chiba in 1977 and has been active as a ceramic artist since finishing his studies at Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2001. In 2008 won the Special Ju...
Wood-fired Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. Black Glaze, with areas appearing ochre and gold. Three finger marks remain where the bowl was glaze-dipped. Stamped with artist's mark. H. 3.25"(8.25cm) x Dia. 5.375"(13.5cm.)
John Benn studied with F. Carleton Ball and Ken Stevens at the U. of Puget Sound in Tacoma, and with Howard Shapiro and Sandra Simon in the MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1976, he built his first wood kiln. Now, he and...
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18 stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including,Tea Bowls,Vase,Sake Cups Sake Bottles and
Incense Burner,available for purchase. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
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We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 12.4 cm H 11.5 cm
Condition,...
All the prices are including shipping costs.
We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 12.4 cm H 11.5 cm
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Viscuous charred feldspar clouded with stormy color adorns this superb cascading bowl by Kumano Kuroemon enclosed in the original highly decorated signed wooden box titled Matsuzaka Shino Glaze Chawan. Like the potter himself, this bowl is large and stable, seemingly welded to the floor by its own weight and presence. Despite that the kodai foot is small and delicate, adding creating tension between form and the space around it. A sublime example of this popular artist’s work.
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For Celadon aficionado Kato Tsubusa is like the jewel in the crown, a centerpiece so unusual and outstanding, and this deep Tea Bowl is a particularly rare gem, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mentori Chawan. The sides have been slabbed away, the angular form then dipped in thick transparent green which has fissured in the heat, and beaded like a jade necklace around the base. Such an unusual combination of affects it is sure to be a star in any collection of contemporary p...
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Ash dusts the terracotta surface studded with shiseki inclusions like rhinestones on a cowboy shirt on this Chawan by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Chawan On top, and named Ichigo Ichie (one time, one meeting). On one side, skewed at a jaunty angle, one great eye of color, like a meditation stone in a temple garden lying among the red moss. This exemplifies the mastery and clarity of work by this potter.
Size,D 13.1 H 9.1 cm
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Size,D 13.1 H 9.1 cm
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Thick ash colors the surface of this superb chawan by Kawamoto Goro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled hai-yu chawan( Ash glazed tea bowl),
Like encrustations on some Roman glass bottle dredged up from two thousand years of slumber, the glaze is porous and thick.
Size, W 14.2 cm ( 5-1/2 inches) H 8.6 cm ( 3-1/2 inches)
Condition, Excellent
Goro (1919-1986) was born in Seto to a family of potters. He studied in Kyoto at the same institution as K...
Like encrustations on some Roman glass bottle dredged up from two thousand years of slumber, the glaze is porous and thick.
Size, W 14.2 cm ( 5-1/2 inches) H 8.6 cm ( 3-1/2 inches)
Condition, Excellent
Goro (1919-1986) was born in Seto to a family of potters. He studied in Kyoto at the same institution as K...
Albedo 3 Studio
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Large altered ovoid teabowl form with an oval formed foot in temmoku and tetsu-yu glazes, inspired by Tamba and Karatsu pottery
Stoneware and glazes
6" X 4.75" X 4.2"
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A museum quality Chawan by Kondo Takahiro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Gin-teki Wan. This is from his Silver Mist Tea Bowls series (2014-2016), undoubtedly one of his most popular motifs.
Size, D 15.9 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature. From there he studied at the Kyoto Pref...
Size, D 15.9 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature. From there he studied at the Kyoto Pref...
Wood Fired Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash Glaze. H. 3.375"(8.5cm) x Dia. 4.25"(11cm.) This bowl was wood fired twice, than fired a final time in a gas kiln. There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in life for many years, and George even visits local prisons to teach the Dharma to inmates. Through pottery and Buddhism, he was exposed to Tea practitioners who complimented his work and encouraged him to...
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A seminal work by Isezaki Koichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashi Kuro. Expanding upon the hand of his teacher, Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun , the organic form is all Koichiro. This is everything we could hope for in Hikidashi Kuro Chawan. Texture, form, color, this one has it all!
Size, D 14.3 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Isezaki Koichiro was born the son of living national treasure Isezaki Jun. He graduated the sculpture department of ...
Size, D 14.3 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Isezaki Koichiro was born the son of living national treasure Isezaki Jun. He graduated the sculpture department of ...
Momoyama Gallery
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Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan with notched foot by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of green and purple glaze on brown pottery. In my opinion it is the one of the most aesthetic chawans that he made. The seal of the artist is stamped on the bottom. We have a similar chawan with orange-red glaze - same price.
Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987. And then, he started his own pottery in 1...
Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan. Celadon Ash & Nuka Glazes with White Slip. John Miller; Portland, OR. H. 3.125"(8cm) x Dia. 4.0"(10.25cm.) John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school. While at Mass Art studying under Ben Ryterband (who spent time studying pottery in Japan,) he ha...
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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...
A spectacular work by Maeda Masahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iro-e Kin-gin-sai Mentori Hachi (Faceted Bowl with Gold, Silver and Colored Decoration). It is roughly 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) diameter, 5-1/4 inches (14 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Maeda Masahiro (b. 1948) graduated the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 1975where he received instruction from Living National Treasure Fujimoto Yoshimichi and Tamura Koichi as well as Asano Akira. He has ...
Maeda Masahiro (b. 1948) graduated the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 1975where he received instruction from Living National Treasure Fujimoto Yoshimichi and Tamura Koichi as well as Asano Akira. He has ...
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Iridescent red and silver tinges rise up like some deep space cloud on the meteoric surface of those works by the rising star Hashimoto Tomonari enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Raku-yaki Yohen Guinomi and Raku-yaki Yohen Chawan (Kiln Altered Raku sake cup and Tea Bowl.
Size,(Tea Bowl) D 11.8 cm H 10.3 cm
Size,(Sake Cups) D 7.1 cm H 5.6 cm and D 6.2 cm H 5.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and...
Size,(Tea Bowl) D 11.8 cm H 10.3 cm
Size,(Sake Cups) D 7.1 cm H 5.6 cm and D 6.2 cm H 5.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and...
Albedo 3 Studio
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Wide wan-gata style teabowl with my Ao glaze over an etched trois voute design
Porcelain and glazes
5.75" X 4.35"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail and showcasing a rich, deep red glaze, this Raku tea bowl exudes a sense of warmth, vitality, passion, and energy. Adorned with subtle crackling patterns and variations in texture, the tea bowl's surface adds to its unique and organic feel. When held in the hand, you immediately notice a surprising lightness and pleasing proportionality, inviting a sensory connection with the tea-drinking experience. Not merely a vessel for drinking tea; th...
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An incredible mixture of colors glisten like the walls of a Limestone cave in the hills of Akiyoshidai, the karst regtion south of Hagi where the important artist Kaneta Masanao created this bowl, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. 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. The coloration is unusual, a dramatic leap from his usual subdued lavenders and whites.
Size, D 12.8 x 13.5 cm ( 5 x 5....
Size, D 12.8 x 13.5 cm ( 5 x 5....