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 | Elegant Bamboo Ikebana Basket, Hanakago by Suzuki Gengesai |
 | Chinese Album Leaf Scholar Painting, Dated 1860 |
 | Kyoto Imai Masayuki 今井政之 (1930-2023) Wild Boar kōgo Colored Clay |
 | Karatsu ashes covered "GARAN KOGO" incense container Dohei Fujinoki |
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 | A Large Karatsu Floral Vase by Nakazato Tarōemon the 14th |
 | A Large Bizen Plate by Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun |
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Albedo 3 Studio
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Well fired Shigaraki chawan by Furutani Michio (1940-2000). Fine ash and bidoro glass cover this Hikidashi style (pulled out) Shigaraki chawan with a vivid pool of bidoro also covering the interior floor and walls of this teabowl. The signature is obscured, covered in ash, glass and charcoal. Over 95% of this chawan is covered in a coating of green glassy ash and is appealing to both the eye and hand...
Rare exquisite Tenmoku glazed tea bowl made by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004).
The mark of the artist is stamped on base.
Size
Width 12cm
Height 8cm
Condition
Excellent
Supplied with signed wooden box
Shimizu Uichi stood as one of the prominent artists based in Kyoto during his era...
Size
Width 12cm
Height 8cm
Condition
Excellent
Supplied with signed wooden box
Shimizu Uichi stood as one of the prominent artists based in Kyoto during his era...
An exquisite Nerikomi basin by Shiobara Yoshio enclosed in the original signed wooden box exhibited at the 9th Nihon Togeiten National Exhibition. Nerikomi is the technique of working with layers of variously colored clays. This basin measures 17 inches (43 cm) diameter, 6 inches (16 cm) tall and is in fine condition. The original exhibition tag remains on the base with a note stating it was purchased for 400,000 yen (currently about 5,000 dollars) at that time...
Momoyama Gallery
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Sold - sorry. A masterpiece tea bowl by Iga master Tanimoto Kosei, accompanied by his signed and sealed original storage box.
Kosei was born in 1916 in Iga city, Mie Prefecure. He made his National Debut as an oil painter artist, his interest in traditional Iga-yaki ceramics started in 1945, and he becomes an Iga potter in 1947, enjoying a long apprenticeship under master potter Komori Shinobu and Sakuzo Hineno at the Institute of Nanagu Ceramics in Ueno, Mie Prefecture...
Momoyama Gallery
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A spectacular 'Koetsu-utsushi' Aka Raku Tea Bowl by Nakamura Kohei, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Mint and true museum quality. Kohei (1948-) was born the son of the famous Kanazawa potter. He learned the ceramics from his father, Nakamura Baizan II, and his brothers Kinpei an artist best known for his contemporary art objects...
Rock Newcomb is a listed Arizona artist born in 1945. He is known for highly realistic Native American pottery still lifes. This beautiful Indian pot is a perfect example of his work. It measures 8" x 10" without the frame, and is titled "Ancient Archives." The painting is of a Tularosa black-on-white pitcher circa A.D. 1200-1300 with a handle formed to resemble a dog with a burden basket on its back.
Albedo 3 Studio
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Rich Oribe square serving piece, with pierced and linen decoration for tea ceremony, kaiseki. This piece is made of stoneware and was made by veteran Oribe potter, Kato Sakusuke. His works are widely exhibited and published and his touch for making Oribe pottery is wonderful.
This piece is in great condition with its signed box and measures 7.5" by 3" at its widest
Albedo 3 Studio
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Rare black and white inlay vase by Kyoto master potter, Kondo Yutaka. Measuring 21.5 x 15cm this vase is cloaked in a black textured surface with impressed, inlay decoration of stark and contrasting white across the surface...
Haunting shapes are scraped into the raw clay like some ancient Nazcan riddle on this huge ball vase by Sato Kazuhiko. The vase is 15-1/2 inches (40 cm) tall, 17 inches (43 cm) diameter and in excellent condition. There is no box. Kazuhiko (b. 1947) is a widely displayed artist and author of many books on the ceramic arts. For more information on this artist see Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections (1993). Due to size this piece will require special shipping consideration.
Yoshimichi Fujimoto (1919-1992) Aka-e Chawan with floral design.
The mark of the artist is painted on base.
With milky white background, the overglaze enamels of flower patterns drawn with a relaxed brush stroke depicting vivid colors, for which Yoshimichi Fujimoto was awarded with Living National Treasure title.
Size
Diameter 10.5cm
Height 6cm
Condition
Very good...
The mark of the artist is painted on base.
With milky white background, the overglaze enamels of flower patterns drawn with a relaxed brush stroke depicting vivid colors, for which Yoshimichi Fujimoto was awarded with Living National Treasure title.
Size
Diameter 10.5cm
Height 6cm
Condition
Very good...
Though ripe with interpretative meaning, waterfalls are often associated with the ideas of unharnessed elemental motion and change, purification and cleansing, and journeys into the fantastical or unknown...
The mark of the potter is carved on base.
Size
Height 9cm
Width 13cm
Excellent condition with no damage and no repair. Supplied with signed wooden box.
In 1921, following the completion of his primary education, Toshu Yamamoto embarked on a transformative journey into the world of pottery. With the fervor of an eager apprentice, he immersed himself in the intricate craftsmanship of Bizen-ware...
Size
Height 9cm
Width 13cm
Excellent condition with no damage and no repair. Supplied with signed wooden box.
In 1921, following the completion of his primary education, Toshu Yamamoto embarked on a transformative journey into the world of pottery. With the fervor of an eager apprentice, he immersed himself in the intricate craftsmanship of Bizen-ware...
Heavily influenced by Koryo potting styles and techniques, the Tobei lineage has been crafting exceptional tea-ware implements for 13 generations. The piece shown here was made by the 12th generation (Tahara) and, due to its excellent character, was endorsed by the 15th tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, Hōunsai. The natural ash glaze gradates from a glossy lavender towards the top to a light tan nearer the bottom...
We have been long searching after a larger vessel by Morihiro, and at last we have found one to offer. This is a peculiarly shaped vessel decorated with swirling designs in a fractured circle layed over impressed clay and enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The form is quite unique, the split circle motif actually falling from the center around the mouth to form the opposite side. Not apparent when viewing from the side but easily distinguished from above...
Albedo 3 Studio
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This great celadon & tessha glazed chawan is by noted 20th century master; Kawai Takeichi (Bu'ichi). This elegantly formed chawan exhibits a skillful use of iron tessha over a gosu based celadon glaze that shows a wonderfully mysterious that appears like drifting “metallic” clouds on a soft amber to green background. The interior of the chawan is also awash with broad bands and speckles of the rich iron glaze that seems suspended on the surface...
Little Reb" is an extremely detailed bronze done by J. N. Muir in 1984, an Arizona sculptor who specializes in historical military figures of all sizes - small to life size. Mr. Muir was born in 1945, and his works are exhibited in parks and museums across the United States. This statue measures 9 1/2" 7" and is numbered 6/30.
Framed woodblock print by Kyoto artist, Clifton Karhu. "Afternoon in Gion" shows an image down a street in this well-known distrct of Kyoto...
Albedo 3 Studio
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Large, Momoyama inspired, Shino chawan by the master potter and legendary personality; Tsukigata Nahiko (1923-2006). Though it is easy to spot some influences of his master, Arakawa Toyozo, this chawan is all Tsukigata Nahiko. The vivid iron slip shows, like a shadow, under the feldspar Shino glaze with rich areas of natural green glassy ash coating the surface and iron accents about the lip and showing through the surface. There are also frosty white areas on the face of the bowl where Tsukigat...