A beautiful vessel / seashell Kara of organic shape with a sideways, seedpod opening in mat mottled turquoise glaze producing a feeling of underwater ambiance. The rest of outer body and the side, elongated shell is done with his usual technique of grooving the surface with needles and rubbing iron into the grooves resulting in those great dark brown and white lines. The contrast between the two techniques is producing a fantastic visual effect. Signed: Tanoue Shinya...
At nearly 13" tall, this large Persian blue style glazed vase cuts a great figure flanked by bold and detailed brushed of owls rendered within medallions and further detailed with patterns of decoration and faint gold accents to complete the piece...
A set of five small dishes in the shape of an upturned roof tile covered in tri-colored glaze by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Kawara-zara. Each is roughly 14 x 12 x 5 cm (5-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2 inches) and all are in excellent condition.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay...
From Massimo Nordio's 'avventurine' series, this vase entitled 'Ercolano' was displayed at the Correr Museum in Venice, 1999. The work consists of cut blue avventurine, violet sticks, and "milerighe" cut surface. It stands 5.5" tall by 8.5" wide. Fully signed and dated. In excellent condition. It is from the collection of the artist, and will ship directly from Italy...
Araki Nobuyoshi, silver gelatine print, untitled, Signed on the back and dated ’09. Measurements: 27 x. 40 cm.
Perfect condition.
Nobuyoshi Araki (b. May 25, 1940) is a well known photographer and one of the most prolific Japanese artist, primarily known for his photographies that blend eroticism and bondage.
His works are in Museums and private collections.
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Kushime, combed mizusashi and chawan set in a rich Ao glaze with clear accents
Stoneware, slip and glazes
Mizusashi 6.75" X 6.4"
Chawan 4" X 5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Made in USA in the Modernist or Art & Crafts tradition. All metal is and marked Sterling Silver. This Studio 70 Gram neck ring necklace and detachable pin pendant fibula hand wrought hammered by and artist signed: Handmade Mimi Dee Sterling.
*Total for both pieces, weight is 2.4 Ounces of sterling silver. Never owned, in original condition.
* Detachable hefty brooch has unilateral spring action and weighs 1.6 ounce or 46 grams of precious metal...
Angelo Ballarin contemporary pezzato art glass vase
Murano, Italy
7 1/4" tall
5 3/4" at widest point
Top Opening - 2 3/4" diameter
Signed and in excellent condition
Contemporary Tea Cup by Master Takeuchi Shingo
A fine tea cup of sculptural shape with inlaid polychrome geometric patterns. H 9 x 8,5 cm ca. Signed at the bottom; artist’s information paper follow.
Condition: Perfect.
Takeuchi Shingo was born in 1955 in Seto. Until 1979 studied at the Aichi Prefectural Ceramics Research Facility and than with one of the great master potter, Kato Shuntei II.
In 1982 establishing his own kiln in Seto...
Rich Oribe influenced mizusashi with hakeme (hakame) and impressed design. In the firing, the glaze ran off the pot to form a dragonfly eye style drip. The drip makes the pot a bit uneven, but I could not bring myself to grind off the drip. The foot can easily be stabilized with the addition of two felt pads
Stoneware, slip and traditional Oribe glaze
5.75" X 8.6"
Black and white raised slipware fish tray based on whimsical Old English slipware designs
Terra Cotta and slips
13" X 9" X 2"
Functional, decorative and food safe!
First born son to Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun, Koichiro (b. 1974) has quickly made a name for himself as an independent artist. Not content to rely solely on family reputation, he has set off on his own path, making innovations in clay and also in the ideas and principles surrounding his craft...
Madara glaze is made of ashes burned rice plant, Sugimoto has began to use this glaze recently.
YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on4URq1tAD0
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
Size: 8.9cm(D) 4.5cm(H)
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is a brand new work created with madara karatsu glaze traditional in Karatsu and perfect hand made.
It wo...
Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme.
*Tachibana Daiki is well known that former Arkansas Gov...
A large Kokuto scalloping sculpture on three adjoined pedestal feet by Yamaguchi Mio titled Taiji no Yume (Fetal Dream)dating from late 2023. Here the young artist has ventured into black clay, eschewing altogether glaze of any kind. What you have is simply the direct, dark clay and the earthen texture, with no frills or decoration. It is 40 x 43 x 60 cm (16 x 17 x 24 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. It comes with a signed wooden placard...
Tall Bowl with Notched Rim, White Shino Glaze, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 6.0"(15.25cm) x Dia. 6.75"(17.25cm.) The torn opening on the rim gives the bowl a very organic appearance. Suitable as a vase for flowers, or as a serving bowl. Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan...
This sake cup is made as a miniature of red raku chawan made by Honami Koetsu in 17th century.
YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dzzr5qJsu4
Size: 7.4cm(D)5.5cm(H)
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
Crystalline green ash covers most of the rough clay that makes up this small steep sided bowl by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Chawan. It is 11 x 12 x 8.5 cm (4-1/4 x 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist this Fall.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay. He does not seek to make a living through pottery, but through his primal approach has earned a following which keeps...
Rich, dark temmoku teapot with cap lid and impressed decoration around the body together with two stem style teacups
Stoneware and glazes
Max. 9.75" x 7.5", teacups approx. 3.75" X 3.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Made in USA. Just like the fibula pin brooch clasp of old worn by the Romans, Greeks & Celts was functional, so is this hand hammered 14 gauge modern studio hand wrought fibula pin brooch by and stamped: Handmade Mimi Dee & Sterling. Note the centuries old idea of the unilateral spring. In a USA studio this was hand fabricated and wrought by one pair of hands. Three removable charms pendants using Carnelian & Turquoise for a total wt of 1 Oz or 28 grams were added for versatility. As in th...
Karatsu style yunomi with a fence and stamped design under haiyu and temmoku glazes
Stoneware and glazes
4.25" x 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
An unusual cubic work by Hashimoto Tomonari in which he has altered his normal process to allow a powerful crusted texture to form on the work. Oxidized in shades of blue and rusty orange. It is 30 x 34 x 33.5 cm (12 x 13-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches) and in excellent condition, directly from the artist accompanied by a signed wooden placard.
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and has felt comfortable with the processes of creation since childhood. He graduated with a masters fro...
Not to be confused with the Olympic medalist, this Tomita Hiroyuki (b. 1977) is a talented potter pushing the bounds of an otherwise conservative field where many ceramic forms are carried forward for centuries and sometimes millennia. Beginning his artistic endeavors in the field of metal casting, he soon met and became a student to Ijuin Mariko who introduced him to the world of ceramics. In 2007 he opened his own workshop and since that time he has been actively creating and exhib...
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Two pieces of art work pasted the eye part of old Taisho-period's 'koinobori' (carp streamer / ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinobori) made of 'washi' (Japanese paper) on canvas of today.
18 x 14 x 2 cm (7.08 x 5.51 x 0.78in) each.
made by Jinta
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Kaku-gata, squared teabowl form with combed kushime slip decoration and haiyu and temmoku glazes over. The small, pedestal foot is cut square to compliment the form.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
This teabowl measures 4.75 across the face, 5.75" diagonally and 4" tall
Functional, decorative and food safe
Passion of Korea 3. Silk Bojagi Korean Textile Art by renowned textile artist Hae Hong Chang. Chang's acclaimed bojagi have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. The Korean Art and Antiques website is the only online venue for her fine work. Hae Hong Chang is a Korea Bojagi Forum Recommended Artist. 17.5 x 16 inches, 44 x 40 cm.
Open form teabowl with hand carved lotus blossom design
6" X 3.2"
Porcelain, slip and glaze
Functional, decorative and food safe
Using local materials and traditional methods, the creator of this work Masahiko Imanishi, has brought a distinctively modern interpretation to the classical form of the tsutsu chawan. At the same time, he somehow manages to maintain the simple rusticity that Tanba-ware is renowned for. Stretching back over 800 years, Tanba is counted as one of Japan’s 6 ancient kiln sites and is known for making large pots with red ferrous clay and natural ash glazes with a distinctive greenish tinge. More re...
Robust terra cotta teabowl with black and white combed slip
Terra cotta, slips and glaze
5" X 4.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
This elegant work of Karatsu pottery has an unglazed foot, showing the rich ferrous clay from which it is constructed, and displays splashes of ferrous pigment on a backdrop of ashen glaze with a milky white overglaze. The triangular shape and large proportions make for a very distinctive work of e-Karatsu or “painted” Karatsu.
Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated. As early as the 15th century, Korean potters...
Utsushi Aka-raku tea bowl called 'Seppo' (snow on the mountain peak) made by great contemporary artist Shoraku Sasaki. It comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box. This Seppo Bowl is a replica of the famous tea bowl made by Honami Koetsu (see last picture), who was one of the most famous artists during the Edo period (1600's). He was known as the 'Da Vinci' of Japan. The original item, designated as an important culture asset, has been currently maintained at the Hatakeyama Memo...
Stacked stones style lobed chawan with hakeme decoration under an Ao glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.25" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
A new series, experimenting with his recently developed glossy white glaze, a chawan with iron decoration by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haku-yu Chawan. It is 12 x 13 x 8 cm (4-3/4 x 5 x 3-1/4 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist this Fall.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay. He does not seek to make a living through pottery, but through his primal approach has earned a following which...
Tall teoke (water bucket) style vase with temmoku and running tetsu-yu glazes
Stoneware and glazes
14" x 7"
A wonderful faceted wall vase by master craftsman Kato Yasukage XIV enclosed in the original wooden box titled Shino Kake-hanaire and signed by the 14th Generation Yasukage followed by his seal.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 18.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Shoji (1964-2012) was born into the Yasukage family, one of the original unbroken lines of Mino potters, in 1964. His father died while he was still young, and the boy was sent to Bizen to study with Living National Trea...