All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1401145 (stock #392)
A very cheerful piece for late summer tea from the kiln of modern pottery master Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ki-Seto Chawan.
Size: D 12.2 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kishimoto Kennin has been working with clay since the 1950s, devouring styles along the way...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1401087 (stock #AKSCno1)
Elegant and extremely practical E-Shino chawan by well known, veteran Mino potter, Arimoto Kugen (b. 1963). Working in Hiroshima at the foot of Mount Futatsugajo an old castle site and hiking region, Arimoto produces a wide array of noble forms dedicated to the old style of the Shino tradition with an emphasis on chadogu...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1401046 (stock #0450)

This expertly crafted Chawan was made by great contemporary artist Kobayashi Takeharu, born in 1944. It is an elegant example of the beauty of Shino ware, a four hundred year old tradition that has produced some of the most spectacular tea ceremony vessels. This is a sober yet enchanting piece that craves to be held and used. It comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and a profile of the potter.

Kobayashi Takeharu has exposed all over Japan...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Pre 2000 item #1401029 (stock #KKAeTno1)
This vivid Aka-e tsubo was made by Persian blue specialist Kato kenji who is as well known for his brilliant overglaze enamels as he is for his rich temmoku and Mino tradition pottery. The iron rich clay peaks through at the foot creating a reddish base to the black and white glazed tsubo which is then decorated in fluid red and green overglaze in a pattern Kato Kenji used to the fullest extent on platters, trays, bowl and vases...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1401028 (stock #SSHKUno1)
Lustrous and richly glazed chawan by Raku specialist, Sasaki Shoraku, this is not your typical chawan. Created and inspired by Honami Koetsu's Kamiya chawan, this large, broad, high quality utsushi chawan has a deep black surface with areas of rusty red sprinkled on the interior and exterior of the bowl creating a wonderful landscape which is as pleasant to look at as it is to hold. This chawan measures 13.5 x 8.5cm and is in perfect condition in its original signed wood box.
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Pre 2000 item #1401002 (stock #1317)
A Pottery box by pioneering female artist Tsuboi Asuka made as a flowing roll of golden brocade inspired by traditional textiles enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 19 x 15 x 17 cm (7-1/2 x 6 x 6-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Tsuboi Asuka was born in Osaka in 1932, but the family moved to Tokyo when she was 12...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Porcelain : Pre 2000 item #1401000 (stock #1316)
Jigen Tobako Ceramic Box decorated with a combination of his Time and Space themes with silver Mist exhibited at Takashimaya Department store in 1997 wrapped in a specially fitted silk bag with the Takashimaya pamphlet and enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 9 x 6 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (22.5 x 16 x 18.5 cm) and in excellent condition...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1400902 (stock #393)
A striking tea bowl by rising star Suzuki Taku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro-Sabi (Black Rust) Chawan. From his famed rust glazes series , which not only display remarkable color variations, but also textures, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands.
Size, D 12.7 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Suzuki Taku is a rising force in sculptural forms in the Japanese ceramic art world...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Porcelain : Pre 2000 item #1400891 (stock #1315)
An exceptional work by Kondo Takahiro, three sided decorated with concentric squares triangles and circles in rushing fields of blue wrpped in a yellow cloth pouch and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jikku tsubo. It is 59 cm (2 feet) tall and in excellent condition enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Created in 1994 it was exhibited at Takashimaya Department Store Gallery that same year in the exhibition "Blue Time 1200"...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Contemporary item #1400739 (stock #ISCno1)
This bold and large Oribe chawan is decorated with a myriad of vivid and whimsical designs, combining both traditional and modern elements that speak to the possibilities of the tradition. Created by the extremely talented Ikeda Shogo (b...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1400690 (stock #399)
A Spectacular Isezaki Koichiro Bizen Chaire with two wooden lids covered in rivulets of flowing ash and dramatic Yohen firing on the Fumio work. A superb example of this much sought Bizen artists , and a rare opportunity for one of the best...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1400689 (stock #398)
Here is another superb Tea Bowl with a dancing rim, samurai fighter, plants and flowers by rising star Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan. The designs are very bold, with crisp black lines on cloudy orange base-glaze; stylistically much like a black and white comic book in glossy format. Even the box is a work of art...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1400667 (stock #397)
A dragon and tiger make a play on the traditional two spiritual creatures in the Buddhism representing the spirit heaven and matter earth. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Tsubo. A seminal and powerful work by this popular artist.
Size, D 26.8 cm H 36.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1400660 (stock #1312)
Two lug handles leap from the sides of this traditional form by Karatsu Legend Nakagawa Jinenbo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Chossen Karatsu Mimitsuki Hanaire. Mottled glaze covers the rough clay darkened by flame with flashes of white and blue and crispy chunks of ash and debris clinging to the sides. It is a work which embodies the best of this highly sought artist. The vessel is 9 inches (23 cm) tall and in excellent condition...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1400297 (stock #1307)
It is a privilege to introduce this incredible sculpture by the young female ceramicist Furui Akiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tsubomi (bud) dating from 2017. It is made up of hundreds of rolled sheafs of shaved clay covered in a white slip and fused together. The amount of work which goes into each sculpture is obvious, making her work great value.
Furui Akiko was born in Aichi prefecture in 1987. She graduated the Aichi University of Education in 2010, and had h...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1400105 (stock #393)
A signature chawan engraved with figures and animals by Gomi Kenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box and dating to 2018.
Size, D 13.2 cm H 9.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Gomi kenji was born in 1978 in Nagano.He has been displayed at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition,the Kikuchi Biennale, Mashiko Ceramic Art Exhibition, and in 2014, he won the Grand Prix at the 10th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Ceramic Arts Category. Work by him is held in Museums here ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1399973 (stock #390)
A superb white Bizen sake flask in red clay covered by a dusting of ash by Mori Togaku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Tokkuri. It seems to encompass all the great characteristics of this living legend work,all wrapped in one small package.
Size, D 8.9 cm H 12.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mori Togaku was born in Inbe, in the heart of Bizen territory in 1937. Following graduation from Okayama University in 1957, he taught art for a short time before ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1399689 (stock #1303)
Like a fossilized ammonite excavated from some dry desert pit, dry green glass leaves off to arid cracked earth on this swirling vessel by Atarashi Kanji enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is a powerful work with sensational textures. 26 cm (10 inches) diameter, rising from 7 to 11 cm (3 to 4-1/2 inches) high at the shoulder. Due to the convoluted shape and extreme temperatures there are stress fractures born from the firing process.
Atarashi Kanji was born in Osaka in 1944, ...