Dark and rich Ao glazed teabowl over a thickly slipped and combed, kushime surface. The teabowl is made out of a dark iron bearing clay that I made myself and is altered and the foot is hand cut using a sharpened piece of bamboo.

Stoneware, slip and glaze

6" x 4"

Decorative, functional and food safe

Shigaraki hanaire by veteran Shigaraki master, Honiwa Rakunyu. In perfect condition with signed box and hand written, not stamped signature on the base used for special tea pieces.

10" tall

Honiwa Rakunyu II, though not a native of Shigaraki moved there and studied with Honiwa Rakunyu I, succeeded to the name in 1962 and set up a studio and a noborigama, later building his first anagama in 1971 which he named, Kochu-gama...

Paddled trumpet vase with attached and pierced lugs with an iron rich Oribe glaze overall

Stoneware and glaze

9.25" x 7"

Influenced by a favorite Momoyama chawan, this broad combed slip oribe chawan balances on a stable hand cut foot

Stoneware, slip and glazes

6.25" x 3.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Large, robust teabowl with thick combed slip under a saffron glaze and on a mix of local clay.

Stoneware, slip and glazes

6" x 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

This would make a nice garland or decoration for a doll house. All metal is sterling silver. Own the only one! Made in a USA studio this bold three piece 177 gram necklace by and stamped as: Mimi Dee - Sterling. The components consist of hand wrought hammered lucky spiritual spiral semi precious metal, a fossilized ammonite specimen and modern amulet Dzi beads totaling 177 gram or 6.2 oz as postal scale weights as follows:
Dzi beads: (7) 103 grams. Cold, smooth heavy, root beer color...

Oribe and iron glazed teabowl with impressed "ripple" design around the body of the bowl.

Stoneware and glazes

5" x 4"

Decorative, functional and food safe

Fine looking sterling "Dot" bracelet by third generation jeweler Sam Patania. It measures 5 3/4" end to end plus a 1 1/4" opening and is 1 1/4" wide. Weighing 62 grams, it is in fine original condition and signed as shown. Sam continues the treasured tradition of the Patania family.

This large Hagi tebachi, handled dish is by Scandinavian transplant and Hagi native; Bertil Nils Persson. Finding its inspiration in early Edo pottery, this tebachi is hand formed out of a rich red Hagi clay with a surface that shows a wide array of varying surface textures and hues over the large surface. Measuring 34 x 22 x 16cm this piece is far larger than it sounds and is in perfect condition with its original signed box...

A striking porcelain double gourd vase by the eminent Kutani potter Matsumoto Saichi V The tall shape has four raised ribs on the matt buff/white glazed body, the bottom gourd boldly painted with sets of green stripes on a tan ground. The buff/white glaze is curious, on close inspection it looks like crushed oyster shell. Signed on the base. The vase comes with its original signed and inscribed box.

Approximately 31.7 cm high...

An unusual lacquered flower vase, hanaike, by the eminent bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai II ( 1919~2000 ). The black lacquered bamboo vase is decorated in vermillion lacquer with a sago palm and is also signed. The vase is complete with its original blue cotton bag and a signed and inscribed box.

Chikuunsai I began the family tradition of making fine bamboo crafts in 1890, it still flourishes today under the direction of Tanabe Chikuunsai III.

Approximately 30 cm high...

This American original miniature watercolor painting, not a copy, would make a gift of fond memories for those visiting New Hampshire this season. Signed miniature watercolor painting, of New Hampshire's circa 1900 Grand Mount Washington Hotel located in the White Mountains. Art show label verso.
Tiffany glass lovers there are lots of Tiffany glass panels and windows throughout!
This is how it looked circa 1990 before it re-opened a decade later...

Wide, conical temmoku and medieval green teabowl with lined blossom design and notched, geta style foot

Stoneware and glazes

6.4" x 2.75"

Decorative, functional and food safe

Three tier medieval green and temmoku glazed Pisa jar with stamped decoration around the form and alternating panels of glaze.

Stoneware and glazes

11.6" x 5"

Tall tataki, paddled hanging vase with my Oribe glaze with accents of iron over the textured surface. Though this piece will stand upright on its own, it is intended as a hanging vase as it would not be exceptionally sturdy supported on the foot.

Stoneware and glazes

13" x 2.8"

Ao glazed porcelain teabowl with thick kushime slip decoration around the surface.

Porcelain and glazes

5.5" x 3.6"

Decorative, functional and food safe

A wonderful Chawan Tea Bowl by famous Kyoto Artist Yanagihara Mutsuo, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is designed with pure silver and has an artistic glaze changing from black to dark green with spots of rainbow colours.

Yanigahara Mutsuo (b.1934) was raised in Seto and studied in Kyoto along with contemporary Morino Taimei with whom he maintained a lifelong friendship...

Doubled this would make a nice doll necklace. Bold hand knotted nevada lapis necklace and removable green rutilated quartz pendant both by and signed: Mimi Dee - Sterling...