This sake cup is covered by white mud and clear glaze. The highlight and charm of Kohiki is that skin of piece becomes to change as using. Size: 8.5cm (D) 4.3cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by the artist

This sake cup is covered by white mud and clear glaze. The highlight and charm of Kohiki is that skin of piece becomes to change as using. Size: 9.0cm (D) 3.9cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by the artist

This sake cup has abstract painting with copper glaze. And covered by white mud and clear glaze. The highlight and charm of Kohiki is that skin of piece becomes to change as using. Size: 8.9cm (D) 4.0cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by the artist

A wild boar kōgo by famous Kyoto potter Imai Masayuki 今井政之 (1930-2023). Decoration is a stylized version of the ancient Chinese character for wild boar. Masayuki used his famous inlaid colored clay technique in producing this piece. Imai Masayuki and the late Miyashita Zenji are considered the two masters of the colored clay technique in Japan...

Well fired and purposeful wood fired chawan by Aomori potter, Imai Rikei fired in the longest kiln in Japan at over 103 meters long (as certified by the folks at Guinness Records). This chawan appears to defy gravity as all of the ash runs up the pot culminating in spots in deep, brown-green bidoro drips as the chawan was fired upside down where the bottom and foot of the bowl are covered in ash making for a satiny smooth surface...

I'll start off by saying that I am selling this sculpture for a friend who is moving to smaller lodgings and I personally know almost nothing other than the obvious facts regarding this offering and this is being offered as is. What I can tell you is this large sculpture measures 47 x 15 x 24cm overall and is in very good condition comprised of the tiger pair on a raised plinth of lacquered (?) wood that is being referred to as; "two tigers walking"...

All metal is sterling silver and this bracelet is made in USA.
Thank you in advance for collecting artist made jewelry, particularly when it is made by one pair of hands in one studio and never duplicated!
All precious metal completely bench made / worked in the Post Modernist tradition. This abstract hammered sculpture hinged cuff entirely hand fabricated in a USA studio by and signed: Mimi Dee Handmade Sterling. The abstract cat or heart sculpture top hinges...

Made in America. Handwrought bold signed studio sculptural pendant hand fabricated by and signed by with maker's mark as: Handmade - Sterling - Mimi Dee, a completely self taught metal work jewelry artist...

Stunning incised and purple glazed bowl by one of the best contemporary Seto potters, Katō Reikichi 加藤令吉 (b. 1953). Title: Purple Colored Bowl (Shisai hachi 紫彩鉢) Medium: incised and glazed stoneware Size: 5.9 x 19.6 x 18.7 cm Signed on the bottom: Rei (Rei 令) Date: Shōwa Period, mid 1980s Condition: no flaws: no cracks or repairs; minor imperfections from firing...

Charming small vase by Miyashita Zenji 宮下善爾 (1939-2012), one of the greatest contemporary Kyoto potters. This is from the mature celadon period, when he focused on added texture to the pieces that enhanced the glaze. At that time he was studying ancient Chinese pieces, and was influenced by his father who excelled in celadon. Piece is playfully titled Longevity Crystal Celadon Square Vase (寿晶瓷方瓶). Miyashita loved to give poetic names to his pieces...

Ceramic tokkuri - sake bottle - with sturdy body and cup mouth. Shino ware with dark body and wonderful free potting - one can feel spiral lines on the body left by fingers of the potter and see a beautiful spiral line on the bottom. Orange and gray Shino glaze with swirling lines, wonderful sense of energy to the piece. Made by American potter Robert Fornell (resided in Japan 1988-1996) marked with his seal on the foot. Great object in Japanese taste, in excellent condition...

Dragon painted in 1998 by Renowned Korean Artist Don Ahn aka Ahn Dong Kuk (1937-2013). We encourage you to research Don Ahn's sales record and market prices on sites such as Artsy, so you can appreciate what a great opportunity this is to purchase an original work of art by the master at a price well below the actual value. Don Ahn was a pioneer of Korean art in America...

Mizusashi, Fresh Water Jar used in Chanoyu, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood & gas fired with Ash Glaze interior. H. 5.75"(14.5cm) x Dia. 7.5"(19cm.) Mouth opening 4.875"(12.5cm.) Volume = 64oz (2,000cc.) 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...

This elegant low vase, made by studio glass artist Don Gonzalez of Stockton, NJ, is crystal with subtle blending of blue and amethyst. It exemplifies his masterful expertise in form and coloring. It is signed "Gonzalez" and has a polished bottom...

Mizusashi, Fresh Water Jar used in Chanoyu, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood and Gas fired with Ash Glaze interior. H. 6.375"(16cm) x Dia. 7.25"(18.5cm.) Mouth opening 4.375"(11cm.) Volume = 58oz (1,850cc.) 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 wo...

Seo Byung Ho was the recipient of the top prize in the 2009 World Ceramic Biennale, the highest paid ceramic art prize in the world. With this lovely pair of sculptural vases, Seo has combined the shape of a traditional vessel with the form of a fish, a symbol of eternal vigilance because the fish never closes its eyes. For the same reason, the fish is also a symbol of diligence that has long been a source of inspiration for Korean scholars, and is a common motif employed in scholar's implements...

My Body III, a rare charcoal created in 1965 by Renowned Korean Artist Don Ahn aka Ahn Dong Kuk (1937 - 2013). Don Ahn was a pioneer of Korean art in America. In the 1950s he was the first to move permanently to the US and receive recognition here, beginning with the 1952 exhibition of his work at the Kilbride Bradley Gallery in Minneapolis, the very first exhibition of Korean contemporary art in America. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and other ...

A modern, tokkuri-shaped vase of heavily thrown Shino-ware with thick white, partly covering, glazed over which are powerful, brown splashes. The body with raised tapering bands that turn clock-wise. The piece was made by artist Tsukamoto Haruhiko (b. 1959).* Fully signed kiri-box with artist’s seal and signature. Made around 1980. H 15.5 cm. Condition: Perfect. * Tsukamoto Haruhiko was born in Mino in 1959, and is now based in Gifu prefecture. Tsukamoto does not come from a traditional potte...