Reminiscent of the Rolling Stones album cover, a wild sculpture by important contemporary sculptor Hayami Shiro. The bean shaped object is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter, 32 cm (12-1/2 inches) long and in excellent condition. It is signed on the base and appears to be dated 1999. Typical of this artist, it comes in a cardboard box
Hayami Shiro (b. 1927) was born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1927, and graduated the Tokushima Industrial University in 1949...

Thick iron and feldspar cover the Iga glaze of this small vase by Ayukai Kogetsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oni Iga Ko Tsubo. It is 13 cm (5 inches) tall, roughly 9 cm (3-3/4 inches) diameter and in excellent condition. I think it would also make a nice tokkuri.
Ayukai Kogetsu is a female artist from Miyagi prefecture...

Dashes of blue, yellow and gold decorated the green Oribe glazed body of this magnificent Chawan by Ujiie Kodai , enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Even on the bottom holds a surprise for the holder in red color. Such an unusual combination of affects it is sure to be a star in any collection.
Size, D 14,9 cm H 10.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ujiie Kodai, a rising star in the word of pottery, was born in Sendai in 1990...

A white porcelain bowl with silver lining by the young female artist Itaya Narumi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Chawan (flower). Stylized floral motifs are raised off the raw white porcelain surface, richly textured, while the inside is sheer as gilded silk. About the delicate foot ring is glazed and sculpted with petals. The bowl is 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, from the artist this year.
Itaya Narumi was born in Gifu in 1991...

A striking design of swirling dots decorates this wide low chawan by female porcelain legend Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yuri Haku-kin Sai Hira Chawan (White Gold Decorated Wide Tea Bowl). Blue and Green Dots swirl in a vortex from the center of the bowl. It is 16.2 cm (6-3/8 inches) diameter, 4.7 cm (2-7/8 inches) tall and in excellent condition retaining the original shiori...

An organic form by young female artist Tanaka Tomomi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mimi-nari and dating from 2017. It is 6 x 6 x 5-1/2 inches (15 x 15 x 14 cm) and is in excellent condition.
Tanaka Tomomi was born in Hyogo prefecture, near Kobe, in 1983, and graduated advanced courses at the Aichi University of Education in 2008, however her work has been garnering attention in various exhibitions since 2005...

This is a wonderful aesthetic Japanese high-class porcelain tea bowl of Kyo ware, which was made by the 1st class potter and artist, the 4th Shohei Sugita (1942-) about 40 years ago.

Highlight is the hand-painted plum tree decoration.

The seal of his kiln (Seikanji kiln) is stamped on the bottom...

Product of the pure spirit of Shigaraki tradition and the pure winds of the inferno and impurities of the clay is this fabulous chawan tea bowl by the inspiring Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. It has a rugged complexion with raw sunburnt clay dappled with spattered ash and a wide, solid, base. Enjoy the weight of it in your hands, then turn it over and marvel at the glistening jade gem clinging to the bottom...

A stunning and unusual Chawan tea bowl in burnt orange glaze with abstract splashes of black by Kawamoto GOro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Perfectly formed, with a wide base and slightly concave sides leading to a pouty rim, all draped in this haunting ochre with poured black graffiti. A masterpiece by this important artist. It is 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

A two beautiful Guinomi by the popular young star Sawada Hayato enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes and date to 2021. We see the gamut of this artists work, unique design, form, the sharp lines, colors and texure. An excellent example of this popular artists.
Size, D 5,8 cm H 7.3 cm (Right)
Size, D 6.2 x 8.7 cm H 7.9 cm (Left)
Condition, Excellent
Sawada Hayato (b.1978) in Kasama...

His name is Atsushi Hamada, expert potter Junri Hamada's son. He got an award of the encouragement prize in the Contemporary Tea-things Competition 2018. This cup are carved crab with fine technique and has been fired with woods for a few days, it is covered with natural glaze not artificial glaze. Size: 6.5cm(D) 5.8cm(H) Accessary: wooden box with signature

The work is Mori Togaku, a living legend in Bizen currently wowing the world with his massive water jars and airplane hanger sized kiln, the largest I know of in Japan. This piece is enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Kuro Tokkuri dating to 1988.
Size, D 9.7 cm H 12.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mori Togaku was born in Inbe, in the heart of Bizen territory in 1937...

A stratified bloc of hollowed out Shigaraki clay by female pottery pioneer Koyama Kiyoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen Yu Kaku Hanaire. A thick coating of blown natural ash glaze has settled on the shoulders, while the layers of earth below show a dusting of color on top, but rich red in the shadows with plenty of small inclusions for the eye to play with. It is 22.5 cm (9 inches) tall, roughly 10 cm (4 inches) square and in excellent condition.
Koya...

A very elegant swirling bowl inflated like a balloon in dark lapis with applied silver basin by rising female star Takemura Yuri enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sora Fune (Air Ship). It is 13.5 cm (just less than 6 inches) diameter, from 4.5 to 7.5 cm (2-3 inches) tall at the high end and in excellent condition, dating circa 2017.
Takemura Yuri was born in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture in 1980, daughter of a graphic designer. She came to ceramics after first working with ...

Tarnished silver glows dully inside this raw clay bowl by female pottery pioneer Ogawa Machiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Wan. It is 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter, 7 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ogawa Machiko was born in Sapporo on the Northern Island of Hokkaido in 1946. She studied under future Living National Treasures Fujimoto Yoshimichi, Tamura Koichi and Kato Hajime at the Tokyo University of Arts, graduating in 1969, then went on to...

Ohi Chozaemon X (b. 1927) Amber Chawan for Tea Ceremony Wabi Sabi
Supplied with the original wooden box and leaflet.

Ohi Chozaemon Toyasai X belongs to the important lineage of Ohi family potters who specialize in tea ceramics.
Recently he was succeeded by his son, Ohi Toshio Chozaemon XI, as the head of the Ohi family.
Ohi Chozaemon X is widely known as one of the best contemporary Japanese ceramists who was awarded with the Order of Cultural Merit from the Emperor of ...

Takahashi Rakusai IV (b. 1925) Shigaraki ware Wood Fired Tea Bowl (Chawan) Natural Ash Glazed Wabi Sabi

Born in 1925, Takahashi Rakusai IV is one the most notorious Shigaraki ceramists of modern times.
He was awarded with Intangible Cultural Property title in 1976.
Currently his son Takahashi Rakusai V is in charge of the family kiln.

Shigaraki ware belongs to one of the Six Old Kilns in Japan and originates from Koga town in Shiga Prefecture.
It was Juko Mu...

An extremely elegant pure white ribbed wide mouth vase and hyotan gourd shaped vase by Wakasugi Seiko, enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes.
Size, D 15.4 cm H 36.5 cm
Size, D 17.6 cm H 29.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wakasugi Seiko was born in 1977 in Toyama prefecture and after graduating from the ceramics course of Kinki University she worked for a ceramics center in Tajimi city and currently develops her own work from her base in Mita, Hyogo prefect...

A double gourd shaped covered water jar by Tsukigata Nahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oni-Shino Mizusashi and inside named Robai-ju (Robai is a type of early blossoming plum, Ju is ball). It is just under 7 inches (17.5 cm) diameter, 6 inches (15 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Tsukigata Nahiko (1923-2006) was not only an accomplished ceramic artist, but also a painter, calligrapher, sculptor and musician. Born in Niigata prefecture, he was at Waseda Universi...

A beautiful and elegant work by important female artist Tokumaru Kyoko comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Ryuhimon Hanaire (White Dragon-skin Vase) and dating to Reiwa 3 nen (2021).
This vase was made by request for our gallery, and there is only two of those in the world.
Her spiky lances and unfurling fronds forming are fantastical. The artist begins with slabs of clay and then constructs them to create work rooted in existential explorations. In this ...

A colorful pair of hips by Matsuda Yuriko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinsai Aka-e Shiri -Goo- (Red and Gold Decorated Porcelain Buttocks, -Goo-. It was exhibited at the Ilmin Museum of Art exhibition: “Its Horizontal Its Vertical” in Seoul South Korea in 1997 and retains the original artist made stand as well as the exhibition pamphlet. The piece is 43 x 32.5 x 14 cm (17 x 13 x 5-1/2 inches) excluding the stand, and is in excellent condition.
Matsuda Yuriko ...

An amazing and rare collection by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) showing off to a tee the many styles for which is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school an...

An amazing and rare collection by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) showing off to a tee the many styles for which is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 12.9 cm H 8.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school an...

An amazing and rare collection by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) showing off to a tee the many styles for which is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 16.8 cm H 15.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school and moved on t...

An amazing and rare collection by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) showing off to a tee the many styles for which is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 15.6 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school and moved on to...

An amazing and rare collection by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) showing off to a tee the many styles for which is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 19.1 cm H 21.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school and moved on t...

An amazing and rare collection by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) showing off to a tee the many styles for which is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 11.8 cm H 7.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Tokoname, Koie Ryoji graduated the Tokoname industrial school and moved on to...

A Shigaraki vase by Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Konsei Hanaire. The Konsei blended clay creates a unique texture. The coloration on thi piece makes it stand apart from its contemporaries. Very unusual and striking combination of raw clay, orange, black and a few crystaline beads of green glazz around two white eyes. It is 29 cm (11-1/2 inches) tall, 15 cm (6 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Furutani K...

This large and robust Shino chawan was made by one of master chadogu, tea pottery makers of Japan, Tamaoki Yasuo. Though unboxed this is a classic early chawan with a milky, translucent Shino glaze over some iron decoration on the face of the bowl. The chawan was made out of excellent mogusa clay and the well sculpted foot and base show off the material to maximum affect. This chawan is used but in excellent condition measuring just over 14 x 10 cm but unfortunately does not have its original bo...

Red and Blue Rivulets drip down over green melding into the ashen gray textured glaze on this Tea Jar by Sakuchi Ensen enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 25.5 cm (10 inches) diameter, 28.5 cm (11-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. The box top is lightly stained.
Sakuchi Ensen (B. 1922) began on the path of the potter in 1946, searching to create something unusual in the hills of Okayama. His research led him to create this highly decorative yet wildly natural gl...

A striking sake cups set the popular young star Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box and date to 2021. it is this subtle attention to shape and texture which elevates the work of Ichikawa Toru.
Size, D 13.8 cm and 17.1 cm H 10.3 cm and 11.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973. he was apprenticed to the Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi for five years before establishing his own kiln in 2015 in Okayama. He is one of Japan’s most promi...

Big, bold, long , gorgeous sterling earrings by contemporary San Felipe Pueblo artist Jared Chavez who learned metalsmithing from his father, world class jeweler Richard Chavez. Together they founded Chavez Studios and continue to create innovative, stunning jewelry. These earrings have posts for pierced ears, hang 3 1/4 “ long, are 1 3/4” at the widest point and weigh 37 grams. All original, fine condition and the reverse of both earrings have his hallmark as shown. Magnificent statement e...

From June 12, 2016 through January 15, 2017 the Wheelwright Museum’s Center for the Study of Southwestern Jewelry presented a retrospective on the work of Eveli Sabatie, one of only two jewelers (the other is Verma Nequatewa, his niece, ) whom Hopi Charles Loloma recognized as protégés. I had the rare and fortunate opportunity to see this exhibit, EVELI: ENERGY AND SIGNIFICANCE, which was truly unforgettable. "Born in eastern Algeria, raised in Morocco, and educated in Paris, Eveli joined C...

A set of five sake or tea cups by rising star Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. They are beautifully shaped, in different sizes, allowing no favoritism to the drinkers.
Matsumura Jun was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1986,and graduated from the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2015. At the same Year he was awarded at the Meijer Shigaraki Tradition and Innovation-Japanese Ceramics Now. In 2016 awarded at the Kanazawa Contemporary Kogei Exhibition...

A cool and elegant drinking vessel by rising star Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Beautifully uniform in a misshapen way.
Matsumura Jun was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1986,and graduated from the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2015. At the same Year he was awarded at the Meijer Shigaraki Tradition and Innovation-Japanese Ceramics Now. In 2016 awarded at the Kanazawa Contemporary Kogei Exhibition, and the Mino Ceramic Art Museum in Tajimi. In 2...

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. His new challenging work, this celadon piece has born at testing phase, so special price. Size: 11.7cm(D)/8.4cm(H) Accessories: wooden boxes(signed by the artist)