All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1402899 (stock #412)
Iron infuses the draperies of crystallized Shino glaze covering this superb Oni Shino Chawan by legendary artist Tsukigata Nahiko wrapped in a pouch and enclosed in the original signed double wooden boxs haring the same title. Taking away the sense of creation and putting it firmly in the natural world where nothing is perfect (except perhaps the scent of a plum blossom!) A seminal chawan by this important artist whose work will remain influential long past the coming generations...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1486775 (stock #RS-75)
Gallery Rex
$444.00
Ido glaze is difficult for using, especially about "kairagi" round the bottom, Sugimoto is one of the masters with Ido pieces in Japan. He makes guinomi sake cup as a miniature of chawan. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFPW5Dt3vn8 Size: 8.8cm(D) 5.1cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Porcelain : Pre 2000 item #1487410 (stock #MC655)
A set of five deep plates by Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo decorated with pomegranates in blue on snow white porcelain. The are 20.5 cm (8 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, each signed on back. They come in a custom made contemporary box. Kondo Yuzo (1902-1985) was born in the Gojozaka district of Kyoto and studied alongside Kawai Kanjiro and Hamada Shoji at the Kyoto Ceramics Research facility, where he studied kiln technique directly under Shoji...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Pre 1990 item #1038609 (stock ##7080)
Rich Oribe serving piece, an Ogi-hachi, fan shaped tray for tea ceremony, kaiseki. This piece is made of stoneware and was made by veteran Oribe potter, Kato Sakusuke. His works are widely exhibited and published and his touch for making Oribe pottery is wonderful.

This piece is in great condition with its signed box and measures 12.5" by 9"

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 1990 item #1468952 (stock ##TRC230219)


The craftsman who fashioned this piece, the 9th Ohi Chozaimon (1901-1986), is the most widely recognized and most accomplished of the now 11 generations of Ohi potters. Born in Ishikawa Prefecture at the start of the 20th century, he took up the family craft and, at the age of 26, became the head potter. Raku tea bowls made by Ohi 9 are some of the finest you will encounter, comparing favorably to even tea bowls made by the main Raku lineage in Kyoto...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Jars : Contemporary item #1417480 (stock #535)
Thick ash covers the squat form of this exquisite traditionally shaped tsubo by Tsujimura Kai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Uzukumaru. Green ash has poured in a torrent around the form, settling into glossy black around the base on one side and tingeing the rim with charcoal fingers. To one side huge crescent moon shaped kutsuki forms a rakish grin, inviting the viewer to join in the merriment...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pre 2000 item #1419635 (stock #SECno1)
This unusual Bizen chawan was made Sakauchi Ensen (b. 1922) of Okayama Prefecture and is unique even among the richly diverse styles of Bizen-yaki. Sakauchi calls this style Hishoku Nanban-yaki, secret color unglazed (nanban) pottery which is different than any other Bizen of its time or since. This chawan was fired upside down as evidenced by the rich, accumulated ash drips on the mouth and is covered in a variety of thick, colorful textured on the exterior and interior of the bowl...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1485443 (stock #TRC230420)


A harmonious blend of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary artistic expression, this extraordinary sake cup (guinomi) encapsulates the essence of Oribe pottery while infusing it with a fresh and modern interpretation. The surface is adorned with a striking interplay of colors and textures. Vibrant and richly glazed, it displays a fusion of deep emerald greens, ferrous reds, sumi blacks, and pearlescent whites...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1433158 (stock #459)
A fantastic sake sake set by rising star Ujiie Kodai enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Katakuchi and Ki-seto Shikoku Guinomi respectively, date to 2020. Full of the world today, contemporary, breathing, alive. It is a wonderful Sake Set by this young artist.
Kodai was born in Sendai in 1990, making him one of the younger artists we have offered...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1177412 (stock #GG.KH-5)
Kakehanaire (Hanging Flower Vase,) by George Gledhill; Payett, ID. Wood fired, ash glaze, with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. H>6.25"(16cm) x W.3.125"(8cm.) 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...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1453408 (stock #RS-15)
Gallery Rex
$377.00
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. This piece is made of white raku, like as a miniature of white raku chawan. Size: 6.8cm(D) 5.5cm(H) Accessory: wooden box signed by potter
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Porcelain : Contemporary item #1482593
Powerful overglaze enamel Iro-E porcelain vase in a form of Katakuchi made by Kunio Watanabe (b. 1967) The mark of the artist is painted on base.

Watanabe's unique approach involves multiple firings, layering gold and silver colors onto the ceramic canvas, resulting in prismatic and vibrant creations...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1119315 (stock ##4218)
Large temmoku and medieval green wall bowl with a spirali e tagli pattern design across the face of the bowl. There are areas of oilspoting and other affects across the surface. This piece is made so that you have the option to hand it on the wall.

Stoneware and glazes

14.75" x 2.75"

Functional, decorative and food safe

I apologize for the poor pictures, I am a potter, not a photographer and the size and contrast made it difficult to photograph.

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #835558 (stock #290)
Hi-dasuki lines of red charring streak across the surface of this large Tokkuri Vase by Isezaki Mitsuru (b. 1934) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A smooth even profusion of bubbles welter about the clay, adding a tactile texture to the elongated body. The vase is over 20 inches (51.5 cm) tall and in perfect condition. Mitsuru was born to a family of potters, his father Yozan and brother Jun both very important in Bizen pottery...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Plates : Contemporary item #1255668 (stock #HG-69 A/B)
2 Round Dishes, Kaki glaze with red & green overglaze enamels. H.0.875"(2.25cm) x Dia.4.5"(11.25cm.) Tagami Isamu was born in 1947 in Mooka, a village neighboring to Mashiko. He married into the Sudo family and apprenticed under Sudo Takeo. He was originally trained as a Japanese chef and had his own restaurant before embarking on a career in pottery, giving him a unique perspective on functional wares...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1474001
Spectacular colors affects on this playful form by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Kaki. The vase looks as if it were sculpted with the fire, perhaps poured molten out of the flames and solidified naturally into this form...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1255696 (stock #HG-91,HG-92)
Rice Bowl, Gohan Chawan; Mashiko-yaki, by Isamu Tagami. Kaki glaze with red & green overglaze enamels. White Hakeme brush marked interior. H.2.625"(6.75cm) x Dia.5.125"(13cm.) HG-92 still available. Tagami Isamu was born in 1947 in Mooka, a village neighboring to Mashiko. He married into the Sudo family and apprenticed under Sudo Takeo. He was originally trained as a Japanese chef and had his own restaurant before embarking on a career in pottery, giving him a unique perspective on functional wa...
All Items : Artists : Textiles : Contemporary item #1094272 (stock #0830)
Won Ju Seo's work is featured in the Spring 2013 issue of Fiber Art Now, and in the recently-published McGraw-Hill fine arts textbook, Art Talk. The work offered here is Bojagi Diary 3 by Won Ju Seo. Hand made with colored Korean silk and silk thread. Frame: 10.5 x 10.5 inches, 27 x 27 cm; Textile: 8.5 x 8.5 inches, 21.5 x 21.5 cm. The work of Korean textile artist, Won Ju Seo, is in major museums and prominent collections. She is renowned for her modern approach to the bojagi, the traditional K...
All Items : Artists : Sculpture : Pre 1980 item #1449046 (stock #298)
Hattakitkosol Somchai (Thai, 1934-2000)

Polished nickel sculpture mounted to a polished stone base, signed and numbered 17/100 on the underside

MEASUREMENTS

HEIGHT: 14 INCHES

LENGTH: 11 INCHES

WIDTH: 5 INCHES

TOTAL WEIGHT: 16 LBS, 8 OUNCES

Hattakitkosol Somchai

Hattakitkosol Somchai was born in 1934 and was largely influenced by the 1950s growing up. New York City became the focus for modernism on an international scale during ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 2000 item #1482881
Size
Height 9cm
Width 12cm

In excellent condition
Comes with signed wooden box

In 2010, Kato Kozo was bestowed with the esteemed title of Living National Treasure, a testament to his mastery in the realm of ceramics. His renown stems from the exquisite range of Shino and Ki-seto glazes, as well as his distinctive Tetsu-yu (iron glaze), cherished for its inviting tactile quality and subtly intricate surface textures. The ample, graceful contours of his works,...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1455561 (stock #1581)
Gold nuggets gleam on the deep lavender and black surface of this organic form by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kurinuki Kinsai Mizusashi. Kinsai is literally gold color, and here the artist has embedded gold into the surface, allowing it to expand and bubble out in the heat of the firing process. The effect of this on the dark matt surface is both striking and original. Kurinuki is the technique of digging a form out of a block of clay, and once again here ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1340765
A unique and distinctive tea bowl constructed of half porcelain and half stoneware—the swirling blue spirals and accents serve to captivate the eye and the imagination, making this artist’s works instantly recognizable.

A native of Kyoto, Hashimoto Machiko runs a small studio and kiln where she creates a wide range of ceramic works—including functional pieces such as the chawan featured here—as well as a number of purely decorative and experimental pieces which most would ag...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Contemporary item #1091198 (stock ##4208)
Large waisted form teabowl with hakeme slip decoration under a clear and iron yellow glaze. Where the iron glaze ends, the glaze has run into the clear glaze forming very decorative tendrils reminiscent of Japanese ferns.

Stoneware and glazes

5.5" x 4.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1466022 (stock #1972)
Marbled porcelain clay in lavender and black in wavelike scales form this sake set by Kusaba Yuji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nerito Kuro Namimon Shuki Soroi (Matching Sake set of Marbled Black Clay). This is absolutely perfect for summer sake, the shape is open allowing quick pours and the high fired clay keeps cool, passing on the chill through your fingers as you pour. The cup is 7 cm diameter, 5.5 cm tall (just more htan 2 inches), the Katakuchi 8.7 cm diameter, 9.5 c...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Pre 2000 item #1133663 (stock ##7127)
Elegant Irabo glazed chawan by Takatori legend, Miraku Kamei. This chawan has a Chinese influenced form while being made and glazed in the Takatori style. The flowing irabo ash glaze contrasts nicely against the reddish takatori fine clay.

This chawan is in excellent, unused condition, measures 5" x 2.8" and comes complete with its original, signed box.

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. His kiln is located in To...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1491565 (stock #YM006)
A large ceramic sculpture by Yamaguchi Mio titled O-ga-tamanoki The O-gatama no Ki is a tree usually found within shrine precincts which is said to invite the gods to come. Mio often finds her inspiration in teh natural world, or that space between the natural world and the world beyond. The sculpture is 25 x 29 x 61.5 cm (10 x 11-1/2 x 24-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. It comes with a signed wooden placard.
Due to size and weight this will require s...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1490899 (stock #YM018)
A growth of calcified clay in sand-textured white by Yamaguchi Mio dating from 2023, a bridge between her earth-tones and new porcelain works. It is a great size at 22 x 15 x 20 cm (roughly 9 x 6 x 8 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. It comes with a signed wooden box, which will be ordered upon sale.
Yamaguchi Mio was born in Aichi prefecture in 1992, and graduated advanced studies at the Aichi University of Education in 2017. While still at university, her w...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1464152 (stock #RS-40)
Gallery Rex
$4,900.00
Ancient Iga pottery works had been made for a few decades since last Momoyama period from early Edo period. They were fired over 1250 degrees Celsius for 10 days and repeated 3 times and more with no glaze, they has natural glaze that is consist of melted ashes, burnt deposits and scarlet by fire. They are well known as dynamic style and loved by many tea ceremony master like as famous Oribe Furuta. However, they needed expensive costs, so they could not be continued. And Sadamitsu Sugimoto re...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 1970 item #1482882
Elegant Tsutsu Chawan made by Living National Treasure Kato Hajime in his renowned Hiyoshi kiln. The mark of the artist is stamped on base.
It is very rare to find Kato Hajime's works on the market.

Size
Width 10.5cm
Height 9.5cm

Condition
Excellent
Supplied with signed wooden box

Born in Seto, Aichi Prefecture in 1900, Kato Hajime embarked on a remarkable journey in the realm of ceramics. He honed his skills as an assistant at the Aich...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1394491 (stock #365)
Here is a water container which certainly does not let down, everything we have come to expect from this popular Japanese artist enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Mizusashi and date to 2011. Various of green,rich irons flare and flashes of yellow glass,shell marks on the rim and the top of the lid where it was supported on its edge in the kiln. Knowledge of how it was fired makes the work of this artist and his work even more impressive, sometimes he seems to defy gravity w...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1465021
A dark flask covered with pale ash dust by Mori Togaku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Tokkuri. Circa 1999, Heisei 11-nen, fired at Kanpu O-Gama ,(large kiln).
Size, D 9.4 cm H 12.2 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 dedicating himself to pottery in 1962. He was recognized quite early by the Japanese...
All Items : Artists : Jewelry : Bracelets : Contemporary item #760585 (stock #T 1625)
Made in USA. When you must own the only one. Signed studio hand hammered hand wrought sculptural multi gemstone bracelet by and signed: Handmade Mimi Dee and Sterling, in a USA studio. No pre fab parts. As always only one and guaranteed.
Note: once anything is sold in the 1000s, or even 100s, it ceases to be "studio"!
Lush antique rich cherry red beads (passed electrostatic and acetone amber test), new golden rutilated quartz, green rutilated quartz, amethyst and aquamarine gemsto...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1368593 (stock #223)
An incredible piece by legendary Abe Anjin in the artists most sought after style of saishoku colors intimating leaves, blossoms and Mount Fuji (all strikingly disproportionate to each other) enclosed in the original signed wooden box and original lacquered wooden box also stamped by the artist.   We see the gamut of this artists career here, red, black and green reminiscent of Raku, Ash glaze, gold, blue, and raw clay.  The bottle form is dimpled to make it easy to grasp, even if imbibed. ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1492434 (stock #MC184)
A superb example of the flame licked works of innovative Hagi artist Yamato Tsutomu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kohiki Honosai Yonmen Hosoguchi Hanaire. It is 32.5 cm (13 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Yamato Tsutomu was born the second son of Yamato Yasuo, the man who brought Hagi into the 20th century, in 1965. He graduated the Yamaguchi University of Arts in 1988. He has exhibited with Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, the Nihon Dento Kogeiten (Nati...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1435191 (stock #467)
A spectacular and large Tsubo by important Shigaraki artist Koyama Kiyoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen-yu Mentori O-tsubo. The sides have been slabbed away, it offers a variety of kiln affects to the viewer, Hai-kaburi, Hi-iro, Tombo no me and a drippy blast of green glass.The shape is in the style which the artist is most famous for, and each side is unique, and there is never a dull moment.
Size, D 25.2 cm H 30.8 cm
Condition, Excelle...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1330240 (stock #0306)

This magnificent chawan is a perfect embodiment of the Oribe tradition of Japanese pottery by legendary master and modern avangarde artist Suzuki Goro, mint condition and enclosed in its original signed wood box.

He surely needs no introduction. Suzuki is one of those once in 500 years' type of artists. Suzuki Goro is a potter who goes beyond that usual appellation. He has developed his own way of expressing himself through ceramics, basing his work on traditional styles from the M...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 1990 item #1482455
Rare exquisite Tenmoku glazed tea bowl made by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004). The mark of the artist is stamped on base.

Size
Width 12cm
Height 8cm

Condition
Excellent
Supplied with signed wooden box

Shimizu Uichi stood as one of the prominent artists based in Kyoto during his era. He apprenticed under the guidance of Ishiguro Munemaro (1893-1968), a revered Living National Treasure and a pioneer in Chinese-style ceramic...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1429663 (stock #530)
An exquisite large swelling bottle form vase by Tsujimura Kai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kohiki Hanaire. Kohiki is simple elegance, one of the styles most befitting the humble confines of the tea room, and its ghostly white glows softly like the moon in the shadows.
Size, D 23.7 cm H 34.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kai was born in Nara, son of Tsujimura Shiro, in 1976, making him one of the younger artists we have offered. Although of course gro...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1411819 (stock #RS-01)
Gallery Rex
$1,580.00
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. Bill Clinton or Cap.Armstrong asked for teaching. This piece was made in '92 and not used. He created this chawan as a work aiming 15th.century Korean piece , Size: 14.8...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Porcelain : Contemporary item #1444617 (stock #1725)
A faceted gourd shape of twisting lobes in soft green celadon by Sodeisha legend Suzuki Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is roughly 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001) was, along with Kumakura Junkichi, Hikaru Yamada and Yagi Kazuo, one of the founding members of Sodeisha. He studied pottery at the Daini Kogyo Gakko in Kyoto. In 1948 he helped to establish Sodeisha. He received the JCS award in 1959 (and was granted the ra...
All Items : Artists : Metalwork : Pre 1990 item #1428066 (stock #04217/17-27)
SANAI FINE ART & ANTIQUES
$275.00
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The size of Box: 4 1/4" Square x 2 3/8", Medallion size: 2 5/8" Dia x 1/4" High dome shape. The size of Presentation Box: 9 7/8" Long x 7" Wide x 3 1/4" High. The title of work: Jewel of Fire. The design depicted from Saru Suberi (crape myrtle) flowers with striking Red design and composition with such a delicately made by very thin/fine silver wires. This fine Japanese Cloisonne, Shippo Medallion was created by Fine Japanese Cloisonne Master Artist, Shinya Okamoto from Chiba Prefecture, Japan....
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #916598 (stock ##4126)
Ao glazed teabowl with rozome influenced "grove" design

Stoneware, slips and glazes

5" X 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Pre 2000 item #1037934 (stock ##7077)
Broad, Chinese influenced conical chawan with red and green enamel floral and circular decoration. This chawan is an early piece by enamel and Oribe artist Kuroiwa Takumi. He is widely exhibited and published for his pottery.

This chawan is in excellent condition and does not come with a box.

5.7" X 2.75"

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1264927 (stock #648)
Ash runs in glassy rivulets down the sand textured sides of this large work by Tsuboshima Dohei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The undulating rim calls to mind ancient firing traditions, the intense heat of the kiln warping the forms as they turn near molten. This exceptional piece is roughly 10 inches (24.5 cm) tall, 11 inches (28 cm) diameter and is in excellent condition. Born in Osaka, 1929, Dohei apprenticed under the eclectic Kawakita Handeishi immediately following World W...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1037338 (stock ##7075)
Rich and elegant kannyu, crackled layer, seiji celadon by Furukawa Toshio. This chawan, very much in the style of Shimizu Uichi has a beautiful seiji glaze over a perfectly thrown iron clay body.

Furukawa Toshio (b. 1949) is well known for his celadon and copper red pottery and he has been widely exhibited and illustrated both in and outside of Japan.

This chawan measures 5.7" X 2.75" and is in perfect condition and comes with its original artist signed box.

All Items : Artists : Mixed Media : Contemporary item #960817 (stock #3395)
Bamboo Grove
$400.00
This multi-color paper cut-out of a spider web is 11 ½” wide and 13” long; with a mat it is 16 ¾” wide and 18 1/2” long. It is designed and made by Pi-Ping Savage. The signature on the bottom right uses her Chinese name. The red seal means “It does not matter” which is a traditional Chinese philosophical attitude toward life. The Chinese folk art of paper cutting, creating pictures by cutting out single sheets of paper, has been practiced for many centuries. As early as the T'...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 1980 item #1384197 (stock #0432)

Wonderful Kuro Raku Chawan by one of the best Raku artists of the 20th century, Choko Heian. This tea bowl was made 40 years ago and it is in mint condition.

The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom. The original wooden box with the signature of the potter is also included.

Size: 9 cm height x 12,2 cm in diameter.

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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1287903 (stock #820)
Lines of burnt straw scar the surface of this voluminous work by Yamamoto Yuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 17-1/2 inches (45 cm) tall, 9 x 10 inches (23 x 25.5 cm) at the base and in excellent condition.
Born the son of Living National Treasure Yamamoto Toshu, Yuichi was raised among the clay and kilns of Bizen, at a vital time when Bizen was devastated by the war economy, and the dramatic years of growth and research following. He began making pottery in 1959, at...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1373271 (stock #TRC1838)
Looking something akin to dragon skin with gilded beads glistening between the scales, this recent creation by young artist Hiramatsu Ryoma demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a guinomi (Saké cup). Described as a “Kiretsu-mon” (ki = turtle, retsu = cracked, mon = design/ crest), according to Hiramatsu, his inspiration for this piece came from an ancient form of sea life known as an Ammonite—a large spiraled mollusk who’s shells...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1465053
Red burns through the dramatically pin-holed pink-white glaze clinging viciously to the sides of this magnificent Shino Mizusashi by representative Mino artist Hori Ichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Enigmatic dark iron cuts through the clouds of tinged white, lending a brash sense of the primitive power of fire.
Size, D 19.2 cm H 19.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hori Ichiro (b. 1952) graduated the Tajimi School of Industrial Design and apprenticed und...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1427772 (stock #0475)

Perhaps you have already tried to find one of the rare pieces of Ando Minoru. I guess you did not find it on the free market. Today you will find it here. A quite spectacular vase made in the form of a dark iron glazed Tokoname pot inside a shattered crucible by multi-talented Ando Minoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box.

Intentional or not Ando is not talking. The vase certainly exudes the Japanese aesthetic of lack of intention. The dark smooth iron clashes violently wit...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1457780 (stock #RS-37)
This piece was made of "mogusa" clay which was very precious, and covered deluster yellow glaze. It's old style "Kiseto" Size; 8.0cm(D)/5.1cm(H) Accessary; wooden box signed by artist
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1336666 (stock #0322)

Here is a fascinating Chawan (tea bowl) made by Koie Ryoji, one of the best internationally known contemporary Japanese potters. It is another embodiment of the artist’s spirit, with a shape that remains free and moving, rough, unique and dynamic. Its colors and its rawness is reminiscent of a wild landscape. As with many works by the famous artist, this piece’s dynamism conveys pure energy and raw strength. Through its glaze, rough texture and primitive markings, one gets the sense of th...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Contemporary item #813575 (stock ##8001)
Persian, raqqa glazed chawan with rozome traditional technique underglaze decoration

White earthenware, black underglaze decoration and traditional Persian blue glaze

6.25" X 3.35"

Please note, this piece is made using traditional pourous white earthenware and a soft fritted glaze. Though it is food safe and functional, it is not intended for everyday use.

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Pre 1970 item #1363089 (stock #HSSV#1)
Albedo 3 Studio
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Classic Hamada Shoji lugged vase measuring approximately 20.5cm high and just over 10cm wide, this vase is made of stoneware and then was covered in a thin wash over the surface. The vase was dipped at angles almost kakewake style in a rich dark temmoku which breaks to a rusty accent here and there and also in the classic Hamada nuka glaze which has a wonderful quality and various effects about the surface with the attached lugs adding a nice focal point to the form. This fine vase is in excelle...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1247839 (stock ##4258)
Slightly oval teabowl with a a cut and combed texture in slip under a rich Oribe glaze with iron-ash accents.

Stoneware, slips and glazes

5" x 3.6"

Functional, decorative and food safe

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1084645 (stock ##4203)
Persian, Raqqa glazed Ido style chawan with rozome underglaze decoration of spirali e tagli.

White earthenware, black underglaze decoration and traditional Persian blue glaze

6" X 3.6"

Please note, this piece is made using traditional porous white earthenware and a soft fritted glaze. Though it is food safe and functional, it is not intended for everyday use.

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1440877 (stock #RS-11)
Gallery Rex
$1,415.00
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. Bill Clinton or Cap.Armstrong asked for teaching. This piece was made in '02 and not used. His shigaraki(stoneware) pieces are made by archaic way in old style kiln "ana...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #810276 (stock ##4007)
Chinese influenced lobed serving bowl with amber Ameyu glaze and rich gosu cobalt deoration. This makes an excellent popcorn bowl!

Stoneware

10" X 5"

Functional, decorative and food safe!