No words to describe this incredible large vase by Koyama Kiyoko,signed on the base and enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box.

Kiyoko b.1936 started as a painter who drew designs on pottery. Today, she is considered one of the leading Shigaraki potters both nationally and internationally...

Large Oribe style covered jar with kushime slip decoration and ring knob lid.

Stoneware, slip and glazes

13" x 7"

A superb sculptural work of horizontal facets stacked upon each other in twisting obelisk by Mashiko based potter Matsuzaki Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box. This is a masterpiece by this artist. It is 17 inches (43 cm) tall, 8 x 8-1/2 inches (20 x 21 cm) and in excellent condition. An identical shape is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and published in the book “Contemporary Clay, Japanese Ceramics for the New Centruy” by Joe Earle...

Casually thrown and slightly altered Momoyama inspired Oni-Shino mizusashi by Kajiura Soshu (b. 1916). Showing a wide array of surface variations including a thick Shino with large areas of an iron red and the bulk of the pot covered in deposited ash from an intense wood firing where the ash and Shino have fused together a rich jade green surface prevails both inside and out of the mizusashi...

39" x 8.5", oil paint on wood. Alan Kessler was born 1945 in Philadelphia, PA. He was educated at the Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA where he received a Bachelor of Fine Art. He then attended the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD where he received his Masters of Fine Art. He has had 16 solo exhibitions in New York, including six at O.K. Harris, two at the James Yu gallery, and the Dobrick Galleries in Chicago.

Nancee Meeker hand thrown vase

9 1/2" tall

Gray to black gunmetal glaze with spreading accents of green moss hues

Beautifully made and well balance

Lightened areas are reflections from photographic lighting

Signed Meeker on bottom

Excellent condition with no issues to note

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...

Lavender and pink tinge the thick glaze applied to this large open tsubo by Kimura Morinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nasu-yu Shitomon Tsubo (Tsubo with Eggplant Glaze). This is a coloration for which Morinobu is well known and is unique to him. I remember meeting him one day at his house in Northern Kyoto and talking about this unusual glaze. He said an entire field of Nasu (eggplant) garners just a handful of this precious ash...

Another Silver Sculpture Set Signed: MIMI DEE Sterling. A challenging Special Order for one of this metalwork jewelry artist's many Clients...

This sake set is reminiscent of a colorfully Nishijin-ori Kimono, gold and silver and red on a base color of hemp by Ajiki Jun enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Shio-Yu Basara Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. Basara is a term in Japanese aesthetics associated with the challenge of traditional ideals during the Muromachi period...

For the decoy collector or outdoors enthusiast here is a contemporary work, beautifully and sensitively hand painted with amazing detail in the feathering. The bird measures at the extreme dimensions about 17" by 7" by 13". Made of plaster, it is a most realistic work. The webbing of the feet, the delicate breast feathers----all details were most carefully attended to by the artist, MARK YOUNG. There is mention of him online but information is limited. The work is numbered 1 of 15...

A mesh of copper draperies hang over the dark black of this unusually shaped Tsubo by Tenmoku specialist Kimura Moriyasu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shoju Tenmoku Henko. Shoju Tenmoku, literally Pine-Needle-Tenmoku, is a glaze technique where the effect joins in a mesh like pine needles overlapping, very difficult to pull off, but here Moriyasu has done it masterfully. The vessel is 30.5 cm (12 inches) tall, 19 x 16 cm (7-1/2 x 6 inches) and is in excellent condition...

Ceramic tokkuri - sake bottle - with flattened oval body and cup mouth. Rust color body and wonderful free potting - one can feel spiral lines on the body left by fingers of the potter. Gray Shino glaze with areas of deeper color, beautiful crackling to the glaze, 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. Height 5 3/4 inches.

The creator of this exceptional tea bowl is Koto Kenshi, a native of the town of Hagi in Yamaguchi prefecture who has been producing many fine works since opening his studio in 1970. This piece features a milky ashen glaze with a portion of the foot of the tea bowl exposed, displaying the reddish coarse clay beneath.

Hagi-yaki has a tradition stretching back over 400 years and is a high-fired stoneware type of pottery...

Large iron yellow glazed teabowl with heavily textured sudare-zu surface. The chawan is ovoid in form and the foot was hand cut to compliment the form.

Stoneware and glazes

6.25" x 5.5" x 3.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Ash crusts a thin veil over the richly textured Shigaraki clay of this amazing Tsubo by Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Uzukumaru.  I see an abraded rock face weeping water somewhere deep in the mountains of Japan, a journey in the mind inspired by the unpredictable billowing of melted ash blasting though the kiln, touching each pot in a unique way and leaving its indelible mark. 
Size, D 18.5 cm ( 7.3 inches)  H 15.5  cm ( 6.1 inches) 
Condition, Ex...

Turquoise accumulates in the clefts like tourmaline water in the deep basin of this sculptural vessel by Yamaguchi Mio dating from 2021. It is 31 cm (12 inches) diameter, 28 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Yamaguchi Mio was born in Aichi prefecture in 1992, and graduated advanced studies at the Aichi University of Education in 2017...

An elegant bowl swept in a Zen circle of ink by Shigemori Yoko, the vessel evidencing several dips in white slip, creating a captivating sensibility which contests the simplicity of the coloration. It is 14 cm diameter, 8 cm tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist’ family and comes enclosed in a wooden box annotated by her nephew.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima. Yoko came to Kyoto where she initially studied painting at the Kyoto Tankidai Art College, th...

Golden Camellia blossom all bout theoutside of this lovely wan-gata Chawan by the famous female artist Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinrande Chawan.  The pattern is created by applying gold foil to the surface before firing.  Here she has cut the gold foil into patterns of camellia blossoms, and applied them over red glaze to great effect. The design is both feminine and powerful. 
Size, D 12.6 cm ( 5.0 inches)  H 7.4  cm ( 3.0 inches) 
Conditi...

Matte colors in olive and silver coat the fiddle head fronds sprouting from this clump of clay studded with mysterious orbs by Masatomo Toi from his germination series of ceramic sculptures. The treatment of the rising horns is unusual in this piece, ordinarily more direct and threatening, these appear to be shy. The sculpture is 39 cm (15-1/2 inches) tall, 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
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Oil painting on canvas by a Japanese painter, Toyoko Okumura (1939-), 24 x 33.3 x 1.5 cm (9.44 x 13.11 x 0.59in)

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Large Oribe glazed tsubo with hakeme slip decoration and a broad, flared lip.

Stoneware, slip and glazes

11.5" x 8.5"

Just about every facet of Bizens beauty is covered on the four sides of this tall vase by Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Kaku Tsubo. The piece shows spectacular hi-iro and burnt red clay with a bank of ash during firing. Each side is unique, and there is never a dull moment. This vase was shown at his exhibition celebrating 50 years of potting, and is featured in the catalog image number 23. This is not to be missed!
Size, D 10...

Lyrical neriage bowl using white, iron and black porcelain clays in a Jovian Storms pattern

Porcelain and glaze

5.25" x 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Lee Seung O's innovative paper assemblage, 36 x 26 inches, 91 x 66 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. It is said of Lee Seung O that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the ...

Once again Abe Anjin has proved his mastery of traditional form with this superb rendition of Momoyama styling enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Hanaire,signed on base as well inside the vase. Ashen gray climbs up the side while flying ash settles down about the rim.  The Momoyama was an era of constant battle and striking aesthetic innovation.  And like an old Samurai, scars mar the surface like campaign medals, while the shadows of other pots, like ghosts from the kiln,...

A life-size feminine image of a toilet slipper by Satonaka Hideto in light colored clay covered with Irabo glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Sakuhin and dating circa 1975. It is just over 9 inches (23.5 cm) long and in excellent condition. From the 1950s to the 1970s there was a deep interest in an earthy convention by young ceramic artists called Tsuchi no Aji (Taste of the earth), and this Irabo glaze may have been one of the most popular extensions of that aesth...

White,red and lime-green Sharp Angular Design on the dark glaze of this exquisite tea bowl by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekisai Chawan (Red Pattern Tea Bowl) and date to 1996. There is something about his art which is reminiscent of the artworks of Northwest Native Americans; the patchwork of colors and beautiful natural themes. They call you into another place.
Size, D 13.3 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada was born in Hyogo ...

Elegant and unique Nezumi Shino tea bowl made by Mino ceramist Ichiyo Nakajima (b. 1949)

Supplied with the leaflet and signed box

Size
Height 8cm
Width 12cm


Ichiyo Nakajima, hailing from Gifu Prefecture, is a renowned ceramic artist who specializes in the creation of Shino and Oribe ceramics. Throughout his career, his exceptional works have been exhibited at prestigious events and venues.

Nakajima's pieces have been showcased at renowned ...

Playful imagery shines vibrant on this white porcelain tea bowl by female artist Takahashi Aki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gold Sai Chawan. It is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Takahashi Aki was born in Kyoto in 1976 and graduated from Saga prefectural Arita College of Ceramics in 1999. In 2003 she was first awarded at the the 2nd Developing Young Artist Craft Competition, before going on to further study. In 2006 she c...

Vase by Sachiko Furuya, Shoreline, WA. Contemporary; H.5.5"(13.5cm) x Dia.3.5"(9cm). Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa. She has exhibited her work in galleries and museums in the United...

Lg. tsubo, jar with wide flared lip glazed in medieval green and temmoku glazes over a tataki, paddled grid design around the shoulder

Stoneware and glazes

10.25" X 8.25"

Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene. Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated. He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno. And while, he has studied in tea ceremony. His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup, and tableware for Japanese cuisine. This piece is a brand new work created with chosen-karatsu (black&white)glaze as sake cup. His sake cup is very popu...

An undulating ceramic sculpture of overlapping layers reminiscent of a scholar stone by Yamaguchi Mio titled Wakuraba. Wakuraba is a word from the Manyoshu, it implies a leaf which has changed color due to age or insects (like a late summer leaf yellowing in comparison to leaves around it) or on a completely different level can mean to suddenly and unexpectedly meet. It is roughly 38 cm (15 inches) diameter, 83 cm (32-1/2 inches) tall and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. Thi...

Tea Cup, Yunomi. White Shino Glaze Exterior & Interir with Iron Rim. John Miller; Portland, OR. H. 3.125"(8cm) x Dia. 3.125"(8cm.) Vol. 8oz (240cc.) John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school. While at Mass Art studying under Ben Ryterband (who spent time studying pottery ...

Very nice book from ArT Random coving several important conceptual japanese sculptor/ artists/ potters. The book is full color, measures 12.25" X 9.25". Artists include; Fukami Sueharu, Akio Takamori,Akiyama Yoh,Inoue Masayuki, Nakamura Kouhei, Takiguchi Kazuo and Richard Notkin.

A most extraordinary glaze like green velvet covers this tall bottle form vase by modern Japanese pottery master Imai Masayuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating circa 1970. The long tapering from is expertly rolled at the mouth, the soft absorbent textured glaze lying perfectly smooth over all. The hada, or feeling of the surface is unlike any I have ever seen, and a drop of water is instantly absorbed by the porous surface. The vase is 16 inches (45 cm) tall and in excellent ...

A superb example showing off his skills again with a superb chawan in green and pale earth-tones by Higashida Shigemasa enclosed in the original wooden box titled Oribe Chawan.
Size, D 15.6 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Higashida Shigemasa was born in Hiroshima in 1955, and garnered a BA from the Shimonoseki Municipal University in 1978. Looking for an alternate path, he entered the Gifu Prefectural Technical School Ceramic Course in Tajimi in 1984, gradua...

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

A prototypical Momoyama style Iga vase by Atarashi Kanji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Mimitsuki Hanaire. It is 24 cm tall (just under 10 inches) and in excellent condition.
Atarashi Kanji was born in Osaka in 1944, and graduated the Osaka College of Craft design. After 3 years in Kobe, and 4 in Kishiwada (Wakayama) he came to settle in Iga, where he was one of the driving forces behind the resurrection and preservation of the Iga tradition. Although displayed at t...

Karhu printed these invitations for his shows at the Tolman Collection, the Tokyo gallery which has long represented him and his work. These were done in large numbers, about 800, in the late 1970's and early 1980's. This particular print reads "ue mino washi," An Eagle Doesn't Look [Up] Where There is Nothing," a very Zen-like saying. This image is finely framed and is in good condition. Inside mat Image Size: H.6.5 x W.24", Frame Size: H.9.5 x W.27.375". Clifton Karhu was born in Duluth, ...

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>5.5"(14cm) x Dia.3.25"(8.25cm.) 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 work and encouraged him t...

A set of five exquisite crackled blue glazed tea cups by Living national Tresure Nakajima Hiroshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Yunomi. We can clearly see with these why the artist was granted the most important title in the country. Absolutely exquisite, why not have your tea from a cup by an LNT?
Each is 8.8 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter, 6 cm tall and all are in excellent condition.
Nakajima Hiroshi was born in Hiroshima in 1941. He became an independent p...

Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene. Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated. He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno. And while, he has studied in tea ceremony. His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup, and tableware for Japanese cuisine. This piece is a brand new work created with madara-karatsu glaze as plate. His table ware is very popular. SIZE:...

Ash Glazed Flower Vessel by Gomi Kenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sai-doki Tsubo, (Colorful Clay Vase). On the bottom the clay is lively earth tones colors, the top is ash gray. The entire work is soft and matte, like an old charcoal sketch, exuding a very powerful “Wa” sense of harmony.
Size, D 28.2 cm H 26.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Gomi kenji was born in 1978 in Nagano.He has been displayed at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition,the Kikuchi B...

An unusal form by Ito Motohiko of rectangular shape with undulating wave top like the gold clouds on a traditional screen,, emblazoned with young pine branches by Ito Motohiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nunome Wakamatsu Mon Kabin (Cloth Textured Pine Motif Vase).  This is just in time for New Years displays.  Pine is one of the traditional motifs displayed at New Years as it is ever-green, and represents consistency and strength through the cold winter months.  The sapl...

Shizen-yu ash glaze and deposits crust the surface of this large Shigaraki Tsubo by Hoshino Ryosai enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 13 inches (33 cm) tall, 10 inches (25 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Ryosai was born in Fukuoka, on Japan’s Southern Main Island in 1939, and was raised during the impoverished war years. Perhaps it is this will to live instilled through hardship which invigorates so much of this dynamic artists work. He is held in the collecti...

Tea Cup, Yunomi. Ash Glaze with Iron and Hakeme-brushed Interior. Bamboo node-shaped Foot (take kodai.) John Miller; Portland, OR. H. 3.5"(9cm) x Dia. 3.25"(8.25cm.) Vol. 10oz (310cc.) John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school. While at Mass Art studying under Ben Ryterb...

Tea Cup, Yunomi. Salt Fired with painted leaves. John Miller; Portland, OR. H. 3.25"(8.25cm) x Dia. 3.0"(7.75cm.) Vol. 8oz (240cc.) John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school. While at Mass Art studying under Ben Ryterband (who spent time studying pottery in Japan,) he had...

Wonderful and intricate ash glazed plate by Ningen Kokuho (Juyo Mukei Bunkazai) Shimaoka Tatsuzo. This large plate, hachi, is absolutely genuine and has all of the characteristics of Shimaoka, from clay, glaze and foot (kodai). This plate measures 12.25” X 2.25. The intricate design is first hand carved and then inlaid with white slip, which is later scrapped off to reveal the pattern. Once glazed, the hachi had Shimaoka's trademark iron brushwork applied to complete the design. Shimaoka's imp...

This bowl is reminiscent of a colorfully striped Nishijin-ori Kimono, blue and green and yellow on a base color of hemp. The rim rises and falls in a rhythmic dance aong the broad shoulder. Created by modern master Ajiki Hiro, it comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shio-Yu Wan, Basara. Basara is a term in Japanese aesthetics associated with the challenge of traditional ideals during the Muromachi period. It is also the name of a style of contemporary and colorful dance wh...

Mottled clay in lively matt colors blends on this square bottle by Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Fuhakuji Henko. It is 12 x 15 x 13 cm (4-3/4 x 6 x 5-1/4 inches) and in excellent condition.

A bottle decorated with biblical passages by Araki Takako fired at the kiln of Uchida Koichi enclosed in the original wooden box signed by KOichi. It is the introduction of Mary from the book of Luke. The slender bottle itself is very much in the style and color of Koichi, and one might venture to say he had a hand in its making. The biblical passage is the obvious work of Takako, and on bottom is engraved her signature. The vase is 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ar...

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...

Pale jade spots dot the incised surface of this unusual vase by Nagae Shigekazu enclosed in the original signed wooden box retaining the Shiori and Shifuku. The vase, if not for its distant, moon-like quality, has a very pop-art-presence, blending both the austerity of Japanese traditional aesthetics with contemporary art. Fun and moving; a haunting pleasure. It is 14 inches (35.5 cm) tall, 5 inches (13 cm) square at the base, 7 inches (19 cm) wide at the rim and in excellent condition.
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Hasegawa Tohaku and his legendary cedar are revived after four centuries on the pale glaze of this Hagi Mizusashi by Saka Koraizaemon XII enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled, very humbly, Hagi Mizusashi . The form is both urban and reminiscent of the wicked crags of mountains around Hagi, studded with pine and cedar and shrouded in mist. This is an excellent example of this artist, infused with both the traditions of tea ware for which his family was known, while taking a much mo...

This piece was grilled with burning red pine fire woods for 10days in "Anagama" kiln. Melted ashes turned beautiful green glass. Size 8.2cm(D) 8.0cm(H) Accessary wooden box with signature

Broken glass pieces are joined back together on this amazing work by rising star Nishinaka Yukito enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. This is an excellent example for his famed "Kintsugi" series.
Size, D 7.2 cm H 9.5 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Wakayama prefecture in 1964, Yukito graduated from Hoshi University of Pharmacy in Tokyo in 1988, and then three years studied Sculpture and Glass at California College of the Art. Establishing his own studio in 1998. He has...

Paddled water jar with Oribe and iron ash glaze accents. The jar has a slight lean to it as a result of the paddling.

Stoneware and glazes

7" x 7.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

One of the finest, most daring, and well-crafted works I have seen by this legendary artist who is known for his non-conformist and bold style. Suzuki Goro has outdone himself with this Rose Oribe ceremonial tea bowl. Oribe is a visual style named after the late-16th-century tea master Furuta Oribe (1544-1615). The most common types in this genre are Oribe-guro with jet-black glazes and feldspar ornamentation, Ao-Oribe with dark-green glazes, followed by the somewhat rarer type of Oribe known as...