Large Momoyama influenced tataki paddled Oribe vase with large lugs applied on the neck. The pot was fired on wads, which were ground off and the areas are smooth to the touch. This piece has a great deal of volume and is much larger than the dimensions imply.

Stoneware and glazes, made by Craig Bird of Albedo 3 Studio

12.5" x 7" max.

Kato Juemon (1894-1974) Aka Oribe Chawan with box signed by Sen Soshitsu XV Grand Master (Iemoto) of Urasenke Tea School (b.1923)

Fine Red Oribe Chawan for tea ceremony made by Kato Juemon (1894-1974).
Of irregular Kutsugata shape with unglazed foot ring.
The mark of the potter is stamped on the bottom.
Juemon Kato (1894 (Meiji 27 year) - 1974 (Showa 49year)) is a renowned Japanese ceramist...

Great Master has been challenging to the pieces comparable to antiques, this piece is made of celadon and copper glaze under celadon. Copper glaze turns beautiful purple color. The shape shows Japanese traditional drum "tsutsumi". YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iR4V81RuAI Size: 10.0cm(D)/28.3cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Now we are proud to offer you our second Chawan made by famous Toyozo Arakawa. It is colorful and shiny Oribe Chawan in mint condition with no cracks and no repairs.

Size: 5,1 inches x 5,5 inches x 2,8 inches

Toyozo Arakawa (1894-1985) rediscovered the techniques of manufacturing Shino glazes first perfected during the Momoyama and Edo periods...

Rich and bold yuteki-temmoku chawan with phenomenal color and contrasting "partridge feather style oilspots. The exterior at the foot features a wonderful glaze roll that is caught forever in motion.

This bowl is in excellent condition,comes with an unsigned box, measures 5" X 3" and is unmarked. Though unmarked, this bowl is of very excellent quality and is most likely by Kimura Morikazu or Kamada Koji

This particular tea bowl is having all of the bells and whistles a collector would want from a work by Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-kabu Zogan Jomon Chawan . Salt firing, wood firing and rope decoration. Everything comes together to paint a portrait of a perfect Shimaoka piece...

The cloth textured surface seems to glow warm like the promise of warm days to come, cherries blossoming wide on this sake set by Ito Motohiko enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. The Guinomi is 7.5cm (3 inches) diameter 3.5cm (1-1/2 inches) tall. The Tokkuri is 9.5cm (just less than 4 inches) diameter, 14.5cm (just less than 6 inches) tall and both are in excellent condition.
Ito Motohiko is a famous Kasama potter, best known for his nunome pattern and exceptional designs...

Large wasp waisted vase with chimney style neck glazed in a rich temmoku and tetsu0yu combination with large ring lugs flanking the neck.

Stoneware and glazes

15.75" x 7.5"

Prepare to be blown away by this masterpiece from the youthful star Tsujimura Yui showing a talent far beyond his years enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-yu Tankei Tsubo.  The shape is unusual, without a neck, which gives it a more organic, immediate presence, like an Ando Tadao concrete room.  The rivers of green glaze flow with the delicate textures in the surface, accumulating around a cluster of voids which look like the eyes of typhoons viewed from space.  Opposite...

A spectacular work in the shape of a curved wall covered in a galaxy of color by Hashimoto Tomonari enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 51 x 16 x 29 cm (20 x 6 x 11-1/2 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist. Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and has felt comfortable with the processes of creation since childhood. He graduated with a masters from the Kanazawa University of Art in March 2017, then relocated to Shigaraki...

Wood-fired Tea Bowl, matcha chawan, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. White Shino glaze. H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.5.125"(13cm.) 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 to produce Tea wares...

A one of a kind incense burner, an unheard of work by highly sought Oribe Master Takauchi Shugo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled oribe Koro. Enigmatic designs form aboriginal riddles between slabs of rushing green copper glaze, the body torn and scarred by the hands of its maker. Standing firmly on three tapering legs gives the piece a sense of standing on the edge, as if the moment, like the drifts of smoke, will soon be lost...

A soft pallet of blurred pastels blend between gold risers on this elegant form by Yoshita Yukio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saishoku Kinsai Hanike and dating circa 2002. It is 11 inches (28 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Yoshita Yukio is the fourth generation head of the Kinsan Kiln in Kutani, specializing in Kinsai and Yuri-Kinsai wares. Unlike standard Kutani wares, he uses a pallet of soft, earthy or pastels with accents in gold to create a new appeal...

Strikingly bold patterns revealed through curtains of emerald green play across the surface of this dramatic work by Ikeda Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Chawan . Fuji, Birds, Clouds, Flowers and Pine Trees, a smorgasbord of Japanese iconography painted and carved into the gritty clay...

Here we have the maverick of Bizen showing off his skills again with a superb chawan in sandy white clay by Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original wooden box and comes complete with a catalog from his show last year...

A tall lidded vase by world famous artist Higashida Shigemasa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Hana-ire . It is entirely sculptural, with a gorgeous translucent green waterfall only this artist can create. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a very special piece by this artist.
Size, D 14.8 cm H 44.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Higashida Shigemasa was born in Hiroshima in 1955, and garnered a BA from the Shimonoseki Municipal University in 1978...

Here we have an exceptional Raku tea bowl given the poetic name "Setsu-gekka" (snow, moon, flower) — a phrase often used in Japanese art and literature to evoke a sense of beauty, tranquility, and the passing of seasons...

Five for silver… Six for gold… Seven for the secret….Suzuki Goro is counting crows surrounding the epitaph in the center of this Kuro-Shino Kataguchi bowl enclosed in the original signed wooden box...