Rich Oribe glazed faceted (mentori) travel teabowl (tabi-chawan) with box and made in spring 2008. In perfect condition with rich copper flow tea pool.

Higuchi is well known for his tactile tabi-chawan in Oribe and Shino glazes and is published in numerous magazines and publications.

4.15" X 3"

Heavily influenced by Koryo potting styles and techniques, the Tobei lineage has been crafting exceptional tea-ware implements for 13 generations. The piece shown here was made by the 12th generation (Tahara) and, due to its excellent character, was endorsed by the 15th tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, Hōunsai. Like much of Tahara pottery, the natural ash glaze displays glossy lavenders, light tans, and hues of ivory...

A spectacular work of charred dark clay by legendary potter Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Chaki. The angular form rises from a triad of block feet, the front awash in a molten ash, tendrils of which wrap around like many fingers. It is breathtaking, and I am already jealous of the lucky soul who will get to keep it...

Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, by Munetoshi Tagami of Hinata Kiln, Mashiko. "Fuyu Chawan" (Winter Tea Bowl) shape. Kaki glaze, black interior. H.2.75"(7cm) x Dia.4.75"(12cm.) Tagami Munetoshi (b. 1972) is the son of Tagami Isamu and grandson of Sudo Takeo. He is the 5th generation of potters in Mashiko’s Hinatagama (Hinata Kiln) founded during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) by Sudo Yujiro...

Large bamboo form (take-gata) teabowl with stamped designs around the bowl under my temmoku and haiyu glazes

Stoneware and glazes

5.5" x 4.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

A deep bowl covered in blue salt glaze by Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji enclosed in a box annotated by his son Shinsaku and titled Shio-yu Dohimo Chawan,Shoji-saku.(Do means the midriff, and himo is a line or chord). The shape is very much in the Mashiko tradition,it is thick and heavy, with a stout character standing firm and proud on a stable ring. It is a superb example of work by this most sought artist...

Wangata style teabowl with fluid dark and light cobalt decoration decorating the exterior of the chawan. Showing both Seto and Annam styles, this chawan by Nakajima Mokusen (b. 1955) has a very poetic appearance and is a very functional teabowl.

This chawan is in fine condition, was made in 2003 and has its original signed box, measuring 4.9" x 3.25".

Red highlights the gray and white of this Tea bowl by Kato Yasukage enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Chawan.  Yasukage has cupped and misshapen the bowl into five subtly flattened sides, with an undulating rim forming five peaks, the pin-holed glaze burnt and licked crimson by the flames...

Shadows of flame exhume the granular qualities of the clay on this superb tea bowl by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box understatedly titled simply Wan. The unassuming form is simple and refined, a perfect compliment to the austere recesses of the tea room aesthetic.

Size, D 13.1 cm H 8.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mihara Ken was born in Shimane prefecture in 1958, and apprenticed under Funaki Kenji at the age of 23...

Dripping green and blue glaze on the front of this sake pourer by Tamba legend Nishihata Tadashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Chuki.An unusual sake pourer with gold color metal handle and amazing Hai-yu ash glaze kiln effcts.This is a top quality work by this highly sought artist, and a rare opportunity for one of the best. 
Size, D 16.8 cm   H 8.8 cm (15.8cm including the handel) 
Nishihata Tadashi was born in Sasayama in the mountains of Hyogo, an ...

A little warmth on a cold winter day, lets have a look at cheerful works of Tokugawa Hiroshi. Here is a deep “Apple Shaped” tea bowl covered in lightly crackled Ki-Seto (Yellow Seto) glaze fired upside down so that the glaze coalesces at the rim into a thin bead of yellow glass. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter and comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ki-Seto Chawan with Shiori and Shifuku...

Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan with notched foot by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of white and light green glaze. In my opinion it is the one of the most aesthetic chawans that he made. The seal of the artist is stamped on the bottom.

Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987...

Katakuchi, Spouted bowl, by Hanako Nakazato; Union, Maine and Karatsu, Japan. H.2.5"(6.375cm) x Dia.7.25"(18.5cm.) Hanako calls this bowl a "Chocolate Spouted Bowl," due to the rich brown coloring of the porcelain. Spouted bowls are used for both liquid and solid items in Japanese cuisine. A dressing or a composed dish, or any type of food can be beautifully served in this vessel. Hanako Nakazato is a 14th generation potter from Japan...

A Spectacular Kakurezaki Ryuichi Black Bizen Chaire with 2 lids covered in rivulets of flowing ash. It is breathtaking, and I am already jealous of the lucky soul who will get to keep it. 
Size, D 7.4 cm   H 11.5  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Price: (Sold)
The unique Harada Shuroku Chaire,has a dramatic effect the path of flame in the kiln,raw earth studded with inclusions burnt red,showing the extreme temperature with which it was fired...

A fantastic Tea Bowl by rising star Furutani Kazuya exhibited at Mitsukoshi Department Store, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Chawan. Ash-glaze blasted with fire color of foggy green and yellow shizen yu glaze, showing the secret to the Furutani family's pottery. The everted shape allows the bowl a very comfortable fit into the palm, and the wide kodai base allows it to sit stable and firm, creating a proud silhouette...

Wood-fired tea bowl by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino & Ash glazes. H.3.875"(9.5cm) x Dia.4.25"(11cm.) 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. Their introduction to the world of Tea Ceremony has he...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka. The forms is unique and organic, the vivid pink, the blue, the gray and white, are so different and special.
Ten of her magnificent works are available to purchase.
All the pieces are made this year, comes with, Artists history, wrapping cloth and signed box.
Size, D 12.9 cm H 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hayashi Yuka was born in 1971, wife of Hayashi Kyosuke,Toki city intangible cultura...

A rare Chawan tea bowl imprinted with her signature text from the Bible Series by modernist artist Araki Takao fired by Uchida Koichi enclosed in the original wooden box titled Seisho Hakuryu-yu Chawan signed by both artists.  The script raises pillar like up the side, wrapping around inside the bowl, and would be slowly revealed as the thick green tea was consumed in three sips.  The Bible Series is arguably one of her most important, and this piece is a very rare work bridging the Zen cultur...

A fantastic Tea Bowl by rising star Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. Ash-glaze blasted with fire color of foggy green and yellow shizen yu glaze, shell props on the side, allowing us a view into the firing as it lay on its side in the kiln, the molten ash building up on the opposite side and following gravity down in streams. A sumptuous work exploiting the best Shigaraki pottery has to offer.
Size, D 12.8 x 13.6 cm H 8.9 x 9.6 cm

An iconic work in ivory colored covers this tea bowl which comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Zoge-ji Chawan and date 2015.  Up from the base drive two fingers of dark gray clay, the blanks left by the artists fingers when he dipped the bowl in glaze.  This adds a strong sense of connection between the artist and user. This is a great opportunity to acquire a very special piece by this artist.
Size, D 13.2 cm   H  9.4 cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Wak...

Gold glaze spills out of the parched earth clay of this large sake cup by Ogawa Machiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply “Hai”and date to 2020. The clay itself is smooth and thick, however the bowls seem to have been formed while the clay was half dry, creating a parched sensation which is especially poignant when thinking of imbibing in the libations of rice. The shape is very comfortable, with a rounded body inviting the hand to hold and touch, but not to set it d...

Gold glaze spills out of the parched earth clay of this large sake cups by Ogawa Machiko enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled simply “Hai”. The clay itself is smooth and thick, however the bowls seem to have been formed while the clay was half dry, creating a parched sensation which is especially poignant when thinking of imbibing in the libations of rice. The shape is very comfortable, with a rounded body inviting the hand to hold and touch, but not to set it down until emp...

Large, robust Falling Leaves patterned teabowl thrown out of an earthy red terra cotta

Terra cotta, slips and glaze

5.65" x 4.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

A spectacular Shino Chawan featuring clouds of red over fissured white by the important artist Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyo Shino Renzan Chawan. Shotaro has cupped and misshapen the bowl into five subtly flattened sides, with an undulating rim. The lower half a series of mountains in white, blue and russet iron in a brightly and beautiful morning surrounding the city of Toki, where the artist has been firing pottery for over 40 years. Truly a spectacula...

A jagged metallic shard has embedded into the lavender shaded side of this deep Shiro-Hagi Chawan by Miwa Kazuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The sheered metallic ring gleems softly gold in the light, a stark contrast against the moon-like glow of the body. The bowl is both sculptural and functional, the best combination. It measures 4 inches (10.5 cm) deep, 5 inches (12 cm) diameter and is in perfect condition. I hope you will take time to see the box being offered by his b...

Closely resembling a historically important tea bowl made by one of the forebears of the art of tea and Raku pottery, Chojiro, this piece gives one a sense of the deep origins of tea culture.

Fired in the kilns of one of Kyoto’s best known Raku-yaki potters, Sasaki Shoraku III (1944-). The Shoraku line began when the grandfather of the current potter established a kiln near the famous Kiyomizu temple, nestled at the foot of the eastern mountains in Kyoto. In 1945, the kiln was mo...

An unprecedented work by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Rikyu Nezumi Shino Wari-Kodai Chawan. Marbleized pinks, molten iron blending with rust, moss green , white, blue and everything in between can be seen in the amazing onslaught of color. This is not to be missed!
Size, D 13.7 cm H 10.7 cm
Condition, Excellent, including original Shiori, cloth, original wooden box with a Niju-bako double wood storage box.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. ...

A splendid Oribe chawan (oribe tea bowl) made by Suzuki Goro (b. 1941), one of the most recognized contemporary Japanese potters. Oribe ware has been made in Japan since the end of the sixteenth century, under the guidance of Furuta Oribe (1544-1615), a feudal lord and one of the most illustrious students of tea master Sen-Rikyu (1522-1591).

The asymmetric design, with abstract markings, give a primitive look to the vessel; that is the genius of Oribe pottery, the timelessness of ...

A spectacular Shino Chawan featuring clouds of red over crackled and fissured white by Japan Ceramic Society award (JCS) winner Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box.  The form is organic, the rim ebbs and flows like salt-foam on the tide.  One side is indented, allowing the bowl to snuggle comfortably in your palm as you turn the bowl with one hand to drink.  This is not just one to view, but a bowl from which to drink! 
Size, D 12.8 cm (5 inches)  H  9.5 cm ( 3...

Vivid white runs down over green filling the cracks in the rough faceted sides of this large Chawan by Nishihata Tadashi enclosed in the original wooden box titled Haiyu Chawan (Ash-Glazed Tea Bowl) and signed within Tamba Tadashi-Zo. The thick wari-kodai four part foot, very stable and firm, grounds the bowl solidly, rising up in raw clay to meet the double whamy of green and blue-edged white falling from the shoulder. Inside is all glazed, maing it very easy for whisking the frothy tea. S...

A spectacular Shino Chawan featuring clouds of red over crackled and fissured white by Living National Treasure Kato Kozo inclosed in the original signed double wooden box titled Shino Chawan. It has great Hada, the texture so good it would certainly add flavor to your cup of tea.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Kozo was born in Gifu in 1935, a gifted oil painter he studied the Mino Tradition under KatoKohei and Living National Treasure Arakawa To...

Wood-fired Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. Shino Glaze. One finger marking remains where the bowl was glaze dipped. Stamped with artist's mark. H. 3.00"(7.5cm) x Dia. 5.875"(15cm.) John Benn studied with F. Carleton Ball and Ken Stevens at the U. of Puget Sound in Tacoma, and with Howard Shapiro and Sandra Simon in the MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1976, he built his first wood kiln. Now, he and his wife, Colleen Gallagher, make wood...

Extraordinary wood fired chawan, Shino with impressed leaves, made by one of the best contemporary ceramics artists, Nic Collins.

After leaving Derby College in 1988 Nic Collins opened his first pottery at Postbridge in the middle of Dartmoor, Devon. It was on the site of a disused gunpowder manufacturing facility and was known as Powdermills Pottery.

He built a 60 cu ft wood fired kiln and produced one-off studio pieces and a range of domestic wares. Nic has now moved t...

A dramatic basin brutalized by the elements by Shigaraki Master Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Representative of this artists work, the lip has split with heat, one edge blasted off, and the entire charred and buried in ash. The dish measures 7.5 cm (3 inches) deep, 29 cm (12 inches) diameter and is in excellent condition.
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter. While living at a Buddhist temple he...

A joyful yellow light seems to shine like a jewel from within the fissures of this cool tea bowl by Kitagawa Kazuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kasane iro-me Chawan. It is 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition from the artist this autumn. This artist works by creating the body with subsequent applications of variously colored liquid clay, then scoring away the surface to create patterns by revealing the various layers.
Kita...

Robust high walled Toruko-ao Persian blue vellum teabowl over a suminagashi style neriage pattern

Porcelain and glaze

5.5" X 4.25"

Due to the vellum nature of this glaze, it is not recommended for daily use