All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1402607 (stock #1334)
An organic form like some wavering anemone built from tiny curls of rolled ceramic bound together with slip by female artist Furui Akiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sou Katachi (Following the shape) dating from 2017. It is built 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. It is 12-1/2 inches (32 cm) long and in new condition...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1402529 (stock #409)
Another radical and dramatic piece by Higashida Shigemasa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Jikiro. The eclectic shape is rendered roma block of clay, hollowed and torn, like the ragged crags of Gifu, home of this pottery tradition. Natural textures to bring out the depths of the oribe green, and electric shimmers of blue rush over the edges evoking the sense of water on the move...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1400690 (stock #399)
A Spectacular Isezaki Koichiro Bizen Chaire with two wooden lids covered in rivulets of flowing ash and dramatic Yohen firing on the Fumio work. A superb example of this much sought Bizen artists , and a rare opportunity for one of the best...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1399278 (stock #384)
As if dragged from the ocean floor, the calcified form of this star shaped shell chawan with beautiful white color capturing the sand of the sea from which it came. A superlative bowl by Koike Shoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-Wan.
Size, D 14.6 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in 1943, Shoko graduated Japan’s top art school (the Tokyo University of Art) in 1969...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1395542 (stock #359)
Here is a two splendid works exemplifying the style of this important Masahiko artist. A tea bowl on a two glaze surface (black and white),and Kaki-yu incense burner...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1395187 (stock #374)
The feldspar covering this unusual torn and ragged Incense Burner by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyosai Koro . Marbleized pinks, molten iron blending with rust, moss green and everything in between can be seen in this amazing onslaught of color. His designation “Manyosai” comes from the ancient selection of poetry named after the infinite shades of fallen leaves. We can easily see in this piece how he chose the epithet...
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...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1393610 (stock #361)
Dawn breaks over snow laden boulders, the shadows waxing lavender on this spectacular Mizusashi by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Haku-yu Kamahen Kurinuki Mizusashi. This style of digging the work out of the clay rather than forming the clay on a wheel has been a signature of this artists work for more than two decades. The white glazing has altered to soft lavender in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1388762 (stock #339)
A one of a kind turban shell shaped covered Jar in rich Oribe green by Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Mizusashi. An unique work and excellent example of this important artists...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1388049 (stock #334)
Layers of irregular bands of colored clay, peach-colored top lid to a lavender and green like the climbing mountains surrounding Kyoto rise up the sides of this majestic work by Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sai-dei Koro Gen-fu Kaze ( Mad Colors Phantasmic Wind Incense Burner and date to 1993. It is an excellent example of this artist...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1386299 (stock #234)
Dawn breaks over snow laden boulders, the shadows waxing lavender on this spectacular incense burner by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kurinuki Koro. This style of digging the work out of the clay rather than forming the clay on a wheel has been a signature of this artists work for more than two decades. The white glazing has altered to soft lavender in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1385730 (stock #321)
An incredible mixture of colors on the sculpted natural form of this expressive tea caddy by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Hai-yu Kurinuki Chaire. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for.
Size, D 7.8 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Masanao likely needs no introduction...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1383864 (stock #310)
Shjades of lavender dust the thick coating of white glaze which covers the rugged form of this spectacular Sake set by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Hagi Kurinuki Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1381273 (stock #294)
Spectacular kiln affects in the most fantastic shizen colors of glaze.dapple this playful form water container by the Bear of Echizen Kumano Kuroemon enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuma Shino Mizusashi . The mizusashi looks as if it were sculpted with the fire, perhaps poured molten out of the flames and solidified naturally into this form. A sublime example of this popular artist’s work.
Size, D 21.2 cm H 18.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
A ceramic ma...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1380708 (stock #289)
Form and void are everything with Wada Akira, and this piece is a fine example of that idea. Akira uses no decoration, no overt gestures to get our attention, but relies on simplicity and elegant shapes covered in his pure white glazes. This comes in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Chaire.
Size, D 6.9 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada Akira b.1978,has become certainly one of the most well known names for his mastery in Hakuji glaze. His work are so pop...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1379867 (stock #283)
Silver bubbles out from the Gold surface of this kogo incense box with clear glass lid by Kondo Takahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. This is from his Mist series, undoubtedly one of his most popular motifs datind.
Size, D 6.3 cm H 5.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature. From there he studied...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1377672 (stock #1210)
An urban landscape split by a drooping plane by Kiyomizu Masahiro (Rokubei VIII). It is 19-1/2 x 11-1/2 x 11 inches (49.5 x 29 x 28 cm). Firing flaws in the corners of the towers accent the work, the degradation of from a characteristic of the artists work, often purposefully introduced to create tension. Although the first heads of the Kiyomizu family concentrated on traditional, popular objects and designs, Rokubei VII and VIII "took a radical turn" to produce abstract, geometric three-dimen...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1377161 (stock #272)
Very unusual suiteki in the shape of a dinosaurs with a tiny horse standing on his back covered in his quintessential Shinsa (Cinnabar) glaze. This is a superb example of the work of this important Kyoto artist Fujihira Shin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Uma Suiteki. Suiteki is a water dropper for use with calligraphy.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 6.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fujihira Shin (1922-2012) was born into the family of a ceramics dealer in Kyoto, raised am...