All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1463686 (stock #TRC230910)
From a well-known series entitled “Chōtō” (Listening to the Waves) this large contoured vase features a sandy glaze that the sculptor claims is an expression of the features of the landscape where he grew up...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1248419 (stock #1122)
This piece was just recently displayed at the Korea Society exhibition, Korean Contemporary Ceramics, the first exhibition on this subject in New York. Kang Jong Sook is easily the most ubiquitous Korean ceramic artist in America. She has been at the forefront of the contemporary ceramic art scene in New York for two decades now. Kang has had solo exhibitions at the Hammond Museum, Montclair State University Museum, Bratislava Museum, Dai Ichi Gallery, and Tong In Gallery, among others...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1484848 (stock #0613)
Momoyama Gallery
$2,750.00

This is very cool and contemporary, a fattened sculptural vessel pierced with three platinum spikes erupting from the surface, shattering the barrier between functional form and Objet d’Art. One of the best pieces of art I have ever seen - a perfect eye-catcher in each collection, superb for displaying.

The surface is covered in a textured sea foam glaze, creating a stark contrast to the platinum glazed porcelain spikes...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1465859 (stock #RS-54)
Gallery Rex
$2,310.00
Daruma is the name called in Japan, he is well-known"Bodhidharma" as the founder of "Zen" Buddhism. He was a real Indian Buddhism monk and spreaded meditation method to China in 6th century, he had established Zen Buddhism. And then Zen Buddhism was transported to Japan. He has been called "Daruma" loved by Japanese ordinary people, they has been making doles or toys etc...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1231013 (stock #GG12-HO)
Hotei-san (Chinese=Budai) Ceramic Sculpture by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H. 11.25"(28.5cm) x W. 12"(30.5cm.) Hotei-san is glazed in white and sculpted in sitting meditation pose, holding his prayer beads. Hotei is known as a God of Happiness and Contentment. In Japanese folklore, Hotei-san is one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichifukujin.) In China, legend has it that he was an eccentric Chan (Zen) monk who lived in the early 10th C...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1141996 (stock #GG.B.1)
Wood-fired Buddha Seated in Prayer Sculpture by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.6.625"(16.75cm) x W.7.25"(18.5cm) x D.4"(10cm.) 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...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1489007
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A fantastic work of charred dark clay covered with dusting of ash by living National Treasure Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Bizen Hanaike named Bird. Beyond, that dark charring fades out to bitter greens and lively textures. It is sure to add a touch of contemporary style to any space. br> Size, D 14.6 cm H 19.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Isezaki Jun was born the second son to the prominent Bizen family of Isezaki Yozan...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1433725 (stock #TRC240404)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$6,750.00
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From a well-known series entitled “Chōtō” (Listening to the Waves) this large contoured vase features a sandy glaze that the sculptor claims is an expression of the features of the landscape where he grew up.

Born in the port city of Shimoda, Sakiyama studied art in Osaka and then later went on to open his own kiln that he named “Hidaka” (High Sun)...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1453294
18 stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including,Tea Bowls,Vase,Sake Cups Sake Bottles and Incense Burner,available for purchase...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1470507 (stock #MC097)
A classic two stage work by Gomi Kenji enclosed in the original singed wooden box titled simply Saido Utsuwa (Colored Clay Vessel). It is 45.5 cm (18 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Gomi kenji was born in Nagano in 1978. After graduating from the prestigious Waseda University, he went to Okinawa where he studied Kokuba-Tougei, Tsuboya ware, which has been produced since the 17th century, in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1287863 (stock #1190)
Joo Ji Wan's meditative groups of celadon cubes reference Korea’s ancient tradition of geometric patterns in a contemporary form. Her work was recently displayed at the Korea Society exhibition, Korean Contemporary Ceramics, and it was her work alone that was chosen for the cover of the exhibition catalogue...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1464030
New stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including, Tea Bowl ,Vases, Sake Cups ,Sake Bottles and Water Containers ,available for purchase...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Pre 2000 item #1426511 (stock #1513)
A sculpture of unglazed white porcelain and wood by Yagi Akira enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jiki CLOD 92-13 (Porcelain Mass CLOD 92-13) exhibited at Gallery Koyanagi in Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza district in 1992...
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 #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.
Size, D 45.2cm H 16.2cm and quite heavy.
Condition, Excellent
Higash...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1463866
New stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including, Tea Bowl ,Vases, Sake Cups ,Sake Bottles and Water Containers ,available for purchase. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they come enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.All the prices are including shipping costs.We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 17.2 cm   H 41.5  cm   
Condition, Excellen...
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 #1414983 (stock #519)
A perfect example of why Tsujimura Shiro is one of Japans most popular artist. Everything you could want in firing effects decorate the various sides of this work enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Mimitsuki Mizusashi. Bidoro, Tombo-no-me, tobi-hai, shiseki…the surface is an exploration of kiln affects, every slight turn bringing new surprises.
Size, D 23.8 cm H 22.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his ste...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1428740 (stock #520)
Banding of colored clay in graduated tones from pink and green to dark blue, like the distant mountains surrounding Kyoto rise up from a triad of block feet of this magnificent work by important Kyoto artist Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box exhibited at the Kyoto Takashimaya Department Store Exhibition in March 1993.
Size, D 12.4 cm H 20.2 cm (including the lid)
Condition: Excellent
Miyashita Zenji (1939-2012) was born into the family of potter Miyas...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1357568 (stock #1115)
An incredible organic form, the delicate petals appearing to waft in some tide by Shingu Sayaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A closed bud on the side is lined with hundreds of tiny sharp needles in black. It is 8 x 5 x 4 inches (20 x 12 x 10 cm) and in excellent condition.
Shingu Sayaka was born in Osaka, the industrial and commercial heartland of central Japan, in 1979. She graduated the Osaka University of Arts in 2001, before being selected as an artist in residence ...
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 #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.
Furui...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1470038 (stock #MC073)
A matte-glazed sculptural stoneware form by contemporary female artist Tanaka Yu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tsutusmi-mono 2020. The piece is made to look like a cloth sack. It is an unusual lavender color, quite pleasing and no one can resist touching it. The sculpture is 20 x 12 x 21 cm (Roughly 5 x 8 x 8 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Tanaka Yu was born in 1989, and graduated the Kyoto Saga University of Arts in 2013. Like many other of the younger gen...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1467884 (stock #TRC220617)
From a well-known series entitled “Chōtō” (Listening to the Waves) this contoured vase features a sandy glaze that the sculptor claims is an expression of the features of the landscape where he grew up.

Born in the port city of Shimoda, Sakiyama studied art in Osaka and then later went on to open his own kiln that he named “Hidaka” (High Sun). Appearing to have a natural gift for form and proportion, his pieces soon attracted the attention of galleries and collectors not ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1436441 (stock #TRC21906)
From a well-known series entitled “Chōtō” (Listening to the Waves) this contoured vase features a sandy glaze that the sculptor claims is an expression of the features of the landscape where he grew up.

Born in the port city of Shimoda, Sakiyama studied art in Osaka and then later went on to open his own kiln that he named “Hidaka” (High Sun). Appearing to have a natural gift for form and proportion, his pieces soon attracted the attention of galleries and collectors not ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1454575
Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of Izumita Yukiya works. It is an excellent example of this artist, comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekisoh Kaki,(layers Vase) .
Size, D 27.8 cm H 28.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture . In 1995 opened is own workshop. His list of exhibitions and awards is too long to print, but include the grand pr...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1337076 (stock #009)
Curvelicious; I am not certain that is a real word but aptly defines this evasive form of this Koro incense burner by Tamba superstar Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senmon Koro. Refined elegance in coloration and line, a removable lid allows access to the ash-chamber where incense cones could be burned.
Size, W 17.4 cm (7 inches) H 8.6 cm (3-1/2 inches). H with lid 11.8 cm (4-3/4 inches)
Condition, Excellent
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All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1363537 (stock #190)
A covered Jar decorated with an assortment of colors in drips, dots and draperies by Kawabata Kentaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mizusashi.  The multiple aspects of this piece are difficult to surmise in few words.  The texture varies from smooth glass to orange-peel.  The colors run the gamut.  A constellation like stars rises inside the lid and a floral sprig caps it.  A wonderful work to represent this artists eclectic style. 
Size, D 21.8 cm  H 22.9  cm...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1470242 (stock #MC096)
A small unusual Seed-Like basin in earth tones by Gomi Kenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled O-pa, both the vessel and the title seem open to interpretation. It is 29 x 21 x 16 cm (11-1/2 x 8-1/4 x 6 inches) and in excellent condition.
Gomi kenji was born in Nagano in 1978. After graduating from the prestigious Waseda University, he went to Okinawa where he studied Kokuba-Tougei, Tsuboya ware, which has been produced since the 17th century, in Naha City, Okinawa Prefect...
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.
Size,...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1416802 (stock #529)
White, pink and lavender on this large free-form water jar by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-Hagi Yohen Kurinuki Mizusashi. His white glazing has altered to hot pink in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel. 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. Here he has created a primordial form of glistening stone, like a block of limestone left...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Pre 2000 item #1414455 (stock #1409)
A sculpture in black glaze by Yoshitake Hiroshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sakuhin B and dating circa 1980. Very much in the vein of this important avant-garde organization, it has a great deal of presence compacted into a small space. A nearly identical work is published in the book: Sodeisha, 35th Anniversary (Sodeisha, Sanjugoshunen Kinenhan, 1983) which is titled Suikan (Inebriated). Interestingly, Suikan is also a homonym for water pipes. The sculpture is roughly ...
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.
Size, D 8.8 cm H 13.6 x 19.8 cm (including the lid)
Condition: Excellent
Miyashita Zenji (1939-2012) w...
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. Eschewing the world of public Exhibition, Shoko has concentrated on privat...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1348508 (stock #074)
Ash Glazed Flower Vessel by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Kaki (Ash Glazed Flower Vessel).  The entire work is soft and matte, like an old charcoal sketch, exuding a very powerful “Wa” sense of harmony.  Ken is well known for this pastel color concept of un-presupposing grays, and this piece certainly lives up to our expectations for him.
Size, D 15.5 cm ( 6 inches)  H 20.5  cm ( 10 inches) 
Condition, Excellent 
Mihara Ken was...
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 : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1414498 (stock #513)
A wondeful sculpted covered box in pale earth-tones scribbled with natural motifs by Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Narumi Oribe Futamono. The capricious brush has worked over the various colors creating crosscurrents among the various themes which play off of each other. The jaunty form is very much a product of this vivacious artist, whose lust for life is apparent in all he creates. Although the colors are traditional, the execution and the executioner are aligned in...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1456214
A playful work by rising star Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Narumi Manga Oribe Chuki.
Size, D 21.4 cm H 16.7 cm (including the handle)
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star. Born in Seto in 1980, he graduated the Seto Industrial Ceramic Facility in 2000, then apprenticed under Kishimoto Kennin for four years, moving out on his own in 2005. Since he has received much acclaim for his ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1454890
Another excellent example of one of my favorite artists Izumita Yukiya, comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Futamono Juji Henko (Cross-shaped lidded jar).
The shape has a charm reminiscent of Hans Coper and ancient vessels. It will looks beautiful with a few flowers, and of course even as an object.
Size, D 23.2 cm H 22.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture . In 1995 opened is own workshop. His list of ex...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1403157 (stock #417)
An exquisite work of delicate and elegant petals by challenging female artist Shingu Sayaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gakuyo Wan and date to 2018 . A closed bud on the side is lined with hundreds of tiny sharp needles in black.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 9.5 cm
Condition, New
Shingu Sayaka was born in Osaka, the industrial and commercial heartland of central Japan, in 1979. She graduated the Osaka University of Arts in 2001, before being selected as an...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1464455
Enigmatic designs in red and white on the dark glaze of this ceramic incense box by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Kogo. This is a prime example of the artist’s most popular style, and a rare opportunity for the collector.

Size, D 6.4 cm H 4.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to his current location in 1976. He has displayed at...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1484743
A virtual textbook on Yohen firing effects by Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Mizusashi. Natural ash glaze is the only decoration, as one would expect from this artist who has learn so much and revive the techniques of Iga Shigaraki ware pottery from his father Michio.
Size, D 21.4 cm H 20.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Furutani Kazuya (b. 1976) is one of Japan’s most promising young stars. He graduated the Yamaguchi College of Art in 19...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1473344
Here is an exceptional Tokkuri by rising star Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Memento Mori (Don`t Forget About Death). This artist really takes things to the extreme, challenging and yet incorporating something of the idea of Wabi into his outlandish works.
Size, D 16.7 cm H 18.7 cm
Condition, New (2022)
Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973. he was apprenticed to the Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi for five years before establishin...
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.
Size,(Tokkuri) : D 10.7 cm H 15.6 cm
Size,(Guinomi) : D 7.2 cm H 6.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Masanao likel...
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 #1462145
A fantastic black sculptural Kogo very much in the style of the highly sought Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A kogo is a box used to contain incense.
Size, D 7.6 cm H 14.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kakurezaki Ryuichi is one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bizen but far off Nagasaki, which seems to have gifted him with the ability to see the clays potential beyond conventiona...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1469832
An exquisite work by challenging artist Tanba Shigeyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box The clear white glaze certainly is like moonlight, and something about the impact of the form into multiple forms calls to mind an asteroid strikeing ground. It is both calm and alive with movement at the same time.
Size, D 14.8 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1978. He went to Kyoto where he studied at Seika University, gradua...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1411458 (stock #481)
A fantastic sculptured vase by the outlandish Fujioka Shuhei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Hanaire. A frenzied stack of rugged corners like the fallen away sides of a mountain revealing the earth’s structure beneath a layer of green. It is likely Fujiokasan is inspired by the brawny, rain drenched and forested mountains surrounding the town of Iga, where the Mountains formed a natural line of defense for the secret clans of Ninja who called the valley their home.
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.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 1...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1427715 (stock #513)
Here are two especial sculptural Shino shell forms by Goto Hideki enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes and date to 2019.
Size, Katakuchi D 13.4 cm x 20.7 cm H 11.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School. He has exhibited at many of Japans top galleries as well in the National Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Work by him is held in th...
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. His works have been exhibited widely at top galleries and , both at home and abroad. Size,Katakuchi D 18.6 cm H 11.2 cm ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1436603
Here is another spectacular large Katakuchi and Guinomi in blue white and red from his "Urushi" series. The sake set comes enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes and dating to 2020. Full of the world today, contemporary, breathing, alive.
Size,Katakuchi D 19.1 cm H 9.8 cm
Size,Guinomi D 9.4 cm H 7.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ujiie Kodai, a rising star in the word of pottery, was born in Sendai in 1990. His works have been exhibited widely at top galleries...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1407395 (stock #443)
An exquisite work of delicate and elegant Sake Bottle wrapped in white cloth pottery by challenging female artist Tanaka Yu enclosed in the original signed wooden box, and date to 2018.
Size, D 10.2 cm H 15.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tanaka Yu was born in 1989, and graduated the Kyoto Saga University of Arts in 2013. Like many other of the younger generation of artists, she tends toward smaller venues than the large affiliated shows. She first garnered attention in J...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1470023
Burnt yellow glaze, Koge brown and copper-green, on the base of this organic looking Sake vessels by Goto Hideki enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. A perfect set for sharing among just you two.
Size, Katakuchi D 19.2 cm H 9.4 cm
Size, Guinomi D 11.4 cm H 5.5 cm
Size, Guinomi D 8.2 cm H 4.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School. He has exhibited at many of Jap...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1364559 (stock #194)
Moltenb ash tumbles over the sides of this lidded coffer by Fujioka Shuhei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Toko (Ceramic Box).   The shape is organic with a clefted-mesa likening to a Japanese garden stone.  Rather than a simple round separation, the artist has chosen a key shaped cut which adds a sense of the natural world, God does not work in straight lines so they say, and neither does Fujioka Sensei! 
Size, D 17.4 cm  H 18.6  cm
Condition, Excellent...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1451937
A cool and elegant drinking vessel by rising star Matsumura Jun, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Beautifully uniform in a misshapen way.
Matsumura Jun was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1986,and graduated from the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2015. At the same Year he was awarded at the Meijer Shigaraki Tradition and Innovation-Japanese Ceramics Now. In 2016 awarded at the Kanazawa Contemporary Kogei Exhibition, and the Mino Ceramic Art Museum in Tajimi. In 2...
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.
Isezaki Koichiro
Size, D 8.1 cm H 7.4 cm Two Wooden Lids
Kawabata Fumio
Size, D 6.8 cm H 8.6 cm Ivory Lid and Shifuku
Condition, Excellent
Isezaki Koichiro
was born the son of living national trea...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1428828 (stock #521)
An iconic work by Furutani Michio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chaire. It perfectly displays every angle of firing, working its way around from the puddle of ash blasted on to one side, through rivulets of crusty green vein the gray skin.
Size, D 6.2 cm H 9.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Furutani Michio is one of the Gods of Shigaraki, an artist who wrote the book on Anagama kilns, and one of the more influential artists of the s...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1414699 (stock #517)
A wonderful mentori incense case by Wakao Kei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seij Kogo. A darkly crackled rich blue-gray with a large spot of lavender color Yohen kiln effects. A kogo is a small box used to contain incense.
Size, D 11.4 cm H 11.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Kei was born in Gifu in 1967 ,the first son of the legendary artist Wakao Toshisada . He first exhibited at the Asahi Ceramics Exhibition in 1997, and was awarded the rising st...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1435910 (stock #475)
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Size, D 12.2 cm H 10.6 cm
Condition, Excellent