A set of five dishes which my staff creams over by Yamaguchi Michie enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Momo Mame Sara. These live up to the word Kawaii so profound in contemporary Japanese pop culture. Each is roughly 15.5 x 17.5 cm (6 x 7 inches) ad all are in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Yamaguchi Michie was born in Aichi prefecture in 1964, and came to pottery at the age of 35, opening her studio in Nagoya in 2003...

Tea Cup, yunomi, by Nakamura Masahiro, Tsuboya-yaki, Okinawa. ca. 2000. H.3"(7.5cm) x Dia.2.75"(7cm.) White glaze with two overlapping circles in blue, the intersection filled in with yellow glaze...

2 Yunomi, Tea Cups; by Isamu Tagami of Hinata Kiln, Mashiko. Kaki glaze with red, green & yellow overglaze enamels in "ichimatsu" checkerboard pattern. White glaze interior. H.3..375"(8.5cm) x Dia.3.25"(8.25c.) Volume=10oz(300cc.) Tagami Isamu was born in 1947 in Mooka, a village neighboring to Mashiko. He married into the Sudo family and apprenticed under Sudo Takeo...

Kakehanaire (Hanging Flower Vase) by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood-fired, Ash Glaze, with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. H.4.25"(11cm) x Dia.3.125"(8cm.) 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...

As if it never cooled, this tea cups by Suzuki Osamu glows with the fire which forged it a rich orange with russet iron highlighting the borders between the red glaze, a superb work enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Yunomi.
Size, D 8.1 cm H 7.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Suzuki Osamu was born in Gifu in 1934, and graduated the Tajimi Technical School ceramics division in 1953...

The organic shapes of Kakurezaki Ryuichi have always been fascinating, less formed by the potters hands and more as if they dripped from the kiln roof, solidifying in the conflagration. This vase, covered in flying ash, is a perfect example of that, it even now appears to be withering in the heat. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Kaki or kiln altered vase and retains the original shifuku and shiori...

Wood-fired Tea Bowl, matcha chawan, with signed wooden box by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino & Ash glaze. H.3.375(8.5cm) x Dia.4.875"(12.5cm.) 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...

Accents formed using iron pigment stand out across a backdrop of blue-green glaze. The base and a portion of the inside of this ceremonial tea bowl are unglazed displaying rich clay. Created by Shibayama Toshiya, this is an example of contemporary Japanese ceramics at its finest.

A native of Nagoya Shibayama (b. 1959) is exceptionally versatile, working in styles such as Seto, Shino, Karatsu, and Shigaraki among others...

A deformed-vase by Kiyomizu Rokubei VIII (Masahiro) formed as a closed cylindar then cut to allow the clay to mis-shape during the firing process. It is covered in dark glaze with highlights of yellow. It is 10-1/4 inches (20 cm) diameter, 11-1/2 inches (24 cm) tall and in excellent condition...

Staring into the garden through a window in the lattice wall, bamboo, rising gracefully from the mossy floor, rustles slightly in the breeze. This scene is captured perfectly on this chawan by Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gozu Zogan Kusabana Mon Wan. The Jomon rope impressions for which he is so well known create the sense of lattice-work...

A slightly smaller Tsutsu-gata (Cylinder shaped) Chawan made for outdoor use by Furutani Taketoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen-yu Tabi Chawan. A Tabi-chawan, literally Travel Tea Bowl, is usually slightly smaller, made to be carried and used out of doors or in a setting other than one’s own abode. An incredible landscape plays across the surface, calling to mind moss covered rocks, flowing water, silhouetted hills and the twilit sky. The rim shows a hi...

Wood-fired Plate, Shino & Ash Glazes, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.2.375"(6cm) x Dia.14"(35.5cm.) 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 helped to...

Enigmatic natural forms seem fossilized on the white surface of this rare guinomi by female pottery star Hattori Makiko enclosed in a black lidded wooden box signed and dated inside Heisei 27 (2015) and titled simply Shuki. It is 7.5 cm (3 inches) diameter and in excellent condition. This was from way back when we could acquire works by her. Those days are long gone, and this is the last of its kind.
Hattori Makiko was born in Aichi prefecture in 1984. She graduated the Aichi Prefectur...

Wide wan-gata style teabowl with my Ao glaze over an etched trois voute design

Porcelain and glazes

5.75" X 4.35"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Playful bands of white and red alternate with raw clay on this fabulous large vessel by Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Tsubo. It is 33 cm (13 inches) tall, 14 x 15.5 cm (5-1/2 x 6 inches) at the base and is in excellent condition.
Tamaoki Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware. He began his path to professional ceramicist at the Tajimi Industrial High School, and a stint at the Gifu Ceramics Research institute, where he foll...

Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, by Lee Love of Mashiko (& now Minnesota.) H.3.375"(8.5cm) x Dia.5.375"(13.75cm.) This Ido-gata (well-shaped) bowl of high-feldspar Shigaraki clay was wood-fired in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, where Lee had completed a 3-year apprenticeship to National Living Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo. The impressed cord patterning on this bowl is an example of zougan-joumon (rope-impressed inlay) for which Mr. Shimaoka was granted his NLT status. The bowl is accompanied by a signed wood...

A dark smokey work by Furutani Taketoshi, slightly closed to trap the aroma of the fragrant rice wine, perfect for winter sake. It is enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen-yu Guinomi. It is 5.8 cm (just over 2 inches) diameter, 4.8 cm (a hair under 2 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Furutani Taketoshi was born the son of master craftsman Furutani Hirofumi in 1974, graduating the Shigaraki Industrial High School Ceramics depart...

Brilliant colors are blended into the layeres of clay forming this fabulous vessel by Matsui Koyo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ryohai-yu Neriage Saihamon Tsubo. It is roughly 29 cm (just less than 12 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Matsui Koyo was born in the pottery village of Kasama, son of future Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei, in 1962. He graduated in sculpture from the University of Tsukuba in 1985, then began potting under his father at his ...