Looking something akin to dragon skin with gilded beads glistening between the scales, this recent creation by young artist Hiramatsu Ryoma demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a guinomi (Saké cup)...

An Oribe vessel covered in pale earth-tones scribbled with nudes by Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Yahichida Tsubo. A crow perches on the base like a signature cawing out GORO! Yahichida was a style of Oribe popular in the Momoyama and early Edo periods. That said it is likely that they did not decorate with such audacious flair back then...

18 stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including,Tea Bowls,Vase,Sake Cups Sake Bottles and Incense Burner,available for purchase...

With an uncanny ability to emulate features of the natural environment, the creator of this sake vessel,Tsujimura Yui, is one of Japan’s most skilled potters working in the field today. With a breathtaking ash glaze that appears half planned and half left to the dictates of the kiln, we can see a number of textures and colors that one might encounter in a Zen garden or while hiking along a mountain brook...

This Kobu- Shino chawan is by Sakai Kobu and is an exceptional example of his work. The nebula like decoration around the intentionally distorted tsu-tsu style chawan with undulating lip has a quality of three dimensions within the glaze. The rich and well controlled surface exhibits iron red, blue-grey, white and lavender tones within the glaze and it is obvious why Sakai is so highly regarded as a modern Mino potter by looking at this chawan...

Silver ray-skin texture covers this fabulous Katakuchi sake pot by Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box. OMG a chilled Daiginjo served with this would have to taste like a million bucks! Like a footed softball, it is 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) diameter, ever so slightly shorter although it appears to be taller than it is wide.
One of my favorite artists, the innovative Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973...

This sake cup is made as a miniature of red raku chawan made by Honami Koetsu in 17th century. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dzzr5qJsu4 Size: 7.4cm(D)5.5cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Tall cylindrical Hagi vase with kushime decoration and slipwork under a translucent ash clear glaze. The vase and box are signed "Kazunobu"

This vase is in excellent condition and measures 10.25" X 3.15" and comes complete with its original signed box.

15 x 15 inches, 38 x 38 cm. Lee Heyung Bok has been featured on the covers of Korean art publications Ceramic Art Monthly and Craft & Art Review.

Large, open style chawan with hakeme, underglaze copper and overglaze red (aka-e) enamel decoration

Stoneware,slip, glaze and overglaze enamel

6" X 3.2"

A Capricious sculpture like a colorful head towel removed yet retaining its shape by pioneering 20th century female artist Matsuda Yuriko signed on the base and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinrande Utsuwa. It is 9 x 7 x 5 1/2 Inches (22 x 17 x 14 cm) and in excellent condition.
Matsuda Yuriko was born in Ashiya, Hyōgō Prefecture in 1943nd lives and works in Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture...

Wood-fired Mizusashi by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.5.875"(14.5cm) x Dia.7.375"(18.75cm.) Mouth opening 3.75"(9.5cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in his 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...

Modern play on the chawan, teabowl in the Oribe tradition with the Shono pattern (inspired by Hiroshige's famous print; Sudden Shower at Shono)

Stoneware with traditional Japanese Oribe glaze

5" X 4.25"

A twisting black form covered in layers of petals by Yamaguchi Mio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Idol. It is 10.5 x 16 x 35 cm (4 x 6 x 14 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. The box will be ordered and signed upon purchase.
Yamaguchi Mio was born in Aichi prefecture in 1992, and graduated advanced studies at the Aichi University of Education in 2017...

A plethora of firing effects play across the surface of this bowl by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. A perfect charring descends like a waterfall from the rim on one side, sheltered by crystallized green ash on the flame scorched terracotta body. The exverted 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...

Porcelain tea cups with blue/green ("peppermint") glaze by Hanako Nakazato of Union, Maine and Karatsu, Japan. The zig zag ribbing of the cup and the blue-green glaze led Nakazato to call this a "giza giza (zig zag) peppermint" cup. H. 3.125"(8cm) x Dia. 3.125"(8cm.) Wonderfully balanced and easy to hold. Hanako Nakazato is a 14th generation potter from Japan...

Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene. Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated. He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno. And while, he has studied in tea ceremony. His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup, and tableware for Japanese cuisine. This piece is a brand new work created with sabi(rust)-karatsu (painted) as sake cup.His sake cup is very popular. S...

A playful works with lively colors and manga iconography among the outlandish designs on those sake flasks by the very popular young artist Fukami Fuminori enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Manga Oribe Tokkuri.
Size,(A) D 8.9 cm H 16.8 cm
Size,(B) D cm H cm (SOLD)
Size,(C) D cm H cm (SOLD)
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star...