Elegant cylindrical neriage chawan in the Jovian Storms pattern with impressed design at four points of the circumferance, the tones run from grey, charcol, black and white, the interior is mostly muted charcol gray
Porcelain and glaze
5.3" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large, oburi teabowl with a rich and semi-translucent Temmoku glaze over a vivid masame pattern impressed design, a wonderfully tactile chawan
White Stoneware and Temmoku glaze
5.75" X 4.2"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Terra cotta serving bowl with hand carved "grass" pattern
Terra Cotta, slip and glaze
9.75" X 3.75"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Resist design crane neck style vase with slips and Harmony pattern under a lustrous glaze
Stoneware, slips and several glazes
10.25" X 5.6"
Oribe style mizusashi, water jar with hakeme (hakame) slip decoration under the lustrous glaze
Stoneware, slip and traditional Oribe glaze
6.25" X 6.25"
Rich Oribe influenced candlestick or vase for dry arrangements, pierced with a circle, square and triangle design representing Sengai's universe. This piece is inspired by one of my favorite antigue Japanese pots.
Stoneware with traditional Oribe glaze
7.75" X 4"
Modern temmoku and ash glazed chawan, teabowl with stamped decoration inspired by the English and Japanese traditions
White Stoneware
5.25" X 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe!
Modern temmoku and ash glazed chawan, teabowl with vivid hakeme (hakame) slip technigue
Stoneware
5.4" X 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Black and white raised slipware fish tray based on whimsical Old English slipware designs
Terra Cotta and slips
13" X 9" X 2"
Functional, decorative and food safe!
Chinese influenced lobed serving bowl with amber Ameyu glaze and rich gosu cobalt deoration. This makes an excellent popcorn bowl!
Stoneware
10" X 5"
Functional, decorative and food safe!
Ameyu amber glazed wall bowl, shallow bowl with a rich gosu cobalt decoration of a rain patter.
Stoneware made to hang as an option.
13.5" X 3"
Ameyu Vase with Cobalt, gosu lattice decoration.
Stone ware
10.75" X 5.5"
Stoneware collared vase with rich amber, ameyu glaze and vibrant cobalt decoration.
Elegant curves arc across the slightly flattened form of this Bizen Vase by veteran potter Isezaki So enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Henko. It is 22 x 24 x 28 cm (9 x 10 x 11 inches) and is in excellent condition. This was acquired directly from the artist on our recent trip to Bizen this summer.
Isezaki So was born the third son of important potter Isezaki Mitsuru in 1968, and was raised alongside the family kiln...
An iconic faceted tea bowl by Atarashi Manabu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Shinogi Chawan. The faceted body is shot through with color filled fissures, with a thick coating of green ash glaze on the fire side, raw flame colored clay opposite. The bowl is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 10.5 cm (4-1/4 inches) tall and in new condition, directly from the artist this summer. It compliments perfectly the Mizusashi from the same firing...
An exquisite work of colored clay by Matsui Koyo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mukuhai-yu Neriage Kensho-mon Tsubo. It is 30 cm (12 inches) diameter, 27 cm (11 inches) tall 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 Gessouji Studio...
This piece seems to intimate the cool of a Shibori-dyed summer Yukata, the light cloth billowing in the breeze, a stunning work by Matsui Koyo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Tsubo. It is 31.5 cm (12 inches) diameter, 27.5 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Matsui Koyo was born in the pottery village of Kasama, son of future Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei, in 1962...
An early brutal vase by female pottery legend Tsuboi Asuka covered in running colors enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nagashi-yu Tsubo. It is 25 cm (10 inches) diameter 20cm (8 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tsuboi Asuka was born in Osaka in 1932, but the family moved to Tokyo when she was 12...
Love the work of this elegant artist, here is an exquisite beer cup by Doi Masafumi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Tensenmon Mugi-shu-Hai. It is 13 cm (5-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist. This would make a stunning gift for someone born in summer.
Doi Masafumi was born in Nara prefecture in 1972, and graduated the Aichi prefectural ceramic research facility in 2000...