Wood-fired Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. Black Glaze, with areas appearing ochre and gold. Two finger marks remain where the bowl was glaze-dipped. Stamped with artist's mark. H. 3.25"(8.25cm) x Dia. 4.625"(11.75cm.) John Benn studied with F. Carleton Ball and Ken Stevens at the U. of Puget Sound in Tacoma, and with Howard Shapiro and Sandra Simon in the MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1976, he built his first wood kiln...

An interesting contemporary Hagi piece resting on a split-foot (wari-kodai) and a unique glaze patterning that somewhat resembles layers of flower petals. A creation of Morishige Tetsuyo, a native of the famous potting town of Hagi who later studied in Kyoto and eventually took up a position at the family kiln “Renkozan” with tutelage from both his father and grandfather. This particular piece is from a series he began in 2009 aptly named “Kaben” (The petal series)...

Saffron hakeme yellow iron glazed double gourd bottle vase with subtle raked slip under the glaze

Stoneware, slip and glazes

9.75" x 5.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Massive natural ash glazed Shigaraki flower vase made by veteran potter Takahashi Shunsai (1927-2011).

Takahashi Shunsai 高橋春斎 is the second child of Takahashi Rakusai III...

Flower Vase with lug handles on shoulder, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Black, White, Iron glazes. H. 6.25"(16cm) x Dia. 4.75"(12cm,) Mouth opening 2.0" (5cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea...

Mizusashi, Fresh Water Jar used in Chanoyu, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood and Gas fired with Ash Glaze interior. H. 6.375"(16cm) x Dia. 7.25"(18.5cm.) Mouth opening 4.375"(11cm.) Volume = 58oz (1,850cc.) 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...

Incised and Inlaid Stoneware Vessel by Cho Chung Hyun (born 1940), a retired professor and Dean of Fine Arts at Ehwa Womans University. This piece was recently featured in an exhibition at the Korea Society. Cho Chung Hyun's work is inspired by Korea’s onggi pots...

Korean Contemporary Buncheong Ceramic Art by Kim See Man. Buncheong is a unique and centuries-old style of ceramics characterized by a white slip surface that is usually decorated in a spontaneous and expressive manner. This has been imitated in Japan's mishima ware...

Robust hakeme (hakame) vase with a bold, expressionist style glaze splash inspired by the bold "ink traces" of Nantembo the famous Zen calligrapher

Stoneware, slip and glazes

7.7" X 6.75"

Oribe and temmoku glazed lobed vase with impressed medallion within each section. The footring has an small area where glaze ran

Stoneware and glazes 9.25" X 6"

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. *Tachibana Daiki is well known that former Arkansas Gov...

In Japan, famous for its generational potting families, only a handful have made it all the way through to the 14th generation—the Nakazato line being one of them with over 400 years of history. Handcrafted by the current 14th potter in the renowned Karatsu tradition, this piece displays subtle, earthy tones and organic textures reminiscent of nature...

Thrown and altered flask vase with a rich Oribe glaze over a stylized Enso

Stoneware and glazes

9.5" X 7" X 5.5"

Bulbous vase form with grasses repeat design under a rich Ao glaze

Stoneware, slips and glazes

6.75" X 6"

Large Oribe influenced vase with trumpet style flared neck and mouth and incised around the shoulder of the body of the piece. The neck is flanked by two coiled style ring knobs.

Stoneware and glazes

15.5" x 8"

This pieces is large vase with tokkuri shape. It has covered by ashes in anagama and gold trimming at the mouth, very beautiful contrast. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyxmiceoz4c Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Large cylindrical vase with vivid impressed wood texture and glazed in my Ao glaze

Stoneware and glazes

11" X 6"

Ao glazed, thrown and altered vase form with panels of Shono rain pattern

Stoneware, slip and glazes

8.25" X 7.5" at it's widest

Tall thrown and squared vase form with kushime/combed slip decoration under a "Galena" style glaze with trace accents of my finger prints in the glaze (though galena inspired, this and all of my glazes are lead free)

Stoneware, slip and glazes

12" X 4.25" X 4.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Karatsu style tataki paddled vase with haiyu and temmoku glazes

Stoneware and glazes

10.75" X 7"

A wonderful faceted wall vase by master craftsman Kato Yasukage XIV enclosed in the original wooden box titled Shino Kake-hanaire and signed by the 14th Generation Yasukage followed by his seal.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 18.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Shoji (1964-2012) was born into the Yasukage family, one of the original unbroken lines of Mino potters, in 1964...

Paddled trumpet vase with attached and pierced lugs with an iron rich Oribe glaze overall

Stoneware and glaze

9.25" x 7"

Charcol fired, yakishime tsubo with "hana", flower designs incised on the pot by Otani (Yano) Shin-ichi

27 x 24cm

In perfect condition with original signed box and stamped cloth

This piece is with natural glaze that is made of burnt fire woods, melted ashes of fire woods of red pine tree and red skin by flames. The pieces are fired in the small kiln "anagama" for 10days and this piece was fired three times. Size: 9.0cm(D)/25.2cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Hanging Vase, Kakehanaire, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Bamboo Ash glaze. Pinched body. H. 4.25"(10.75cm) x Dia. 3.75"(9.5cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa. She has exhibited h...

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. Some Buddhist traditions consider him an incarnation of ...

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. as the subject. YouTube Movie, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn4gXqslcQs Original site...

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. She is a...

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. Size: 10.1cm(D)/12.6cm(H) Accessories: wooden boxes(signed by the artist)

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. Size: 11.0cm(D)/13.2cm(H) Accessories: wooden boxes(signed by the artist)

Vase with lug handles and hanging stick, white Shino glaze. By Sachiko Furuya, Honolulu, HI. H. 8.75"(22.25cm) x Dia. 4.5"(11.5cm.) Length of bamboo handle is 22"(56cm) and may need removal if item is shipped. Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and...

Wood-fired flower vase by George Gledhil; Payette, ID. Attached lugs in style of "mimi-tsuki" (ears attached) "kabin" (flower vase) of Iga-yaki. H.6.375"(16cm) x Dia.3.75"(9.5cm.) Inspired by Japanese Iga ware. H.6.375"(16cm) x Dia.3.75"(9.5cm.) 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 p...

Vase, Hanaire, Mashiko-yaki, by Tagami Munetoshi. 8-sided body with round neck and lip. Deep black Temmoku glaze. H.7.5"(19.5cm) x Dia.2.75"(7cm.) Ideal for placement in tokonoma. Tagami Munetoshi (b. 1972) is the son of Tagami Isamu and grandson of Sudo Takeo. He is the 5th generation of potters in Mashiko’s Hinatagama (Hinata Kiln) founded during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) by Sudo Yujiro. At the age of 16, he started his apprenticeship under his grandfather and then right after high schoo...

White slipped bottle vase with combed vertical design and splashed of Ao glaze on either side. This may be used as a larger tokkuri or as a vase

Stoneware, slip and glazes

10.5" X 5.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Set of Four Wood-Fired Cups by Kim Young Mi. Dimensions of the largest cup: 6 inches wide x 3 inches high, (15cm wide x 7.5 cm high).

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 karatsu-ido aiming for antique korean masterpiece as sake cup. His sake ...