A beautiful chawan with layers and layers of red and black by Maeda Masahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled very simply Iro-e Chawan. (Colored Tea Bowl)
Size, D 12.1 cm H 8.7 cm
Condition, Excellent
Maeda Masahiro (b. 1948) graduated the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts in 1975where he received instruction from Living National Treasure Fujimoto Yoshimichi and Tamura Koichi as well as Asano Akira...

A wonderful work decorated with vivid colors of pink, green, yellow, red, white and black by Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
The back of the lid said that this piece was shown at his exhibition celebrating 40 years of potting.
The glazing technique called Ima Oribe (Oribe Now), the most newest style by the artist.
Size, D 14.8 cm H 31.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware...

Hamada Shoji (1884–1978) Broken Straw Brush Motif Yunomi

Very good example of Hamada's iconic broken straw brush pattern with distinctive iron pigments.

Similar glaze and iron brush reference: http://www.philrogerspottery.com/portfolio/h186-yunomi-hamada-shoji/
No box is provided.
Size
Width 3.32in (8.5cm)
Height 3.35n (8.6cm)
Weight 225g

Condition
Very Good.
No chips, no cracks

A masterpiece by the popular young star Sawada Hayato enclosed in the original signed wooden box and date to 2021. We see the gamut of this artists work, unique design, form, the sharp lines, colors and texure. An excellent example of this popular artists.
Size, D 14.4 cm H 10.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sawada Hayato (b.1978) in Kasama. He studied at the Ryutsu Keizai University before establishing his own kiln in 2002...

An unusual large bottle-shaped vase by Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is fawn-speckled blue on black-mottled tarnished silver, a striking combination. The shape of the mouth he has taken from traditional Korean forms. The vessel is 27 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

Mint and large Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan with notched foot by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of white, green and red glaze. In my opinion it is the one of the most aesthetic chawans that he made. The seal of the artist is stamped on the bottom.

Note: This is a special work by him. He made only one piece with this design.

Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987...

This piece was made of "mogusa" clay which was very precious, and covered deluster yellow glaze. It's old style "Kiseto" Size; 8.0cm(D)/5.1cm(H) Accessary; wooden box signed by artist

Beautiful colors clay and elegant form of this petals shaped vase by Tamba superstar Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sai-ki.
We also have ash-glazed guinomi (last photo).(Sold)
Size, D 32.8 cm H 19.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
The youngest winner ever at the 13th National Ceramic Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten), Ichino Hiroyuki is a powerhouse in Tamba, bringing that long forgotten corner of Japan’s ceramic realm back into the limelight...

A spectacular and voluminous Tsubo by one of the most important Japanese Artists Koyama Kiyoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It offers a variety of kiln affects to the viewer, Hai-kaburi, Hi-iro, Tombo no me and a drippy blast of green glass. The shape is very much in the style of the great age of Shigaraki pottery, with an everted rim trumpeting from a broad shoulder. This is one of those once in a lifetime pieces...

The glaze on this tea bowl by The Bear of Echizen Kumano Kuroemon is covered in the most fantastic crustation of glaze. Thick white over scarred red over shattered black and green beads wrapping around . A sublime example of this popular artist’s work.
Size, D 13.4 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
A ceramic madman, oil painter and recluse, Kuroemon is as eccentric as his pottery predicts...

This piece is fired in anagama with red pine fire woods for 10days, and covered with natural ashes. The shigaraki clay has been colored to beautiful scarlet by the flames. Size: 10.8cm (D) 13.5cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Artistic and expressive Chawan, sculptural and with a multiple color glaze, made of Mino clay by Norio Ishii. It is in mint condition and comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and a profile of the artist.

Norio Ishii was born 1963 in Okayama city, Japan and he graduated from OKAYAMA ASAHI High school in 1982 and from Art department of KOCHI University in 1986...

A lot of drama in this crispy glazed tsubo deeply scored by the artists fingers, the trailing divets filled with running ash glaze by Murakoshi Takuma, two deep punctures in the side where it sank into the kiln supports, and a large artist performed gold repair where it had adhered to the kiln floor. The gold glimmers from the darkest part of the vessel, where it was charred black from laying in the embers...

An artist whose bold creations work well in a Western setting, here is a seminal piece decorated with huge white peony blossoms by Miyake Yoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nuki-e Kinsai Botan Mon Henko. Here the artist has set the luscious white flowers and leaves outlined in gold on a ground of rusty yellow, an intriguing combination. It is 27 x 15 x 34 cm (10-1/2 x 6 x 13-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition...

Silver streaks the thickly potted blue sides of this large vase by important artist Morino (Hiroaki) Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The patterns drape over the rim, and rise from the base like seaweed dancing in the current below a wavy line at the shoulder, the blue glaze filled with floating paler bubbles. The vessel is 28 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Morino Taimei was born in Kyoto in 1934, and was first accepted into the Nitten National Exhibit...

Frills, filigrees and draperies gather pell-mell near the peak of this evocative vessel by Kawabata Kentaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Loco. Consistent with this artists repertoire, the varying aspects are difficult to surmise in few words, raw clay, torn, cut, molded, squeezed and decorated with color in a variety of styles. It cocks its hip to one side, striking a sassy pose. A playful work to represent the eclectic style of this young man re-shaping the ceramic lands...

A deep pool of rice wine awaits the drinker in this stately form by Miwa Kyusetsu XIII enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Cup of Deep Abundance (Fuchi-Fuchi-hai). The name comes from the deep part of a river (fuchi) where fish tend to gather. Outside this white glaze crawls and plays over the slightly blue tinged glaze beneath it, which covers the rough Hagi clay.
Size, D 9.1 cm H 7.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Miwa Kyusetsu XIII(Kazuhiko) likely nee...

A spectacular works of charred dark clay by legendary Bizen potter Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Kuro Bizen Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively and date to 2021. A perfect example of why Kakurezaki is one of Japan's most popular Artists.
Size,Tokkuri D 9.6 cm H 15.9 cm
Size,Guinomi D 6.4 cm H 7.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kakurezaki Ryuichi is one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not ...

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 ...

Manga make a play on the traditional Oribe orange base-glaze, in this fantastic tea bowl by one of the most popular ceramic artist in Japan today Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan.Inside the lid it has been given a name,Tayu(Orian) a tribute to the high regard with which the artist viewed this result.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star. Born in Seto in 19...

Wow! This is quite a tsubo by revivalist Takahashi Shunsai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Kama Hana Tsubo. A wack of ash blasts the shoulder over raw shiseki studded terracotta clay scorched the color of bricks. Fired on its side, opposite is charred and covered in molten ash where it had been buried in the embers. This is truly a classic Shigaraki work down to the belt of cross hatches at the shoulder and two stage mouth. It is 26 cm (10 inches) tall, roughly ...

A ghostly white crackle-glazed chawan by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuyu Chawan (White Glazed Tea Bowl). It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter10 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It comes wrapped in a silk crepe pouch and retains the original artists shiori.
Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer. Discarding the family business, he apprenticed in plastic arts under future Living Nat...

This piece is made of copper glaze called "oribe". At first , it is covered with feldspar and painted with iron and next it is covered with copper glaze. It is firing into burning charcoal in the kiln, so there are complicated atmosphere, oxidation and reduction. The oxidation atmosphere makes the copper glaze red, the reduction atmosphere makes it green and the mixture atmosphere makes complicated color. Size 6.0 cm (D) 6.3cm (H) Accessary : wooden box signed by the potter.

Vibrant red glaze is dribbled randomly across the scored and scarred light glazed body of this magnificent Chawan by Yamada Kazu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kaku-yu Oribe Chawan. The form is slightly belted, to allow the bowl to settle comfortably into the palm. The very traditional silhouette however has been paddled and graffiti structures scratched into the surface. Over this has been applied an overall white glaze, with black and red ladled out on top of that. It i...

A hard to find water jar of rough clay scored and scarred and covered in cream colored glaze splashed with red by Yamada Kazu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kaku-yu Oribe Mizusashi. This style is distinct to this artist, and easily recognizable as his work. It is 22 cm (8-1/2 inches) tall, 20.5 cm (8 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Yamada Kazu was born in Tokoname city in 1954, one of Japans ancient kiln areas, into a line of potters. He would have been i...

A fabulous wavering form accentuates the fissured ice-like glaze of celadon master Uraguchi Masayuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Kokusho Mizusashi. The black lacquered lid is like a dark pool in the middle of the flaring body. The sleek shape is very much his own, and the deeply crackled glazes he employs have been developed over a lifetime of experimentation. His success rate with pieces like this does not exceed 30 percent, making them quite rare and difficult to...

Gold gleams in subtle wisps on the rim, and silver shimmers through tarnished metal glaze on this dark vessel by by Sakata Jinnai enclosed in the original signed wood box titled Saishoku Mizusashi. An intriguing combination of glazes over a modernist form, enigmatic patterns like fletching cascade down the dark sides, and iridescent clouds glimmer subtly on the surface with tinges of blue showing through about the shoulder. Amazing when moving in the light, it is very difficult to capture this ...

A fabulous large Mizusashi with a rugged, natural shape covered in cool blue and gray by Hagi icon Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Hai-Kaburi Kurinuki Mizusashi. It is roughly 18.5 cm (7-1/4 inches) tall, 26.5 cm (10-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, complete with the artists shiori and shifuku.
Kaneta Masanao likely needs no introduction, certainly one of Hagi’s most well-known and easily identifiable names. Although an eighth-gener...

Gold nuggets gleam on the deep lavender and black surface of this organic form by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kurinuki Kinsai Mizusashi. Kinsai is literally gold color, and here the artist has embedded gold into the surface, allowing it to expand and bubble out in the heat of the firing process. The effect of this on the dark matt surface is both striking and original. Kurinuki is the technique of digging a form out of a block of clay, and once again here ...

A magnificent Japanese Kyo Ware Chawan made by famous artist Chizen Terao (born 1955) 20 years ago. It bears hand painted Sakura trees inside and outside and comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and a profile of the artist.

But the special feature of this unique tea bowl is a rarely seen strong and vivid hand applied granular Shiro-chibu.

Shiro-chibu (white dots) features the strokes of small solid colored dots densely drawn on the base color. The techn...

An exemplary form accentuating the beauty of the Shigaraki clay and drama which plays out within the kiln by Furutani Michio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Mizusashi. The piece is blasted with yellow and green flying ash from one side, the glaze drizzling down into the grays of the charred clay where it had been buried in the embers. Opposite sunburnt red raw terracotta, a vessel which gives a different pleasure from every angle. This was fired in an anagama (a tu...

A superb example of this traditional shape by Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Mizusashi. Glaze seems to be worn and deteriorated from centuries of use on the dark earthen surface. It is 18.5 cm (7-1/2 inches) Diameter, 19 cm (7-5/8 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Isezaki Jun was born the second son to the prominent Bizen family of Isezaki Yozan. With his older brother Mitsuru he studied the plastic arts under the fierce...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka. The forms is unique and organic, the vivid pink, the blue, the gray and white, are so different and special.
Ten of her magnificent works are available to purchase.
All the pieces are made this year, comes with, Artists history, wrapping cloth and signed box.
Size, D cm H cm
Condition, Excellent
Hayashi Yuka was born in 1971, wife of Hayashi Kyosuke,Toki city intangible cultural proper...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka. The forms is unique and organic, the vivid pink, the blue, the gray and white, are so different and special.
Ten of her magnificent works are available to purchase.
All the pieces are made this year, comes with, Artists history, wrapping cloth and signed box.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 11.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hayashi Yuka was born in 1971, wife of Hayashi Kyosuke,Toki city intangible cultura...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka. The forms is unique and organic, the vivid pink, the blue, the gray and white, are so different and special.
Ten of her magnificent works are available to purchase.
All the pieces are made this year, comes with, Artists history, wrapping cloth and signed box.
Size, D 12.6 cm H 10.5 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hayashi Yuka was born in 1971, wife of Hayashi Kyosuke,Toki city intangible cultura...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka. The forms is unique and organic, the vivid pink, the blue, the gray and white, are so different and special.
Ten of her magnificent works are available to purchase.
All the pieces are made this year, comes with, Artists history, wrapping cloth and signed box.
Size, D 12.9 cm H 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hayashi Yuka was born in 1971, wife of Hayashi Kyosuke,Toki city intangible cultura...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka. The forms is unique and organic, the vivid pink, the blue, the gray and white, are so different and special.
Ten of her magnificent works are available to purchase.
All the pieces are made this year, comes with, Artists history, wrapping cloth and signed box.
Size, D 11.8 cm H 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hayashi Yuka was born in 1971, wife of Hayashi Kyosuke,Toki city intangible cultura...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka. The forms is unique and organic, the vivid pink, the blue, the gray and white, are so different and special.
Ten of her magnificent works are available to purchase.
All the pieces are made this year, comes with, Artists history, wrapping cloth and signed box.
Size, D 12.9 cm H 10.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hayashi Yuka was born in 1971, wife of Hayashi Kyosuke,Toki city intangible cultur...

A seminal Karatsu fresh water container by master of that style Nakagawa Jinenbo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Chossen Karatsu Mizusashi. Raw earth is supplanted with rich iron into which flows curtains of black into which flows rivulets of blue. Two lug handles drape from the sides and it retains the original ceramic lid. It is 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 17.5 cm 7 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Nakagawa Jinenbo (1953-2011) was always fascinated with K...

An iconic ash encrusted Iga Mizusashi by important artist Kanzaki Shiho enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Accented with soft blues and grays hidden among the heavy ash deposit. It comes with the original matching ceramic lid. The urn is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, 19 cm 7-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
(Kanzaki Shiho (1942-2018) preferred firing his kiln for ten days, resulting in the rich textures and heavy ash deposits apparent on his work. He was born in Shigar...

A ceramic free standing architectural sculpture by Morino Taimei (Hiroaki) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Work 88-30 Kaiheki (Matte Blue). The naïve modeling and playful use of colors make for a fun and energetic visual. Works from this series are held in the Brooklyn Museum and Manyoan Collection among others. Stoneware on wood stand, the ceramic slab is 20 x 3 x 27 cm (8 x 1-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches) plus the wooden base and is in perfect condition. It comes wrapped in the or...

When you hold this piece in your hands, first contact, you get it. A Rey unusual and organic form by Isezaki Koichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashiguro Chawan. It has been a pleasure to watch over the last 30 years the reinvigoration in pottery in Japan, an explosion of innovation which seems exponential. It continues to blossom bigger every year. The potters are so technically skilled and taking an original approach to the ceramic arts. Isezaki Koichiro is a f...

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...

A beautiful example of the iconic Zogan inlayed clay work of Takeuchi Shingo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The deep bowl swells in the midriff, closing at the rim to concentrate the aroma, with thin sides to allow the warmth to escape to the hands, a perfect bowl for winter tea. It is slightly elongated, 13 x 12 x 8.5 cm (5 x 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Takeuchi Shingo(b.1955) hails from Seto city, one of the oldest ceramic production centers in J...

A deep tsutsu chawan by Omori Kenji in matte charcoal outside, soft, running pink within enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yakishime Chawan. It is 10.5 cm (4 inches) diameter, 9-9.5 cm (3-1/2 -3-3/4 inhces) tall. As it does not have a foot ring, it is decidedly deep, perfect for a cold winter day, and the warm colors inside, combined with the steaming green tea, would be fabulous.
Omori Kenji was born in Saitama prefecture in 1982 In 2005 he graduated the Tokyo Zokei Dai...

Dripping with gold, this artist really takes things to the extreme, challenging and yet incorporating something of the idea of Wabi into his outlandish works. Here is an exceptional (and rare) large tsubo by Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It features a surface of raised white bumps like ray or sharkskin. The form is rough, more a natural growth than some plotted design. Brilliant gold flows over the textured white. It is quite overpowering, and would become centra...

A spectacular Oribe Tsubo covered in thick emerald glaze by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Kaki. The undulating rim calls to mind ancient firing traditions, the intense heat of the kiln warping the forms as they turn near molten.
Size, D 23.6 cm H 24.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world, Yamaguchi Makoto was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978. In 2000 he was apprenticed to Hiroshige Kato (Kasen T...

A tall vase covered in rich Oribe green by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Kaki. Another excellent example of this artists works.
Size, D 15.4 cm H 36.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world, Yamaguchi Makoto was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978. In 2000 he was apprenticed to Hiroshige Kato (Kasen Toen). In 2004 began exhibiting his wares and has held many solo exhibitions at Department Stores and top gallerie...

An expressive form covered in thick emerald glaze by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Kak. and date to 2020.
Size, D 34.2 cm H 24.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world, Yamaguchi Makoto was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978. In 2000 he was apprenticed to Hiroshige Kato (Kasen Toen). In 2004 began exhibiting his wares and has held many solo exhibitions at Department Stores and top galleries throughout Japan.

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...

It is as if drifts of snow have piled up on the garden stones, leaving dark recesses filled with shadow in the low winter light, a fabulous Tsubo by Kimura Morinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuroji Kakewake Hakuyu Tsubo. It is 26 cm (10-1/4 inches) tall, 25.5 cm (10 inches) diameter and in excellent condition. This is one style for which Morinobu is very well known and unique to him.
Kimura Morinobu (b. 1932) was one of three born into a pottery family in Kyotos ...

A large vase decorated with silver and gold orbs under blue by legendary female artist Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yuri kin-gin sai Hana Tsubo. It is 34 cm (13-1/2 inches) tall, 29 cm (11-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, complete with Shiori and Shifuku.
From Aichi prefecture, Ono Hakuko was trained by her father initially in the ceramic arts. However, she was most strongly influenced by the great experimentive artist Kato Hajime (1901-196...

A unique Yin and Yang vase splashed with two moons, one dark, one light, by Hamada Shoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yakishime Kakiwake Henko. The Ma or use of blank space (here the Yakishime raw clay) is quite unusual for this Mashiko potter. Kakiwake refers to the application of two glazes separated. The vessel is 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) was born in Tokyo, and enrolled in the Tokyo Technical University at the ag...

A fabulous wan-gata chawan on prominent foot reminiscent of the forms from his Okinawan experience by pottery legend Hamada Shoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro-yu Sabi-zo Chawan. An undulating snake of rust color drapes from the rim over the glossy black glaze, the effect mirrored around the foot ring. It is 13 cm (5 inches) diameter, 8.8 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) was born in Tokyo, and enrolled in the Tokyo Te...

Viscuous charred feldspar clouded with stormy color adorns this superb cascading bowl by Kumano Kuroemon enclosed in the original highly decorated signed wooden box titled Kuma Shino Chawan. Like the potter himself, this bowl is large and stable, seemingly welded to the floor by its own weight and presence. Despite that the kodai foot is small and delicate, adding creating tension between form and the space around it. A sublime example of this popular artist’s work.
Size, D 14.9 c...

A quintessential work showing the decorative aesthetic of Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senmon Tokkuri (Lined Vessel). Sunset colors fade to dark about the rim, vertical lines like shooting stars. It is 12 cm (5 inches) tall and in excellent condition, complete with the original Shiori and Shifuku .
The youngest winner ever at the 13th National Ceramic Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten), Ichino Hiroyuki is a powerhouse in Tamba, bringing that long forgotten co...

An exceptional sake cup by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ki Ho Rai Tai Sen Mon Hai. It is covered in his famous shattered-ice-like glaze with metallic drips circling the rim. It is 6 cm diameter (2-1/2 inches), 4 cm tall and in excellent condition, complete with the original Shiori and Shifuku.
Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer. Discarding the family business, he apprenticed in plastic arts ...

The mouth of this vessel by Kato Yasuhide is placed off center, dissonant to the linear decoration which causes a tension between the two. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senmon Beni Hakusai Henko (Red and White Colored Odd Shaped Vessel with Line Decoration). It is 30 cm (12 inches) tall, 18.5 x 13.5 cm (7-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches) at the base and I excellent condition. Retaining the original Shifuu and Shiori.
Kato Yasuhide was born the eldest son of (to be) Livi...

Colorful ash rains in a torrent down the torn sides of this fabulous vase by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Hanaire (ash glaze Vase). It is 13 cm (5 inches) diameter, 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics. Although initially entering reguar employment upon graduating highschool, in 1967 he returned to Toki city to help his brother Kotaro. Very qui...

Blue, yellow, white and gold decorated the green "reptilian skin" Oribe glazed body of this magnificent Chawan by Ujiie Kodai , enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Even on the bottom holds a surprise for the holder in red color. Such an unusual combination of affects it is sure to be a star in any contemporary art collection.
Size, D 13.5 cm H 15.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ujiie Kodai, a rising star in the word of pottery, was born in Sendai in 1990. His works have been exh...