The vase has interesting rugged and leathery texture to it, reminding of elephant skin.
H 18 cm. Signed with impressed mark.
It comes with inscribed and signed storage box and information paper.
Perfect condition.
***** Morimoto Kei was born in Akaiwa City ( Okayama ) in 1948.
In 1978 he came under the influence of Master Fujiwara Kei and was taught by him. 1982 became a student of Oi Itsugo 1986 built his first climbing kiln. 1989 opens his studio...
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
Modern temmoku and ash glazed chawan, teabowl with vivid hakeme (hakame) slip technigue
Stoneware
5.4" X 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large, rounded teabowl with a bunrin-gata form with kushime combed decoration under my temmoku and haiyu glazes. The form is pushed ever so slightly ovoid to make for better drinking areas.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.75" x 5.5" x 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Slightly oval teabowl with a a cut and combed texture in slip under a rich Oribe glaze with iron-ash accents.
Stoneware, slips and glazes
5" x 3.6"
Functional, decorative and food safe
A stunning pair of sake cups depicting monkeys by the famous Kutani potter Matsumoto Saiichi 松本佐一 (b...
Large ovoid baker form glazed in a classical Oribe pattern of "mon" gate devices. Thrown and altered with applied lug handles
Stoneware, slips and glazes
15.75" X 5.75" X 5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
This elegant work of Karatsu pottery has an unglazed foot, showing the rich ferrous clay from which it is constructed, and displays splashes of ferrous pigment on a backdrop of ashen glaze with a milky white overglaze. The triangular shape and large proportions make for a very distinctive work of e-Karatsu or “painted” Karatsu.
Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated...
Large waisted form teabowl with heavy tataki (paddled) texture under a rich temmoku and haiyu glaze with tamadare style effects and in the style of Karatsu or Tamba chawan
Stoneware and glazes
5.5" x 3.8"
Functional, decorative and food safe
The great master Sadamitsu Sugimoto has been challenging to various kinds of pottery, Iga, Shigaraki, Raku, Ido, Kohiki, Shino, Oribe, Kiseto so on, And he has accomplished Celadon works. This piece has abstract pattern with copper glaze under the celadon glaze.
Size: 9.3cm(D) 3.0cm(H)
Accessary: wooden box signed by the artist.
Robust temmoku glazed vase form with vivid masame patterned texture through out the body of the vase
Stoneware and temmoku glaze
9.8" X 6.4"
Influenced by a favorite Momoyama chawan, this broad combed slip oribe chawan balances on a stable hand cut foot
Stoneware, slip and glazes
6.25" x 3.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robest impressed decoration teabowl with an overall "echoes" pattern around the piece under one of my Oribe glazes
Stoneware and glaze
5.5" x 4.25"
Decorative, functional and food safe
Large ships bottle form decanter with ameyu and gosu glazes (Not intended for use with hot liquids)
Stoneware, glaze and overglaze
10.25" X 8.8"
Functional, decorative and food safe
A powerful Bizen sculptural vessel by Motoharu Kurokawa
Of a trapezoidal shape, with irregular cut away parts on both sides.
Kurokawa Motoharu ( Tokyo, 1957 - ) is an innovative craftsman from Okayama, who works with Bizen, he has won numerous prizes for the originality of his works. Member of Japan Kogei Association.
Impressed artist’s mark in the bottom and information of the artist.
Size: H 30 cm, W 30 cm, bottom: L 18 x 7 cm.
Perfect condition
Hi walled tataki, paddled teabowl with haiyu and temmoku glazes. This was in a hot spot in the kiln and the glaze ran just a bit. please see the picture of the foot at 9 o'clock
Stoneware and glazes
5" X 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Stacked stones style lobed chawan with hakeme decoration under an Ao glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
5.25" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large take-gata, bamboo form teabowl with impressed decoration under a temmoku and tetsu-yu glaze.
A video of throwing a similar teabowl can be seen on my pottery blog, please check my links page.
Stoneware and glazes
6" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
