Strikingly bold patterns revealed through curtains of copper green play across the surface of this dramatic work by Ikeda Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Mt.Fuji , Castles, Cherry Blossoms and Lattice Bamboo Fences, a smorgasbord of Japanese iconography painted and carved into the gritty clay...

A beautiful and elegant work by important female artist Tokumaru Kyoko comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Ryuhimon Chawan (White Dragon-skin) and dating to Reiwa 3 nen (2021).
Her spiky lances and unfurling fronds forming are fantastical. The artist begins with slabs of clay and then constructs them to create work rooted in existential explorations. In this regard, Tokumaru notes that her spatial expressions allow her to travel deep inside herself...

A wonderful tea bowl by important Mino artists Ando Hidetake enclosed in the original signed double wooden box titled Ko-mino (old) Chawan. The feldspathic glaze has been burnt and changed by contact with the flame, the crystallized surface varying in shades from yellow to pale green. This is a great example of the style of this artist who is known for radical textures and natural effects...

Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form, pattern and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of his works on this spectacular Sekisoh (layers) chawan by Izumita Yukiya enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
Size, D 11.9 x 13.4 cm H 10.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture . In1995 opened is own workshop...

An austere form calling to mind the strictness of form and years of practice required to master the way of tea by Ningen Kokuho Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Kuro Chawan. It has a very organic feel, both from the texture and the eight cutted sides, with an undulating rim. A sumptuous work exploiting the best of Bizen pottery has to offer...

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...

This is everything we could hope for in a bowl by this esteemed artist, Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The first photograph tells it all, with a superb, organic form displaying a hint of green ash on the rim over a burnished red bleeding into raw pale clay spattered with goma and matte reds with small inclusions peeking out through the clay surface. The wide base and low stance create a very powerful presence...

The lower half of a blackened enso dips from the rim on a backdrop of gray crackled glazing interspersed with auburn highlights. Rising up from below into the enso, frothy waves crash on rocks giving the impression of movement, power, and the indomitable forces of nature.

Born in Gifu Prefecture in the region known for Mino pottery, Wakao is the quintessential example of a self-taught potter who cultivated a unique style and achieved wide recognition despite no formal training...

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...

Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form, pattern and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of those works by Izumita Yukiya enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Sekisoh Guinomi and Sekisho Tokkuri respectively.

Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture . In1995 opened is own workshop...

An amazing and rare collection by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) showing off to a tee the many styles for which is known...

An enigmatic form by Tanoue Shinya like an something awash on alien shore opening to reveal organic blue, enclosed in the original signed wooden box and date to 2018. An excellent example of this artist and his Shell series...

There is something very alive about the Shino works of Hayashi Yuka...

An incredible pieces by legendary Abe Anjin in the artists most sought after style of saishoku colors enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Bizen Saishiki Tokkuri and Bizen Saishik Sake-nomi,dating to 2020.
We see the gamut of this artists career here, red, black and green reminiscent, Ash glaze, gold, blue, and raw clay. The bottle and the cup forms is dimpled to make it easy to grasp, even if imbibed...

If you were to want one important piece by this artist, this should be the one.  A spectacular and voluminous Tsubo by Koyama Kiyoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-yu Kamadare Hi-bi Ko-shigaraki Tsubo (Natural ash glaze with a single drip Hi-bi (the film name) old Shigarki Tsubo) and dated Heisei 2 (1990).  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 ...

Enigmatic forms vie for dominance on the mottled blue and white sides of this Incense Burner by Kondo Takahiro with silver lid by famed metal artist Watanabe Kyosei (Yasumasa) enclosed in the original wooden box signed by both artists.   For a strikingly similar work see the book Kondo Takahiro, Time and Space (a copy is included with this sale).  The silver lid is 154 grams...

Two Rikyu guinomi covered in thick shino glaze with marbleized pinks, molten iron blending with rust, moss green , lavender, white, blue and everything in between can be seen in the amazing onslaught of color. The Aka shino guinomi,looks like lava boiling up under a glacier of pure white snow, volcanic gases escaping the molten earth through the hundreds of su-ana pinholes marking the surface. They are comes enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled ....
No1- Rikyu F...

An incredible work by legendary Abe Anjin in the artists most sought-after style of saishoku colors. All enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes and original lacquered wooden box also stamped by the artist. We see the gamut of this artists career here, red, black and green, Ash glaze, gold, blue, and raw clay. The cups form is dimpled to make it easy to grip, even if imbibed. Being a maker of tea ware, it is this subtle attention to shape and texure which elevates the work of Anjin.

An artist whose bold creations work well in a Western setting, here is a seminal piece just in time for the season decorated with dark iron branches laden with silver blossoms by Miyake Yoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ginsai Sakura Mon Henko. Here the artist has set the oxidized silver flowers and dark tree silhouettes on a ground of rusty yellow, an intriguing combination. It is 57.5 x 13 x 30.5 cm (23 x 5 x 12 inches) and is in excellent condition. This is a masterpie...

Red highlights the orange and white on this spectacular work by Suzuki Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Mizusahi.The pin-holed glaze burnt and licked crimson by the flames. The way the color fades into the white feldspar one can almost imagine the smoke rising off of the molten form as it cooled in the kiln.
ize, D 18.1 cm H 18.7 cm
Condition, Excellent
Suzuki Osamu was born in Gifu in 1934, and graduated the Tajimi Technical School ceramics division...

A spectacular Chawan decorated with vivid colors of blue,pink,green,grey,red,white and black,by Japan Ceramic Society award (JCS) winner Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box and lacquered Niju-bako double wood storage case.
The glazing technique called Ima Oribe (Now Oribe), the most newest style by Yasuo.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware. He began his path to professi...

Lavender clouds like rain threatening on a foggy landscape form on the surface of this cool White Hagi chawan by important artist Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 10.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Masanao likely needs no introduction, certainly one of Hag is most well known names, he has been displayed bo...

Here is another excellent example by this popular star Tanoue Shinya , enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kara-wan Ao (Empty Shell, Blue).
Size, D 14.2 cm H 10.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tanoue Shinya was born in Kyoto, the cultural heartland of Japan in 1976. He garnered a BA from Doshisha University in Theology, and after two years in a textile company, an Associate in Fine Arts from Saga Art College in 2003. He has a list of private and group exhibition...

A beautiful Kohiki sake bottle and cup decorated with Shishi Lion and Ryu Dragon in Sometsuke blue over a pebble textured off-white by Ikeda Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Kohiki ware is based on Yi Dynasty Korean Punch'ng ware preferred by the warriors in the Momoyama and early Edo period.
Size, Tokkuri D 8.4 cm H 12.1 cm
Size, Guinomi D 7.2 cm H 5.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Kagoshima, the southern extreme of the Japanese m...

A very unusual vase by Hamada Shoji enclosed in a wooden box annotated by his son Hamada Shinsaku and titled Kaki-yu Ao-ryu kake Henko ( Persimmon-glaze with applied flowing blue).  Although the shape is certainly among this famous artist’s repertoire, the combination of rust colored reds and browns on black with Mediterranean blue-green is quite striking.  Like the sulfuric staining on the walls of an onsen, it seems to pour forth from the opening, however swirls into a cloud on the side, r...

A morphic vessel of rough outer form like a fossilized egg or bowl of coral covered from the rim within by slick blue, a quintessential work by Tanoue Shinya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kara-wan (Empty Shell). It has a wide, rounded form which is surprisisngly pleasant to hold, and the smooth blue decorating the rim is pleasing to the lips. The shape allows for a very stable silhouette, which seems to anchor itself to whatever surface it rests upon.
Size, D 15.4 ...

A dark bowl covered in rivulets of flowing ash by Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Wan. It is breathtaking, and I am already jealous of the lucky soul who will get to keep it.
Size, D 14.8 cm H 9.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kakurezaki Ryuichi is one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bizen but far off Nagasaki, which seems to have gifted him with the ability to see the clays potential ...

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White glaze parts like melting snow on the dark surface of this large saké cup by Miwa Kazuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Fuchi Fuchi Sakazuki. The fact he has given a Daimei (generational number) on the box indicates this is from after he succeeded the family name in 2019.
Size, D 8.4 cm H 7.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kazuhiko likely needs no introduction. Born into the family of living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu, he was not only heavily influe...

From private collection, very happy to offer another two classic and beautiful pieces from this important artist, enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Kanshu-mon Sake-Hai and Seki-sai Sake-Hai. One with brown, cloudy white and olive green over the surface in very interesting design. The other one in black glaze with inlaid red and white slip designs.
Size, Red D 6.9 cm H 7.1 cm $ (Sold )
Size, Brown D 6,4 cm H 5.8 cm $ (Sold )
The prices including ship...

An incredible mixture of colors glisten like the walls of a Limestone cave in the hills of Akiyoshidai, the karst regtion south of Hagi where the important artist Kaneta Masanao created this vase, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for. The coloration is unusual, a dramatic leap from his usual subdued lavenders and whites.
Size, D 25.8 cm H 31.2 cm
Condi...

From private collection, very happy to offer another two stunning works from this important artist. This is a prime example of the artist’s most popular style, and a rare opportunity for the collector.
Size, Left D 7.1 cm H 6.9 cm
Size, Right D cm 6.8 H 6.7 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada Morihiro (1944-2008) was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to his current location in 1976. He has displayed at t...

Two Yunomi tea cups by Wada Morihiro enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes and enclosed in a lacquered Niju-bako double wood storage case. The cups are very cool, one with enigmatic designs in earth tones colors on a base color of hemp , the other in black-gray glaze with a colorfully striped designs.
Size, D 7.7 cm H 7.8 cm
Size, D 8.2 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto...

A stunning Sculptural form of horizontal facets stacked upon each other in twisting obelisk by Matsuzaki Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Shino Kaki and date to 2015. Is a masterpiece by this artist.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 31.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Matsuzaki Ken was born in Tokyo in 1950, and grew up in that dynamic post war era where tradition and modernity were at constant loggerheads. He graduated Tamagawa University in 1972, and moved to Mash...

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...

These expressive forms utilize the clays natural textures to bring out the depths of the oribe green, and electric shimmers of blue flash on the surface in random patterns like heat lightning. It was created by the very popular Higashida Shigemasa and come enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Oribe Hanaire and Koro respectively.
Size, Hanaire: D 13.7 cm H 25.4 cm (SOLD)
Size, Koro: D 12.2 cm H 30.8 cm (SOLD)
Condition, Excellent
Higashida Shigema...