Modern inspired chawan and mizusashi set with impressed decoration under temmoku and partridge feather glazes. The mizusashi comes with two lids; one just temmoku and the other glazed in temmoku with partridge feather accents.
Stoneware and glazes
Chawan; 4.75" X 4.25"
Mizusashi; 6.75" x 6.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large wasp waisted vase with chimney style neck glazed in a rich temmoku and tetsu0yu combination with large ring lugs flanking the neck.
Stoneware and glazes
15.75" x 7.5"
Shunto Kato was born as a member of the famous family of Seto pottery scene in 1916.
He had been studying in the traditional glaze in Seto
and then mastered the ashes glaze praised by many authorities. He won the Aichi pref.Intangible cultural property holder.
He also is well known as a corrector of Asian potteries.
This piece is created in 1986, we have corrected it with new condition and not used.
Size: 7.8cm(D)/8.5cm(H)
Accessory : wooden box signed by the artist
Vase with wide base, Shino and Bamboo Ash Glazes, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 7"(18cm) x W. 5.75"(14.5cm.)
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...
JUNRI HAMADA is one of the high-skilled pottery artist in Mino famous pottery production center.
Especially focused on KISETO (yellow&green glaze).
These pieces are created with kuro-oribe(black oribe)glaze
,kiseto glaze and ash glaze.
These would be easy to use at any purpose.
SIZE: 14.0cm (sides) 4.3cm (height)
White Shino glaze Vase with studded neck & shoulder, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 9.125"(23cm) x Dia. 4.5"(11.5cm.)
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...
Large Momoyama influenced tataki paddled Oribe vase with large lugs applied on the neck. The pot was fired on wads, which were ground off and the areas are smooth to the touch. This piece has a great deal of volume and is much larger than the dimensions imply.
Stoneware and glazes, made by Craig Bird of Albedo 3 Studio
12.5" x 7" max.
Large and broad pillar form covered jar with hakeme decoration under a clear glaze and zen inspired splashes of rich Ao blue glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
12" X 8.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Elegant tall temmoku vase with stamped lugs at the neck. This glaze is very visually intriguing as it appears different when viewed in different light sources. The surface is covered in a frogskin texture that looks like small oilspotting.
Stoneware and glazes
13.75" X 7"
Large hakeme (hakame) decorated covered jar with a medieval green splash on the front, back and lid
Stoneware, slip and glazes
13.5" X 7.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
A rare miniature red glazed North Carolina pottery chicken signed Owens. Measures 1.5/8" high by 2" long.
Chosen karatsu is one kind of Karatsu wares, used iron galze and glaze made from straw ashes. It has carved pattern of shinning sun. it's beautiful the border line that the iron glaze and straw ashes glaze are mixing with each other.
This plate is suitable for not only Japanese cuisine but also western cuisine or desert.
Size : 20.0cm(S) 2.5cm(H)
Katakuchi has been used as server for sake or other liquid in Japan for long term. This piece is made of kiseto glaze very popular, yellow glaze is made of tree ashes and green pattern is by oxide copper. Hamada is well as an expert in kiseto works.
Size: 8.3cm(length)/13.8cm(width)/10.8cm (height)
Accessary: none
Rich Oribe influenced mizusashi with hakeme (hakame) and impressed design. In the firing, the glaze ran off the pot to form a dragonfly eye style drip. The drip makes the pot a bit uneven, but I could not bring myself to grind off the drip. The foot can easily be stabilized with the addition of two felt pads
Stoneware, slip and traditional Oribe glaze
5.75" X 8.6"
Rich, dark temmoku teapot with cap lid and impressed decoration around the body together with two stem style teacups
Stoneware and glazes
Max. 9.75" x 7.5", teacups approx. 3.75" X 3.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Ido-gata Hagi chawan made to resemble a katakuchi pouring vessel. Glazed in a milky, creamy pink to beige tinged Hagi glaze, this chawan has a “ceremonial” spout applied, harkening back to the early days of chanoyu when found objects played the essential role in the ceremony...
Tall Bowl with Notched Rim, White Shino Glaze, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 6.0"(15.25cm) x Dia. 6.75"(17.25cm.) The torn opening on the rim gives the bowl a very organic appearance. Suitable as a vase for flowers, or as a serving bowl. 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...
A sake cups bearing character Wild Boar by the famous Bizen potter Fujiwara Kazu 藤原和 (b. 1958).
Simply titled Wild Boar (Inoshishi 亥), the piece is the epitome of Bizen pieces.
It is ash glazed stoneware, 2.9 x 9 cm in size and in perfect condition, without any cracks and repairs, and with only minor imperfections from firing. Comes in original signed box and potter-sealed wrapping cloth. Piece is signed with the stylized character Kazu (和)...
This piece is covered natural ash glaze, made by Junri Hamada who is well known as an expert potter in Mino pottery area where many traditional potteries has been made from 15th century.
Size: 6.3cm(D)/5.0cm(H)
Accessary: wooden box signed by artist
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
Tall cap jar decorated with repeated hiragana design in the rozome technique
Stoneware, slips, glazes
12" X 6.6"
Lg. tsubo, jar with wide flared lip glazed in medieval green and temmoku glazes over a tataki, paddled grid design around the shoulder
Stoneware and glazes
10.25" X 8.25"
Karatsu style tataki paddled vase with haiyu and temmoku glazes
Stoneware and glazes
10.75" X 7"
Tall teoke (water bucket) style vase with temmoku and running tetsu-yu glazes
Stoneware and glazes
14" x 7"
Madara Karatsu is one kind of Karatsu ware, used glaze made from straw ashes, very simple and sophisticated taste.
It's suitable for western cuisine.
Size : 25.5cm(D) 1.8cm(H)
Wood-fired Tokkuri, Sake Decanter, by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. Natural Ash Glaze. H. 6.75"(17.25cm) x Dia. 4.25"(11cm.) Shell wadding remains on body.
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...
Set of three sake cups (guinomi), kaki glaze with "ami-mon," net pattern, decoration in overglaze red & green enamels. White interior. By Isamu Tagami of Hinata Kiln, Mashiko. H.1.75"(4.5cm) x Dia.2.375"(6cm.) Tagami Isamu was born in 1947 in Mooka, a village neighboring to Mashiko. He married into the Sudo family and apprenticed under Sudo Takeo...
Large Oribe glazed tsubo with hakeme slip decoration and a broad, flared lip.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
11.5" x 8.5"
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"
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"
Traditional style jug or pitcher with deep rich temmoku glaze and impressed waffle designs as a repeated motif
Stoneware and glaze
11" X 6.8"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Saffron hakeme yellow iron glazed wasp-waisted covered jar with subtle raked slip under the glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
12.25" x 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Robust stamped capjar with an overall keyfret style design under an Ao glaze and the lid and foot in clear glaze accents
Stoneware and glazes
10.5" X 6.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Abstrakt resist terra cotta Façade bottle vase
Terra cotta, slips and glaze
11.75" x 12.75" x 3.75"
Tall covered jar with thick combed slip decoration under an Oribe style glaze with iron flows about the surface.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
13" x 6" max.
Baluster style vase glazed in a rich partridge feather iron and temmoku glazes
Stoneware and glazes
13.75" x 6.6"
Tall covered jar with thick combed slip decoration under my gosu style Ao+glaze.
Stoneware, slip and glazes
13" x 5.6"
XO tebori façade bottle vase
Terra cotta, slip and glaze
10" x 12.5" x 3.65"
Robust Oribe style ovoid jar with hakeme slip decoration under my medieval green and temmoku glazes. The lip is glazed in a rich temmoku glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
10.25" X 7"
Rozome style covered jar with the repeated resist designs of the character, Mu. Mu means "nothingness" in Zen Buddhism, think of the possibilities for such a jar! The green overglaze is very reminiscent of Japanese Fujina style glazes and is very rich in person
Stoneware, slips and glazes
9" X 7.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe!
Volumous temmoku covered jar with three rings around the circumference of the piece with impressed stamp decoration. Picture #5 shows the actual color and quality of the glaze very well
Stoneware and glaze
10.5" X 8.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Medieval styled jug form with a rich and lusterous temmoku glaze and haiyu ash accent decoration
Stoneware and glazes
10.8" X 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
This compote has also modern sense with Japanese traditional pottery technique to fire pine fire wood in Karatsu that is famous pottery area in Japan. Dohei is one of famous masters in Karatsu. This plate is suitable for not only Japanese cuisine but also western cuisine.
Size: 20.0cm(square) 3.0cm(height)
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
Generous Oribe style covered jar with impressed decoration around the body of the pot. Please note, the lid was fired on a wad that was later ground off resulting in the area you see on the bottom of the lid, it is not sharp and smooth to the touch.
Stoneware and glazes
9.25" x 7.5"
Lidded storage jar with ameyu, amber glaze and a copper luster rain pattern
Stoneware and glazes
11" X 8"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large temmoku and haiyu ash glazed kinuta mallet vase with lobed indents around the body of the vase. The ash glaze streaks and runs down the vase neck and boils in activity on the shoulder
Stoneware and glazes
13.75" X 6.25
JUNRI HAMADA is one of the high-skilled pottery artist in Mino famous pottery production center.
Especially focused on KISETO (yellow&green glaze).
This piece is created with kuro-oribe glaze that the great tea master Oribe Furuta was fond of.
It is small size so it would be easy to use at not only for matcha but also for green tea.
SIZE:9.5cm(D)/6.8cm(H)
A very cute small Chinese white glazed turtle attributed to North Carolina potter Virginia Shelton of J.B. Cole Pottery. On the base bottom there is an indication that there are some initials, but they are almost completely mostly obliterated by the glaze. In excellent condition, this little guy would make for a perfect and fun paperweight and a great piece for the collector. Measures 1.75" high, 2.5" diameter.
Tall Oribe style bottle vase which was thrown round and paddled square with a texture about the surface and a band of black and white herringbone design near the top. The bottom shows where the wads were ground off and this area is smooth to the touch.
Stoneware, slips and glazes
12.35" x 6.5"
Robust medieval style jug with impressed design under an Ao-glaze with frogskin qualities, great as a jug or vase
Stoneware and glazes
10.5" X 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Rich glazed hakeme (hakame) waisted vase with lustrous Oribe glaze on the exterior and complex temmoku on the interior
Stoneware, slip and glazes
10" X 6"
Mingei influenced stark white slipped bottle vase with dramatic hakame executed with a stiff boar's fur brush. This shape is a bit reminescent of Scandanavian form of the 1950's
Stoneware, slip and glaze
10.2" X 5.5"
Robust covered cap jar in a deep temmoku glaze with a band of my medieval green over a kushime combed slip decoration
Stoneware, slip and glazes
11.25" X 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Large cylindrical vase with vivid impressed wood texture and glazed in my Ao glaze
Stoneware and glazes
11" X 6"
Rich rozome style designs wrapped around the jug under a Fujina influenced medieval green glaze. This glaze is very reminiscent of Old English or Fujina lead glazes without any lead!
Stoneware, slips and glazes
10.2" X 6.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Temmoku glazed covered cap jar with repeated impressed designs around the body of the full jar
Stoneware and glaze
10" X 7.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
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"
Richly glazed cap jar with rozome ideogram style designs around the jar and on the lid. This glaze is very reminiscent of Old English or Fujina lead glazes without any lead!
Stoneware, slips and glazes
8" X 7"
Oval combed slip covered serving piece with Ao glaze and red, yellow and green overglaze emamels. The foot was glazed and fired on wads just for the effect it presents.
Stoneware, slip, glaze and enamels
12.5" X 6.25" X 7"
Functional, decorative and food safe