An iconic work in pale white by Living National Treasure Tsukamoto Kaiji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Karakusa Hachi (white porcelain bowl with Chinese Grass Design). The execution is breathtaking, so perfectly formed it demonstrates clearly the talent for which he was named a Living National Treasure. It is 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and is in excellent condition...

Red drips slide down the dark Tenmoku glaze on this small Tsutsu-chawan tea bowl by Living National Treasure Ishiguro Munemaro enclosed in a wooden box signed by his student and future Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi titled Ishiguro Munemaro Saku Tenmoku-yu Samon Chawan...

Simple arcs of bent-grass in iron decorate this large bowl by living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tetsu-e Chawan. It is 14.8 cm (6 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It comes with a clipping from a newspaper announcing the naming of Uichi as Living National Treasure in 1985.
Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer...

Thick white vitrifies over bottomless black, creating a stark sense of drama on this outstaniding work by world renowned potter Udagawa Hosei enclosed in the original signed wooden box complete with an exhibition pamphlet from Isetan Department Store advertising a similar work .
. The white glaze crawls and plays over the slightly blue tinged glaze, which covers the rough Hagi clay. The raw red clay is visible beneath where the glaze has crawled away to allow a peek inside...

A highly original work by Iga potter Nakata Atsushi. The description on the box reads “Mentori Chawan” in this case “men” meaning side, or edge, and “tori” meaning to shear off, or to remove. The name describes how various surfaces of the tea bowl have been shaved off at angles to create this compelling form...

A spectacular large Chawan tea bowl by Udagawa Hosei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled understatedly Hagi Chawan. The title is the only thing simple about this complex combination of contemporary clay, glaze, tradition, form, function, past and future. The white glazing has altered to soft blue and pink in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel...

An exquisite large swelling bottle form vase by Tsujimura Kai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kohiki Hanaire. Kohiki is simple elegance, one of the styles most befitting the humble confines of the tea room, and its ghostly white glows softly like the moon in the shadows.
Size, D 23.7 cm H 34.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kai was born in Nara, son of Tsujimura Shiro, in 1976, making him one of the younger artists we have offered...

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...

A superbly crafted and balanced tea bowl by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden double box titled Shiro Chawan. The feeling is like Raku, with a very thin glaze over rough clay affecting hi-iro colors within the glazing. It has wide kodai base which rests perfectly on the table,The bowl reflects the aesthetics of those imported wares preferred by Sen-no-Rikyu in the Momoyama era...

Soft white clay colors the surface of this unique faceted tea bowl by Bizen master Mori Togaku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled understatedly Chawan and dating to 1990. A rare find, showing the development of this artists unique style, a powerful expression indeed on our relationship with the natural world.
Size, D 13.7 cm H 10.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mori Togaku was born in Inbe, in the heart of Bizen territory in 1937...

This wonderful Ikeda Shogo tea bowl is decorated with both traditional and modern elements that speak to the possibilities of the tradition, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Chawan. Wild cats, pine trees and Mt.Fuji in the background with the traditional black green and orange (Narumi) Oribe glaze...

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...

As if it never cooled, this tea cups by Suzuki Osamu glows with the fire which forged it a rich orange with russet iron highlighting the borders between the red glaze, a superb work enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Yunomi.
Size, D 8.1 cm H 7.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Suzuki Osamu was born in Gifu in 1934, and graduated the Tajimi Technical School ceramics division in 1953...

A magnificent and voluminous Tsubo by Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe O-Tsubo and date to 1992. Only now seen in books and old catalogs. A museum quality work by this important artist whose influence will be felt for coming generations...

An iconic work by Furutani Michio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chaire. It perfectly displays every angle of firing, working its way around from the puddle of ash blasted on to one side, through rivulets of crusty green vein the gray skin.
Size, D 6.2 cm H 9.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Furutani Michio is one of the Gods of Shigaraki, an artist who wrote the book on Anagama kilns, and one of the more influential artists of the s...

Banding of colored clay in graduated tones from pink and green to dark blue, like the distant mountains surrounding Kyoto rise up from a triad of block feet of this magnificent work by important Kyoto artist Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box exhibited at the Kyoto Takashimaya Department Store Exhibition in March 1993.
Size, D 12.4 cm H 20.2 cm (including the lid)
Condition: Excellent
Miyashita Zenji (1939-2012) was born into the family of potter Miyas...

Vivid white runs down over green filling the cracks in the rough faceted sides of this exquisite chawan by Kako Katsumi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sizuku Wan (Dripping Tea Bowl). Inside is all glazed, making it very easy for whisking the frothy tea and the wide kodai base allows it to sit stable and firm, creating a proud silhouette.
Size,D 12.8 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kako Katsumi a rising star in the ceramics world, born in Kyoto in 1965, t...

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 superb sculptural curving tea bowl in silver and gold glaze inspired by traditional textiles by pioneering artist Ishiyama Tetsuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kin Gin Sai Chawan .
Ishiyama Tetsuya was born in 1973 in Saitama prefecture and has established his current Studio in Shigaraki. In 2001 he received his first grand prize at the 13th Tea Bowl Exhibition, He has been awarded at the 44th and 46th Asahi Ceramics Exhibtion, Grand prize at the Paramita Museum Cera...

A vibrant double vase covered in signature naïve designs by Yamashita Moe enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Morinoyoru (Night in the forest). It is 12 x 24.5 x 27 cm (5 x 10 x 11 inches) and is in excellent condition. Her work is filled with joie de vie, and one cannot escape a smile when viewing it. Even the box is painted with a bright green silhouette of the vase, titled and signed in pink!
Yamashita Moe graduated the Kyoto Zokei University of Art in 2004. Her work h...

Perhaps you have already tried to find one of the rare pieces of Ando Minoru. I guess you did not find it on the free market. Today you will find it here. A quite spectacular vase made in the form of a dark iron glazed Tokoname pot inside a shattered crucible by multi-talented Ando Minoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box.

Intentional or not Ando is not talking. The vase certainly exudes the Japanese aesthetic of lack of intention. The dark smooth iron clashes violently wit...

Here are two especial sculptural Shino shell forms by Goto Hideki enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes and date to 2019.
Size, Katakuchi D 13.4 cm x 20.7 cm H 11.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School. He has exhibited at many of Japans top galleries as well in the National Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Work by him is held in th...

I find this piece captivating, the golden thorns rupturing the rough and blank matte white clay. When I asked the artist about his concept, he explained the clay body is the individual formed by self-image, societal pressure, ego, all the things which constrict our actions and channel our emotions. The thorns are the true inner self bursting out of the surface, irrepressible, they pierce the shell and shine like the sun. Though the visible surface may be flat, rough-hewn, colorful, torn, mat...

Fantastic Bizen Sangiri stoneware vase made by Jun Isezaki (b. 1936).

Sangiri is the Bizen technique when the vessel is partially buried in sand in the kiln. The exposed area turns blackish because the ashes that cover it retards oxidation.
Jun Isezaki was named a Living National Treasure in 2004.

Bizen ware was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen province since Kamakura period of 14th century.

Size
Height 22cm
Diameter 12cm

Co...

A sculpture of assembled ceramic shards by Yorigami Munemi in mottled moon colors enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Recreations, Futatsu no Hankyu Tai (Two hemispheres). It is 28 cm (11 inches) diameter, 10 cm (4 inches) tall and in fine condition.
Yorigami Munemi was born in Kyoto in 1944, but went to Tokyo to study gardening at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, graduating in 1967. Two years later he apprenticed in ceramics under Yagi Kazuo, founding member of the av...

A large bowl by important contemporary porcelain artist Yagi Akira enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The shape is very elegant, with stiffly rising sides leading to an abrupt undulating rim in soft celadon green. A striking silhouette, it is 22 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter, 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
This name is a must have in any collection of modern Japanese Pottery. Akira was born in Kyoto in 1955, son of avant-garde Yagi Kazuo (1918-1979) one of...

One of the most expertly created Shino bowl I have seen by Goto Hideki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Chawan. This unique,energetic and powerful piece is cut and worked from a block of clay , it is easy to hold and use, and yet has the presence of contemporary ceramic sculptural art.
Size, D 14.2 cm H 10.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School. He has exhibite...

Terra cotta set of chaire, chawan and mizusashi decorated in a lively and fun Hanabi (sky flower) design.

Mizusashi 7.25" x 5.75", Chawan 5.3" x 4.25" and Chaire 4.2" x 2.85"

Terra cotta, slips and glaze

Decorative, functional and food safe

A peacock stands among abstract patterns, drying fish, birds and geometrics on this large dish by Ito Hokuto with Shiori and Shifuku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yusai Iro-e Kin Gin Sai Hakkaku Zara (Silver, Gold and Colored Glaze 8-Sided Dish). It is 42 cm (16-1/2 inches) across and in excellent condition.
Ito Hokuto was born in the Nakano ward of Tokyo in 1961, and grew up in a prolific time which defined modern Japan and Japanese pop culture. He graduated the Toky...

Mixed stoneware clay, unique curved lines, movement, form, pattern and warm textures of nature are a clear influence of his works on this Sake set by Izumita Yukiya enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Katakuchi and Sekisoh Guinomi.
Size,Katakuchi D 10.9 x 13.4 cm H 8.9 cm
Size,Guinomi D 7.2 x 6.4 cm H 10.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture . In1995 opened is own workshop. His list of exhibitions and ...

A three exquisite work of delicate and elegant Sculpture in the shape of a wrapping cloth by challenging female artist Tanaka Yu enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes. It is an excellent example of this artist, at a size which makes it easily collectable.
Size, D 14.6 cm H 17.8 cm (2018)
Size, D 23.2 cm H 21.6 cm (2017)
Size, D 20.8 cm H 25.4 cm (2019)
Condition, Excellent
Tanaka Yu was born in 1989, and graduated the Kyoto Saga University of A...

As if dragged from the ocean floor, the calcified form of this star shaped shell glistens with foggy blue inside, capturing the heart of the sea from which it came. The five lids with different shells are an ingenious addition to the shape of the body. A superlative jar by Koike Shoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Luster-sai Kai-no-Mizusashi.
Size, D 27.8 cm H 18.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in 1943, Shoko graduated Japan’s top art school (the Toky...

A sculpture of unglazed white porcelain and wood by Yagi Akira enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jiki CLOD 92-13 (Porcelain Mass CLOD 92-13) exhibited at Gallery Koyanagi in Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza district in 1992. The original exhibition invitation card, featuring this piece, is included. The stand is 18 inches (46 cm) long an all is in excellent condition.
This name is a must have in any collection of modern Japanese Pottery. Akira was born in Kyoto in 1955, son o...

Robust Ki-Seto chawan by Hori Ichiro. This chawan measures 13.5 x 10cm and comes with its signed wood box and is in great condition.

Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan with notched foot by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of white glaze and a few shades of purple on brown pottery. 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.

Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987. And then, he started his own pottery in 1992 and has ever been awarded a lot of prizes...

A wonderful early work by Hara Kiyoshi awarded at the 1962 Nihon Dento Kogeiten Traditional Crafts Exhibition enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ume-mon Hachi (Plum Patterned Basin). It is covered in a foamy blue-white glaze, the body sculpted like the five petals of a plum blossom. The dish is 43.5 cm (17 inches) diameter and is in excellent condition. It comes with the original catalog (published on page 1) as well as the original gold award label. This is a very rare opport...

Very casually thrown and faceted mentori teabowl with an Oribe style glaze. > Please note this teabowl is more green than it appears in these photos appearing differently in every light source it is viewed in.

Stoneware and glaze

5.65" x 4.3"

Decorative, functional and food safe

Large, robust stoneware teabowl with impasto style applied clay under a rather active Oribe glaze. >Please note this teabowl is far more green than it appears in the photos.

Stoneware, slip clay and glazes

5.5" x 4.25"

Decorative, functional and food safe

An iconic work decorated with energetic graffiti on a two glaze surface by Ikeda Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Mizusashi. The artist exuberance seems to over-run his pallet, covering all sides and the bottom. Even the wooden lid is a work of art with crow handle. An excellent example of this popular artists work.
Size, D 21.8 cm H 18.2 cm (Not including the lid)
Condition, Excellent
Born in Kagoshima, the southern extreme of the Japanese ...

A masterpiece by one of Japan's leading wood-fired earthenware pottery masters, Takuma Murakoshi. Rough, earthy and marvelous glaze produced as only natural wood-fired kilns and shigaraki clays can create. 10" wide and *" tall. Ask for shipping quote.

A striking tea bowl by the popular young star Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box. We see the gamut of this artists work, red, yellow,white,blue gold and silver from the dark body, it is this subtle attention to shape and texure which elevates the work of Ichikawa Toru.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 10.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973. he was apprenticed to the Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi for five years before establishing his ...

This remarkable tea bowl is from the kilns of Yoshida Shuen (1940-1987)—an apprentice of Miwa Kyusetsu (1910-2012) who was awarded the status of Living National Treasure in 1983. It features a milky translucent glaze somewhat resembling coral, with a few small portions of the foot of the tea bowl exposed, displaying the reddish coarse clay that this piece is fashioned from.

Hagi-yaki has a tradition stretching back over 400 years and is a high-fired stoneware type of pottery. Hag...

An amazing tea bowl by Baba Takashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Yohen Ao (Blue) Chawan. The kiln effects are spectacular, covering the blackened Bizen clay with rivulets of flowing ash, shell shapes, blue and green ash, every angle creates a new view. It is a masterpiece by this young artist.
Size, D 13.1 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Takashi was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen artist Baba Shosuke . In 2006 Graduated from Tokyo University ...

A set of five long narrow plates by Minami Ayako enclosed in the original signed wooden box upon which is written the titles of each dish. Each dish is uniquely decorated, with Rimpa style waves, flowers in snow, a golden sun peering from behind clouds, the moon rising through the mist, or just swirling colorful clouds. A beautiful set perfect for tapas or small hors d’ oeuvres (or perhaps eel for the daring crowd). Each plate is 6 x 34.5 cm (2-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches) and all are in new condit...

A fabulous porcelain sake set by Minami Ayako from her legendary Yukifusuma (Blanket of Snow) series featuring a brilliant flower peering out from a drift of white, each enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Here both a sake cup and Kataguchi pouring vessel, the cup is 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter. The Kataguchi is 15 x 11 x 9.5 cm (6 inches long) and both are in new condition.
Minami Ayako was born the daughter of Kutani artist Minami Shigmasa in Ishikawa prefecture, 1984. Whil...

Once again Abe Anjin has lived up to our expectations in this colorful Sake cups with his most sought after style of saishoku colors. It comes wrapped with the original stamped wrapping cloth enclosed in the original wooden box titled Saishoku Bizen Shuki and in turn enclosed in a black lacquered wooden box also stamped by the artist.
Size (Chicken), D 7.1 cm H 7.2 cm
Size (Fuji-san), D 6.8 cm H 7.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Osaka in 1938, the mysterious reclus...

An exquisite faceted Bizen vessel by Ningen Kokuho Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Kuro Ana-kuri Hanaike (Formnig Holes Black Bizen Vase). The form has been gouged and cut, slabs torn off and odd holes sliced into the sides and top. The clay is dark covered in rivulets of flowing ash, which wrap around like many fingers. It is breathtaking, and I am already jealous of the lucky soul who will get to keep it.
Size, D 12.7 cm H 34.1 cm
Conditi...

Isezaki Mitsuru (1934-2011) Bizen Pottery Hidasuki Flower Vase with Signed Box Isezaki Mitsuru was born in 1934 in the well-known family of Bizen potters. His younger brother Isezaki Jun (b.1936) is the Living National Treasure since 2004. Mr. Isezaki holds the Intangible Cultural Property title since 1998. Bizen ware was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen province since Kamakura period of 14th century. Size Width 22cm Diameter 13cm Condition Good, no chips, no cracks....

A pair of cups in silver and blue with gold by rising star Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wood box complete with Shifuku and Shiori. Each is roughly 9.5 cm (4 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and both are in new condition. There is quite a contrast, fascinating to hold and view. The silver is quite dry and heavily textured, reminiscent of Same-hada (Sharkskin) or Jakatsu (Scorpion and Snake) wares. However, the celadon is smooth and shiny, in a deep, absorbent color...

White,red and lime-green Sharp Angular Design on the dark glaze of this exquisite tea bowl by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sekisai Chawan (Red Pattern Tea Bowl) and date to 1996. There is something about his art which is reminiscent of the artworks of Northwest Native Americans; the patchwork of colors and beautiful natural themes. They call you into another place.
Size, D 13.3 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada was born in Hyogo ...

Like the previous Chawan, here is a two Guinomi, both are superb examples of Sawada Hayato unique design and form and both enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
Size, D 9.2 cm H 6.9 cm (Right)
Size, D 8.4 x 10.9 cm H 5.9 cm (Left)
Condition, Excellent
Sawada Hayato (b.1978) in Kasama. He studied at the Ryutsu Keizai University before establishing his own kiln in 2002. Prizes at both Japan Kogei Association and the 5th Kikuchi Biennale,His work has been e...

Born in Bizen City in 1935, Yuichi Yamamoto is the eldest son of Tosyu Yamamoto, a Living National Treasure. He is the holder of numerous awards such as Kaneshige Toyo Pottery award as well as the grand prize at the Tanabe Museum Modern Forms. Yamamoto San has been designated as Important Intangible Cultural Asset of Okayama Prefecture in 1996. Bizen pottery was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen province since Kamakura period of 14th century. Size Height 13.3cm Diameter 9.6c...

A seminal work by the popular young star Sawada Hayato enclosed in the original wooden box titled Kuro Oribe Kakuseki Chawan and date to 2016. A faceted low bowl draped with black has been paddled and graffiti structures scratched into the surface in blue and red on a base color of clay. This is a prime example of the artist’s most popular style, and a great opportunity for the collector.
Size, D 14.2 x 16.4 cm H 7.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sawada Hayato (b.1978)...

A bottle decorated with biblical passages by Araki Takako fired at the kiln of Uchida Koichi enclosed in the original wooden box signed by KOichi. It is the introduction of Mary from the book of Luke. The slender bottle itself is very much in the style and color of Koichi, and one might venture to say he had a hand in its making. The biblical passage is the obvious work of Takako, and on bottom is engraved her signature. The vase is 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ar...

Sophisticated Bizen Tokkuri (Sake flask) made by one of the best artists of Bizen-yaki, the 2nd. Rakuzan Fujiwara (1910-1996). The Tokkuri was made 50 years ago and is still in mint condition. The surface is covered with natural glaze created with ash.

It fits also perfect as a small vase for a tea room and the tea ceremony.

The 2nd Rakuzan Fujiwara was designated as a Human Intangible Cultural Treasure of Okoyama Prefecture in 1953.

The Tokkuri comes with its o...

Here is one of a kind Sake set consist of an Iga Tokkuri, Hakeme Katakuchi, Shino Guinomi and Ido Sakazuki, the many styles for which Shiro is known. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they come enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sake-ki Soroi (Full Sake set). Something not simply to be seen or collected, but used and experienced.
Size,Tokkuri D 12.2 cm H 15.1 cm
Size,Katakuchi D 13.5 cm H 6.9 cm
Size,Shino Guinomi D 5.9 ...

A beautiful pure white porcelain tea bowl by Niisato Akio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikari Wan . The technique called Hikari (light),through small “windows” like a fireflies, the expression of the vessel changes under lights at each moment and it is wonderful. Perfect for use in the Japanese Tea Ceremony in the summer.
Size, D 12.6 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Akio was born in Chiba in 1977, and has been active as a ceramic artist sinc...

As mentioned before, what I love about the work of Teramoto Mamoru is it is so vivacious and full of life, full of movement. This vase has all that life and movement on a perfect, elegant form. Here also is another dimension, with the pebble textured surface breaking up the reflection of light granting a tactile quality to the silver. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ginasi Hachi (Silver Glazed Bowl) complete with Shiroi and shifuku. The designs of various colors ar...

This particular guinomi is one of those small gems that make it easy to understand not only the love of saké but of guinomi. A magnificent work of Ningen Kokuho, Isezaki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Bizen Shuten . Texture, color, this one has it all!
Size, D 6.6 cm H 6.7 cm
Condition, Excellent
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 t...

Isezaki Mitsuru was born in 1934 in the well-known family of Bizen potters. His younger brother Isezaki Jun (b.1936) is the Living National Treasure since 2004. Mr. Isezaki holds the Intangible Cultural Property title since 1998. Bizen ware was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen province since Kamakura period of 14th century. Size Height 13.2cm Diameter 8.5cm Condition Good, no chips, no cracks. Supplied with a signed wooden box and certificate of origin