All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1423538 (stock #474)
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...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1462145
A fantastic black sculptural Kogo very much in the style of the highly sought Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A kogo is a box used to contain incense...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1392900 (stock #357)
A stellar tea bowl covered in rich Oribe green by Tsukamoto Haruhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Chawan. It has a very organic feel, both from the texture and the cutted sides with various thicknesses of green glass, like water running over a stone surface. This is a great opportunity to acquire a very special piece by this artist...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1380769 (stock #290)
Amazing work by Ikeda Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kohiki Haso-e Chawan. A Yuri-gata (Lily Flower Form) with superd painting techniques of Lotus, Swan , Fish and very unusual for this artist is the carving on the bottom and the tall kodai base . An excellent example of this great artists work...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1374621 (stock #256)
A simple white form by Yoshikawa Masamichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box, simply titled Wan (bowl). However, like the traditional Japanese robe which was decorated on the inside, this bowl holds a surprise for the holder in erratic blue graffiti on the bottom. This is a characteristic of this artist’s work, and this bowl is a fine example...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1415370 (stock #522)
A beautiful tea bowl decorated with an assortment of colors by Kawabata Kentaro encloses in the original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan. A wonderful work to represent this artists eclectic style...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1404126 (stock #428)
Green and blue glaze dripping down over the white sides of this spectacular mentori Vase by Nishihata Tadashi enclosed in the original wooden box titled Hai-yu Ki. It is a work which embodies the best of this highly sought artist ,at a perfect size for the tea room.
Size, D 19.2 cm H cm 20.2
Condition, Excellent
Nishihata Tadashi was born in Sasayama in the mountains of Hyogo, an ancient castle town in 1948. He began potting in 1969, focusing on items for use...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1472997
A deep dark bowl with steep sides perfect for trapping the heat and aroma of tea in winter by Goseki Hiroshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The kiln effects are spectacular, covering the blackened Bizen clay with rivulets of flowing blue and green ash, every angle creates a new view. It is a masterpiece by this young artist.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 10.9 cm
Condition, New (2022)
Goseki Hiroshi was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1388448 (stock #337)
Molten ash streaks around the form of this exquisite traditionally uzukumaru shaped tsubo by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It shows the true mastery of Sadamitsu over kiln placement and firing technique.
Size, D 18.6 cm H 18.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sugimoto Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1399600 (stock #388)
A striking Tokkuri and Guinomi sake set by Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Liberalism respectively and date to 2018. These display his famed glazes, which not only display remarkable color variations, but also textures, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands.
Size,(Tokkuri) : D 7.6 cm H 17.8 cm
Size,(Guinomi) : D 7.4 cm H 7.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1380708 (stock #289)
Form and void are everything with Wada Akira, and this piece is a fine example of that idea. Akira uses no decoration, no overt gestures to get our attention, but relies on simplicity and elegant shapes covered in his pure white glazes. This comes in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Chaire.
Size, D 6.9 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada Akira b.1978,has become certainly one of the most well known names for his mastery in Hakuji glaze...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 1980 item #1461934
Living National Treasure Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) Bizen ware Hidasuki Chawan for Tea Ceremony.
The mark of the potter is carved on the bottom.

Hidasuki or fire sleeve-cording technique results when the ceramic items are wrapped in rice straw and then it burns in the kiln with beautiful red markings left on the surface.

Kei Fujiwara has become the second Bizen Living National Treasure in 1970.

Bizen pottery was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen pro...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Sculptural : Contemporary item #1469832
An exquisite work by challenging artist Tanba Shigeyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box The clear white glaze certainly is like moonlight, and something about the impact of the form into multiple forms calls to mind an asteroid strikeing ground. It is both calm and alive with movement at the same time.
Size, D 14.8 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1978...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1434473 (stock #464)
Molten ash wraps its fingers around the organic form of this amazing Bizen Chawan by Oiwa Tomoyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Wan and date to 2020. The plasticity of the glaze as it creeps around the surface, over raw clay, mountains of ash and spatters of lighter encrustations is truly a sight to appreciate...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1406996 (stock #440)
Rough earthy expression with dynamic feeling due to mud brush eyes in this wonderful Tea Bowl by Suzuki Tetsu titled Ai-ryokuyu Chawan. Moist indigo green is a comfortable shade. The inside is pale jaundice, gentle melody.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tetsu was born in Tajimi city in 1964. After graduating from Kyoto prefectural college of technical ceramic art in 1988,began intensively potting an working under his father, Osamu. Since then his list of...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1368273 (stock #222)
A bottle encrusted in charred Shino glaze by Kumano Kurouemon enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Bin.  Here and there about the surface can be seen kutsuki, areas where other things fused to the flask during the firing and were severed after.  He has dimpled the base, so that despite the audacious appearance, it sits firm and flat on the surface. 
Size, D 11.4 cm   H 18.4  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
A ceramic madman, oil painter and recluse, Kuroem...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Cups : Contemporary item #1477800
His unique Aburage-de (deep-fried tofu) Yellow color, the Koge brown and copper-green,comes together to paint a portrait of a perfect Shukai piece.
Size, D 5.2 cm H 5.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kagami Shukai (1941-2009) was born in Mino , graduated the Gifu ceramic school learning basic techniques, design, and later was taken under the wing of famous potter Kato Kobei for a few years. In 1969 he established his own kiln in Seto designed specifically for firing Shino and Yellow Set...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Porcelain : Contemporary item #1425069 (stock #1504)
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...