An iconic work in ivory colored covers this vase which comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Zoge-ji Hanaire. A beautiful work with smooth movement of the rim and form.
Size, D 16.6 cm H 26.3cm
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Kei was born in Gifu in 1967 ,the first son of the legendary artist Wakao Toshisada ...

Persian, Raqqa glazed Ido style chawan with rozome underglaze decoration of spirali e tagli.

White earthenware, black underglaze decoration and traditional Persian blue glaze

6" X 3.6"

Please note, this piece is made using traditional porous white earthenware and a soft fritted glaze. Though it is food safe and functional, it is not intended for everyday use.

Vase (J. hanaire), Fissured Mouth. By Sachiko Furuya. H.6.75"(17cm) X Dia.3.75"(9.5cm.) 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...

A beautiful and elegant pure white porcelain sake set by challenging female artist Takahashi Nami enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Hakuji Katakuchi and Hai respectively...

Elegant Hagi chawan with fine lip and kodai foot and a creamy and drippy rim of opaque glaze around the lip.

4.8" X 3.25"

Though marked, the seal is unread. This chawan was purchased at a store in Hagi. The original owner could not wait the extra day for the wood box, so it is presented here in a Hagi store gift box. It was thought that this chawan was made by Notomi Choun, but I will leave the detective work to the next owner.

Shino ware tea bowl made in the legendary Suigetsugama kiln which was built by one of the greatest Japanese potters of all times, Toyozo Arakawa (1894-1985).

Toyozo Arakawa was designated as Living National Treasure by Japanese Government in 1955 and well-known for reviving Shino glazes of Momoyama and Early Edo periods.

The Suigetsugama kiln itself was designated as an intangible cultural property of Tajimi City in 2010, as it has played an important role in maintaining a...

Wood-fired Mizusashi by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.5.875"(14.5cm) x Dia.7.375"(18.75cm.) Mouth opening 3.75"(9.5cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in his life for many years, and George even visits local prisons to teach the Dharma to inmates. Through pottery and Buddhism, he was exposed to Tea practitioners who complimented his work and encouraged him to produce Tea wares...

This Tsubo by Tsujimura Kai is amazing and all attitude. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-yu Tsubo. Green ash has poured in a torrent around the form, settling into glossy black around the base on one side and tingeing the rim with charcoal fingers. Huge eyelets create bulge from the surface on one side, evidence of how it rested on its side in the kiln. This is one not to be missed, and one we will be hard pressed to let go...

Black slip lopes and wavers decorated the white-gray glazed body of this magnificent bowl by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Oribe Chawan. The contrast is both abrupt and challenging, creating a tension most welcome on an otherwise subtle work.
Size, D 12.3-14.4 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world, Yamaguchi Makoto was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978...

A large and stupendous glass vase with a wide mouth decorated with deep, green abstract bands on gold foil by glass artist Tabuchi Koseki (b. 1932). Mouth and bottom with darker bands of deep brownish colour. Signed in the bottom ‘Koseki.’ It comes with fully inscribed, signed and stamped storage box, kiri-tomobako. Japan, late Showa, ca. 1980. H 24 cm, W 24 cm. Condition: Excellent. 

Classic and robust Iga Mizusashi made by Tsujimura Shiro who needs no introduction. Powerfully thrown out of a whitish stoneware clay and fired in an anagama, this mizusashi is covered in ash with a small area of blushing on the read and rivulets of ash cascading down the face...

Oil Painting by Jeon Joon Yeop. 29 x 21 inches, 73 x 53 cm. Jeon Joon Yeop (born 1953) is a well-known artist in South Korea, with numerous art reviews. He was the top-selling artist in last year’s Korea International Art Fair, Korea’s biggest art fair...

No words to describe this incredible large vase by Koyama Kiyoko,signed on the base and enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box.

Kiyoko b.1936 started as a painter who drew designs on pottery. Today, she is considered one of the leading Shigaraki potters both nationally and internationally...

Sold. In a USA studio this sterling silver necklace and pendants with approx 60 Carats of lush blue green odd cut dreamy Aquamarine (a beryl), Sapphires & Pearls, was designed, hammered by and signed: Handmade - Mimi Dee - Sterling...

A Beautiful bowl in crackled white set into a lattice like structure of raw porcelain pierced with a plethora of various sized holes by Kato Yoshiyasu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haku-yu no wan (White Glazed Bowl). It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 10 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, from the artist this year.
Kato Yoshiyasu was born in Aichi prefecture in 1985, and graduated the Kurashiki Kogei Crafts School design department in 2008...

Large Dish or Rimmed Plate by Sachiko Furuya; Shoreline, WA. Contemporary, H.2.75"(7cm) x Diameter of 13.5"(34.25cm)...

“Tree Lotus” spring upwards in ebullient festivity on the sides of this elongated form by Ito Motohiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nunome Mokuren Moyo Kabin.  Nunome refers to the artist preference for creating his clay works on a cloth form, leaving the texture of the cloth embedded in the surface.  Mokuren is Magnolia, known in Japanese literally translated the Tree Lotus.  This vase is quite large, and the execution is top notch, showing both this artist peculiari...

Gold nuggets gleam on the deep lavender and black surface of this organic form by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kurinuki Kinsai Mizusashi. Kinsai is literally gold color, and here the artist has embedded gold into the surface, allowing it to expand and bubble out in the heat of the firing process. The effect of this on the dark matt surface is both striking and original. Kurinuki is the technique of digging a form out of a block of clay, and once again here ...