Burgeoning grapes in vivid gold decorate this pure white bowl by Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Kinrande Chawan. It is 13.3 cm (over 5 inches) diameter, 7.2 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
From Aichi prefecture, Ono Hakuko was trained by her father initially in the ceramic arts. However, she was most strongly influenced by the great experimentive artist Kato Hajime (1901-1968) and his work with gold...
Robust majolica tin glazed teabowl with abstract bands of color with an alternating rain pattern in black over the bowl.
Terra cotta, glaze and overglazes
5.35" X 4"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Form and void are everything with Maeta Akihiro, and this piece is a fine example of that idea. Maeta 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 Mentori Tsubo.
Size, D 15.8 cm H 27.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Maeta Akihiro was named a living National Treasure for Hakuji in 2013. Born in Tottori Prefecture in ...
A spectacular Shino Vase in deep Murasaki, and white by Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Tsubo. It is 14-3/4 inches (39 cm) tall, roughly 26 cm (10-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Tamaoki Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware...
Precise, elegant, long 14k gold and orange chalcedony earrings by contemporary jeweler Richard Chavez from the San Felipe Pueblo. Active since 1976, he is a master stone cutter and inlayer and the winner of numerous awards. These earrings are 2 1/2" long, weigh 16 grams total and have posts for pierced ears. Both earrings are signed on the reverse with his hallmark and 14k and the post backs are also signed 14k. Photo is shown...
Enigmatic figures rise from concave discs on the front of this massive Tenmoku Vase by modern sculptural artist Ohi Toshiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The gourd shaped form is covered in a mottled red Kaki-yu spotted with flashes of black. The smooth evenly graduated sides contrast with the sharp rough edge of the opening, both surprising and pleasing. Signed clearly on the base, the vase is 14 inches (36 cm) tall, 9-1/2 inches (24 cm) diameter and in perfect condition...
A fabulous Seihakuji Koro by Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled: Fly (Tobu). Two wings burst from the shoulders; the lid pierced with matching holes to allow the smoke to escape. It has the artists signature incised into the base. The work is 17.5 cm (7 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Fukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon...
An exquisite work of micro-calligraphy by young female artist Tamura Seito IV enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Karakusa moyo koro. It is roughly 4 inches tall and in new condition. Tamura Seito is a fourth-generation potter and chosen to inherit the tradition of Saiji micro-calligraphy for the Tamura family. She graduated Tsukuba University in 2004, then began to study under Tamura Keisei...
One of the highlight in this piece is in the crystal of feldspar around the base, it's a charm of ido cup most of all.
Size: 9.0cm(D) 4.8cm(H)
Accessary: wooden box signed by the artist
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
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...
Two original signed fiber art to wear pieces priced separately. Caftan top in a nostalgic Art Deco Erte style cut, constructed, hand painted & Signed MIMI DEE ORIGINAL, a style being individually constructed by same, off and on since 1978. A Textured mallard bemberg rayon was used, the 'Empress of Rayons", according to this maker who loves to work with it...
Tall jug or vase form with medieval green glaze over rozome style design of spirali e tagli
Stoneware, slips and glazes
14" X 5.25"
Wood-fired Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan, by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. Black Glaze, with areas appearing ochre and gold. Two finger marks remain where the bowl was glaze-dipped. Stamped with artist's mark. H. 3.25"(8.25cm) x Dia. 5.75"(14.5cm.)
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...
Decorated with only a single platinum thumbprint this Unmistakable Crimson bowl by Masatomo turns inward as it closes upon the mouth. It is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter, 8 cm (just more than 3 inches) tall and in perfect condition, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Red Chawan and comes directly from the artist.
Masatomo Toi was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1992, and graduated the Design course at the Tajimi Ceramics Research Facility in 2019. Since he has been developing his s...
Rich Oribe glazed faceted (mentori) travel teabowl (tabi-chawan) with box and made in spring 2008. In perfect condition with rich copper flow tea pool.
Higuchi is well known for his tactile tabi-chawan in Oribe and Shino glazes and is published in numerous magazines and publications.
4.15" X 3"
Artist signed wood box is included. 16 x 10.5 x 6.75 inches, 41 x 27 x 17 cm.
A dramatic Shino Mizusashi covered in flowing glaze by Sakai Kobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 20 cm tall, 19cm diameter and in excellent condition.
“I follow no teacher. I take no disciples. Independent, I don't get along well with public exhibitions”. Kobu Sakai from Toki City, one of Japan’s ceramic heartlands, has mastered Shino through self-study. He succeeded a kiln mass producing generic pottery, but decided he wanted to make his own works. “I walked...