Made in 1984

This tall, footed vase is hand-thrown by one of the master potters of Tamba, Ichino Hiroyuki. It has knife-cut faceted sides and is glazed in iron brown on the exterior with a white-glazed interior. A “hi” mark in hiragana is on the interior of the foot. It is accompanied by its original, artist-signed paulonia wood storage box. Good condition.

Height: 6 1/8 in., Diameter: 4 in.

Guinomi, Sake Cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino Glaze. H. 2.75"(7cm) x 2.875"(7.5cm) square. Volume = 5oz (150cc.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in 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...

Porcelain meoto (his/her) pair of large/small yunomi done in a suminagashi marbling style of neriage

Porcelain and glaze

Max. 4.2" X 3.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Large heavily textured Taiko (drum) style vase with rich temmoku and tetsu-yu glazes and tamadare type glaze runs.

Stoneware and glazes

12.75" x 11.5" x 3.75"

Guinomi, Sake Cups, also suitable for high grade tea or whiskey shot glasses, porcelain; by Hanako Nakazato; Union, Maine and Karatsu, Japan. H.1.75"(4.5cm) x Dia.2.125"(5.25cm.) Volume=4oz (60ml.) Hanako calls these "Bamboo Cups," for the banding around the body of the cup resembling a bamboo node. Smooth design and clean lines make this an elegant, yet modern, vessel for any beverage. Hanako Nakazato is a 14th generation potter from Japan...

Wood-fired guinomi, sake cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino glaze. H.2.125"(5.25cm) x Dia.3.875"(9.75cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in 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...

A most extraordinary glaze like green velvet covers this tall bottle form vase by modern Japanese pottery master Imai Masayuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating circa 1970. The long tapering from is expertly rolled at the mouth, the soft absorbent textured glaze lying perfectly smooth over all. The hada, or feeling of the surface is unlike any I have ever seen, and a drop of water is instantly absorbed by the porous surface...

Copper greens splash this bold chawan by Kojima Kenji enclosed in the original signe wooden box. It is 5 inches (12.5 cm) diameter, 3-3/4 inches (9 cm) tall and in fine condition. Kojima Kenji was born in Aichi prefecture in 1953, and graduated the Tokoname Ceramics High School in 1971. He moved to Iga where he studied and was immediately accepted into the Asahi Togeiten Ceramics Exhibition...

A spectacular Oni Karatsu Vase by Inoue Toya of the Kyozan Kiln enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 10 inches (25 cm) tall 6 inches (16 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Inoue Toya (1942-2013), graduated the prestigious Nihon Daigaku in 1966, having spent his student years excavating ancient Karatsu shards and researching their techniques. He apprenticed under the multifaceted potter Nushi Ensai. In 1969 he opened his own kiln...

Yunomi, Tea Cup, by John Miller; Portland, OR. Shino glaze with 3 double bands of vertical iron stripes around exterior. H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.3.75"(9.5cm.) Volume 10oz(300cc.) This cup fetures a warm white Shino glaze with 3 double bands of vertical stripes spaced around the exterior. The creamy white interior will show green tea very well. John Salgir Miller was born in Elmira, NY, in 1974 and earned his BFA in ceramics and illiustration from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston...

Thick white vitrifies over bottomless black, creating a stark sense of drama on the torn form of this outstaniding work by world renowned potter Miwa Kazuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kakan (Floral Crown). It is quite tall, and with a single flower would be an excellent complement to the alcove of a modern Tea Room. The raw red clay is visible benath where the glaze has crawled away to allow a peek inside...

Wood-fired guinomi, sake cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino Glaze. H.2"(5cm) x Dia.3.635"(9.25cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in 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...

A large Hidasuki Bizen Table by Shibaoka Nobuyoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box...

Vase Mashiko-yaki, by Tagami Munetoshi. Faceted sides, Kaki (persimmon) glaze with checkerboard pattern of red & green overglaze enamel decorations of sugar cane reed & stripes. H. 7"(18cm) x Dia. 3.125"(8cm). Tagami Munetoshi (b. 1972) is the son of Tagami Isamu and grandson of Sudo Takeo. He is the 5th generation of potters in Mashiko’s Hinatagama (Hinata Kiln) founded during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) by Sudo Yujiro. At the age of 16, he started his apprenticeship under his grandfather an...

Sake Cup, Guinomi, by Tagami Munetoshi of Hinata Kiln, Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. Kuro (black) and Nuka (Rice Husk Ash) glazes. H.2"(5cm) x Dia.3.125"(8cm.) Tagami Munetoshi (b. 1972) is the son of Tagami Isamu and grandson of Sudo Takeo. He is the 5th generation of potters in Mashiko’s Hinatagama (Hinata Kiln) founded during the Meiji Period (1868-1912) by Sudo Yujiro. At the age of 16, he started his apprenticeship under his grandfather and then right after high school went to America to m...

Wood-fired guinomi, sake cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Ash glaze. H.2.25"(5.5cm) x Dia.2.75"(6.5cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in 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. Their introduction to the world of Tea Ceremony has help...

Wood-fired Guinomi, Sake Cup, by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. Temmoku & Nuka Glazes. H. 2.25"(5.5cm) x Dia. 2.75"(7cm.) 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. Now, he and his wife, Colleen Gallagher, make wood-fired pottery among the pristine forests of Harstine Island at the South End of Puge...

A very desirable work with a swish of resist creating a white floral streak on the rich red and black of this contemporary Mashiko form by Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji enclosed in a box annotated by his son Shinsaku and titled Kaki-yu Nuki-e Kabin, Shoji-saku.  The form is iconic Mashiko, with a strong sense of the utilitarian, a keynote of the Mingei movement which Shoji represented.  A spectacular example of this artists work.
Size, D 14.2 cm ( 5.6 inches)  H 21.8  cm ( 8...