Shino glaze dish with sgraffito decoration, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. White Shino glaze. H. 2.0"(5cm) x Dia. 6.25"(16cm.) 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...

Round Dish with flower-shaped medallions applied to 2 sides and interior, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. White glazes. H. 2.25"(6cm) x Dia. 7.0"(18cm.) 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...

Flower Vase with lug handles on shoulder, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Black, White, Iron glazes. H. 6.25"(16cm) x Dia. 4.75"(12cm,) Mouth opening 2.0" (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...

Orna Ben Ami post modernist sterling silver brooch

Israel

2" x 1 1/4"

Weight - 19.40 grams

Ben-Ami studied sculpture at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. and Tel Aviv University and has presented numerous solo exhibitions in Israel, Europe and the United States.

Marked 925

Incsribed signature

Dated 1991

Very good vintage condition

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...

Baluster style vase glazed in a rich partridge feather iron and temmoku glazes

Stoneware and glazes

13.75" x 6.6"

Mizusashi style covered jar with iron partridge feather and temmoku glazes with lugs attached at the waist

Stoneware and glazes

8" x 7"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Robust Oribe teabowl with slip and roughly incised, sgraffito design circling the bowl.

Stoneware, slip and glazes

5" x 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Faceted Tea Bowl, Matcha Chawan; Mashiko-yako, by Isamu Tagami. Kaki glaze with red, green, & yellow overglaze enamels. Hakeme brush-marked interior. H.2.625"(6.75cm) x Dia.4.75"(12cm.) Tagami Isamu was born in 1947 in Mooka, a village neighboring to Mashiko. He married into the Sudo family and apprenticed under Sudo Takeo. He was originally trained as a Japanese chef and had his own restaurant before embarking on a career in pottery, giving him a unique perspective on functional wares...

Vase, Hanaire, Mashiko-yaki, by Tagami Munetoshi. 8-sided body with round neck and lip. Deep black Temmoku glaze. H.7.5"(19.5cm) x Dia.2.75"(7cm.) Ideal for placement in tokonoma. 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...

Set of three sake cups (guinomi), kaki glaze with "ami-mon," net pattern, decoration in overglaze red & green enamels. White interior. By Isamu Tagami of Hinata Kiln, Mashiko. H.1.75"(4.5cm) x Dia.2.375"(6cm.) Tagami Isamu was born in 1947 in Mooka, a village neighboring to Mashiko. He married into the Sudo family and apprenticed under Sudo Takeo...

Reishuuki, Cold Sake Decanter, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Spouted Bowl with Braided Handle also suitable for flowers, food presentation...

Tall Bowl with Notched Rim, White Shino Glaze, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 6.0"(15.25cm) x Dia. 6.75"(17.25cm.) The torn opening on the rim gives the bowl a very organic appearance. Suitable as a vase for flowers, or as a serving bowl. 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,) Suidob...

Exceptional stoneware vase that was subtly and expertly faceted, glazed in a rich nuka style glaze and decorated in Tale of Genji inspired partridges in platinum lustre. The presence and volume of the pot are hard to put in to perspective with the dimensions, 12" x 8.5" and a guinomi has been placed in the last photo to give a sense of the scale. Rich in concept and execution, this vase is an exemplary example of Showa era pottery made sometime around 1980.

This important vase, exhibited i...

This piece was just recently displayed at the Korea Society exhibition, Korean Contemporary Ceramics, the first exhibition on this subject in New York. Kang Jong Sook is easily the most ubiquitous Korean ceramic artist in America. She has been at the forefront of the contemporary ceramic art scene in New York for two decades now. Kang has had solo exhibitions at the Hammond Museum, Montclair State University Museum, Bratislava Museum, Dai Ichi Gallery, and Tong In Gallery, among others. She is a...

Paddled water jar with Oribe and iron ash glaze accents. The jar has a slight lean to it as a result of the paddling.

Stoneware and glazes

7" x 7.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Slightly oval teabowl with a a cut and combed texture in slip under a rich Oribe glaze with iron-ash accents.

Stoneware, slips and glazes

5" x 3.6"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Saffron glazed water jar, covered jar, mizusashi with combed, kushime decoration in slip under the glaze which has run to create long partridge feather tendrils around the base of the pot. There are three gold lacquer dot additions around the form.

Stoneware, slip and glazes

8" x 6.75"

Functional, decorative and food safe