Silver slip lopes and wavers and splashes over this slightly trumpeting Sake cups by the popular young star Iguchi Daisuke enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes, from the artist this year.
Condition, Excellent

Iguchi Daisuke was born in 1975 in Tochigi , After graduating the Tohoku University of Art & Design in 1998, studied in Kyoto under Imai Masayuki...

A spectacular large Chawan tea bowl by Udagawa Hosei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled understatedly Hagi Chawan. The title is the only thing simple about this complex combination of contemporary clay, glaze, tradition, form, function, past and future. The white glazing has altered to soft blue and pink in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel...

Hisage Shuki, Cold Sake Serving Set. Handled pouring Decanter plus 3 Guinomi (sake cups.) Shino and Bamboo Ash Glazes. By Sachiko Furuya, Honolulu, HI. Decanter: H. 5.625"(14.25cm) with handle, Bowl only=2.625"(6.5cm.) Dia. 5.5"(14cm.) Guinomi (Cups) range from 1.75"(4.5cm) to 2.0"(5cm) in Height. Diameters range from 2.875" to 3.0"(7.5cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan...

A very large notched foot chawan by Hagi master; Yamane Seigan. This Hagi glazed boxed chawan measures 5.5” X 3.6” and is in excellent condition. This chawan is has heavily animated keshiki landscape and feels wonderful in the hands. The glaze of this chawan wonderfully accentuates the form and foot of the iron rich clay body and powerful form. This is Seigan at his best!

This chawan is in excellent, unused condition and comes complete with the original signed box.

An unprecedented work by modern pottery legend Tsujimura Shiro covered in feldspathic glaze and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Chawan.  Here rich iron burns red on one side, fading slowly into the white glaze scarred by pin holes, traces of the artists fingers in the rising body and about the base, where he held it while dipping in the glaze.   A shino Chawan by this artist is virtually unheard of, and rarely comes to market. 
Size, D 12.8 cm   H 9.6�...

18 stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including,Tea Bowls,Vase,Sake Cups Sake Bottles and Incense Burner,available for purchase...

Deep Bowl, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. White Shino glaze. H. 3.125"(8cm) x Dia. 10.0"(25.5cm.) 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...

Medium sized serving bowl with stamped decoration and an altered lip with temmoku and tetsu-yu glazes

Stoneware and glazes

8.25" x 3.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Large and powerful Shiro-Hagi chawan by veteran Hagi potter; Mashita Tadashi. This chawan though appearing pure white, has a nice blush of pink through out portions of the bowl. The lip is slightly lobed and created an elegant appearance. The chawan measures 5.2" x 3.5". This Shiro-Hagi resembles the works of Miwa Kyuwa and Miwa Kyusetsu for a fraction of the price.

This chawan is in perfect, unused condition and comes complete with it signed and Zen priest attested box...

Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, by Sachiko Furya; Honolulu, HI. Ido-gata (Well-Shaped,) White Shino & Bamboo Ash Glaze. H. 3.5"(9.cm) x Dia. 5.125"(13cm,) Foot Ring 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...

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...

Set of 4 porcelain, saggar-fired, cups by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Grass flashings on cups similar to Bizen Hidasuki technique. Size appropriate as sakazuki sake cups or gong fu tea cups for Chinese or Taiwanese oolong or green tea. Average volume 1oz (30cc.) Hand thrown so slight size variance: H.1.25-1.375"(3.25-3.5cm) x Dia.2.25-2.375"(5.75-6cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work...

A breathtaking icy-blue ceramic powdered tea container by Ajiki Hiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ruri Shioyu Chaki (Ruri Salt Glaze Tea Impement). Facets are torn from the natural form, more like some rare stone than a typical Tea Caddy. The slat glaze crawls on the surface as if it is alive, and it is alive with brilliant colors...

A fabulous textured mentori tea bow by Sakai Hiroshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ai-ji Shino Chawan.
Size, D 12.8 cm H 9.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Sakai Hiroshi was born in Toki City in central Mino country in 1960. He graduated the Nagoya Institute of Technology in 1983, after which he spent two years at the Tajimi City Ceramic Research Facility before apprenticing under future Living National Treasure Kato Kozo. He has been exhibited or award...

Guinomi, Sake Cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino Glaze, Notched Foot. H. 2.375"(6cm) x Dia. 3.125"(8cm.) Volume = 4.75oz (140cc.) 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 w...

Waves of red crash bout in pink foam and froth on this superb Shino bowl by legendary artist Tsukigata Nahiko wrapped in a colorful silk pouch enclosed in the original signed double wooden box titled Akane Shino Chawan and named inside the lid Hokai (born by the sea).  Typical of his work, it is large, with a presence which dwarfs its actual size.  The glazing is deep and convoluted, like the ocean in a storm, and the contrast of the frothy green tea inside to the billows of pink, red and whit...

Wood-fired Guinomi, Sake Cup, by John Benn; Harstine Island, WA. Temmoku & Nuka Glazes. H. 2.375"(6cm) 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 Puget...

Decidedly modern, Japanese, and minimalist; the textures, colors, and form of this fascinating tea bowl all suggest inspiration from natural objects. The grey, smooth, polished interior of the tea bowl contrasts nicely with the textured ferrous dark ochre ash glaze on the exterior. Somewhere between an ido and wan-nari shape, it rests surprisingly well in the hand and allows the user to contemplate the mysteries of nature through their tactile and visual senses.

Widely exhibited bot...

Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of white glaze and a few shades of purple on brown pottery. In my opinion it is the one of the most aesthetic chawans that he made. The seal of the artist is stamped on the bottom.

Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987. And then, he started his own pottery in 1992 and has ever been awarded a lot of prizes for his great wor...

2 "Soroban-dama" (abacus bead) shaped Tea Cups by Munetoshi Tagami of Hinata Kiln, Mashiko. Kaki and Namijiro (white) glazes with red & green overglaze enamels. Namijiro interior. H.2.375"(6cm) x Dia.3.625"(9.25cm.) Volume=7oz(210cc.) 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 apprenticeshi...

Gold drips down the brilliant smooth yellow body of this playful surface chawan by innovative artist Kuwata Takuro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kiji Kinsai Chawan (Yellow and Gold Tea Bowl). He really takes things to the extreme that bring back traditional techniques beauty, challenging and adding bold shapes and pop color expressions to the contemporary ceramic artwork.
Size, D 13.7x 14.1cm cm H 11.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Takuro was born i...

A superb belted form covered in crawling blue by Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haiyu Jomon Zogan Wan.  This piece has a great deal of presence, as if 50 years of pottery tradition have been boiled down and condensed into this one lump of clay.  It is thick and heavy, with a stout character standing firm and proud on a stable ring.  Inside an eye of green stares upwards, as if the tea has always just been drunk.  And like many thin...

Lg. faceted mentori teabowl with temmoku and medieval green glazes. The surface of the glaze is streaked with iridescence

Stoneware and glazes

5.7" X 3.65"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Matcha Chawan, Tea Bowl, by John Miller; Portland, OR. Tenmoku and Blue Nuka glazes on dark clay. H.2.75"(7cm) x Dia.4.875"(12.5cm.)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. He has been inspired the mingei aesthetic and by the work of Shoji Hamada since he began studying ceramics in high school. While at Mass Art studying under Ben Ryterband (who spent time studying pottery in Japan,) he h...

Wood-fired Matcha Chawan, Shino Glaze, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.4.5"(11.5cm), Foot ring dia.2.375"(6cm.) 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 ...

18 stunning Oribe works from Higashida Shigemasa, including,Tea Bowls,Vase,Sake Cups Sake Bottles and Incense Burner,available for purchase. Each is uniquely engraved with the artist’s signature and they comes enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes.
All the prices are including shipping costs.
We have carefully screened and selected each work as a masterpiece unto itself, and feel very confident you will agree.
Size, D 5.6 cm H 6.5 cm
Condition, E...

A spectacular work by Nakamura Kohei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Aka Raku Chawan. This is a wonderful piece for showing this master-potter control of glazing and firing technique. He is a potter who embraces both traditional characteristics of Raku while asserting his own unique character.
Size, D 12.3 cm H 10.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Nakamura Kohei was born the first son of the legendary Kanazawa artist Nakamura Baizan II in 1948 , and his ...

Guinomi, Sake Cup, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino Glaze on Porcelain Clay, Notched Foot. H. 2.625"(6.5cm) x Dia. 3.125"(8cm.) Volume = 4.75oz (140cc.) 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 i...

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.
Size, D 12.9 x 13.2 cm H 9.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Kagoshima, the southern extreme of the Japanese main islands in 1976, Shogo would have be...

Ash glaze splatters seemingly haphazard across this superbly crafted tea bowl by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Chawan. The glaze has pummeled the side and run in just enough to create a large green pool in the center, thick green running in a stream to connect it to the rim. About the base clings charred ash deposits, and one side is severely blasted, opposite raw shiseki-pocked clay. Truly a magnificent work
Size,W 12.6 cm H 9.1 cm
Condit...

An organic form covered in thick emerald glaze Higashida Shigemasa and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Jikiro.  The eclectic shape is rendered roma block of clay, hollowed and torn, like the ragged crags of Gifu, home of this pottery tradition.  Natural textures to bring out the depths of the oribe green, and electric shimmers of blue rush over the edges evoking the sense of water on the move.
Size, D 22.5 x 28.8 cm   H  18.2 cm  
Condition, Excellent...

A striking tea bowl by rising star Suzuki Taku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro-Sabi (Black Rust) Chawan. From his famed rust glazes series , which not only display remarkable color variations, but also textures, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands.
Size, D 12.7 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Suzuki Taku is a rising force in sculptural forms in the Japanese ceramic art world. In fact he graduated the prestigious Wase...

Wood-fired Tea Cup, yunomi, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Shino glaze. H.3.5"(9cm) x Dia.3.125"(8cm.) 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 helped ...

A set of five E-Karatsu Mukozuke by Nakazato Tarouemon XIII enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Radically brushed birds rise up into the sky, framed by a vertical bars of iron; inside soft earthen white. Each is roughly 3 inches (8 cm) diameter, 2-1/2 inches (6.5 cm) tall and in excellent condition, bearing the Tarouemon three star mark on the base.
Nakazato Shigetoshi was born in 1930 the third son of Living National Treasure Tarouemon XII (Muan) of Karatsu fame. He was first ...

Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene. Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated. He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno. And while, he has studied in tea ceremony. His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup, and tableware for Japanese cuisine. This piece is a brand new work created with madara-karatsu glaze as small bowl. It is also suitable for western cuis...

Bold porcelain wan-gata teabowl with etched Hi-Tsuchi-Mizu (Fire, Earth, Water) kanji rondels and netting design under my temmoku and haiyu glazes rendering a Karatsu style appearance. The kanji represent the essential elements of pottery making.

Porcelain and glazes

5.25" x 4.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe