A spectacular work by Ohi Toshio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ohi Hakuyu Saiki.  The feeling is like Raku, with a very thin glaze over rough clay affecting hi-iro colors within the glazing.  This is a wonderful piece for showing this master-potters control of glazing and firing technique.  He is a potter who embraces both traditional characteristics of Ohi while asserting his own unique character...

An incredible piece by legendary Abe Anjin in the artists most sought after style of saishoku colors intimating leaves, blossoms and Mount Fuji (all strikingly disproportionate to each other) enclosed in the original signed wooden box and original lacquered wooden box also stamped by the artist...

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. 

Ahn Jong Kyun Korean Contemporary Porcelain Vase

Fine looking sterling "Dot" bracelet by third generation jeweler Sam Patania. It measures 5 3/4" end to end plus a 1 1/4" opening and is 1 1/4" wide. Weighing 62 grams, it is in fine original condition and signed as shown. Sam continues the treasured tradition of the Patania family.

This would make a nice garland or decoration for a doll house. All metal is sterling silver. Own the only one! Made in a USA studio this bold three piece 177 gram necklace by and stamped as: Mimi Dee - Sterling. The components consist of hand wrought hammered lucky spiritual spiral semi precious metal, a fossilized ammonite specimen and modern amulet Dzi beads totaling 177 gram or 6.2 oz as postal scale weights as follows:
Dzi beads: (7) 103 grams. Cold, smooth heavy, root beer color...

Remarkable Shino sake cup featuring exquisite glazing made by Mino legend Ando Hidetake.

Size
Height 4.6cm
Width 6.2cm

Condition
Unused
Supplied with signed box

Ando Hidetake, born in 1938, hails from the esteemed Mino pottery family of Gifu prefecture. In 1960, he embarked on a remarkable journey as an apprentice under the guidance of Kato Tokuro...

Great looking silver overlay belt buckle by contemporary Hopi artist Anderson Koinva. He was taught the art of making jewelry and the famous Hopi overlay technique by his wife's father, the renowned Hopi jeweler Bernard Dawahoya. This belt buckle measures 2 3/8" by 1 3/8" and weighs 34 grams. Fine original condition and signed as shown. Wonderful design.

Exceptional teadust style temmoku chawan by noted temmoku specialist, Kimura Moriyasu. This chawan is a very potent piece in excellent and unused condition and measures 4.75" X 2.65"...

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. This piece is made of white raku, like as a miniature of white raku chawan. Size: 6.8cm(D) 5.5cm(H) Accessory: wooden box signed by potter

Wood-fired Tea Bowl by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.4.25"(11cm.) Shino glaze. 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...

Large ovoid teabowl with random paddling around the form with an iron yellow glaze over a clear glaze. Hand tooled oval foot compliments the form.

Stoneware and glazes

6" x 5" x 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Hanging Vase (J. kakehanaire) by Sachiko Furuya. Bamboo Ash Glaze. H.5.5"(14cm) X Dia.3.625"(9.25cm). 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 pottery box decorated in over-glaze enamels and precious metals by Kato Reikichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sengiri Jikiro.　It is a colorful and playful work a pleasure to look upon. It is 9-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 8 inches (24 x 14 x 20 cm) and is in excellent condition.
Kato Reikichi was born in 1953 the 22nd generation of an unbroken line of potters spanning back to the Keicho era in the Momoyama period...

An interesting contemporary Hagi piece resting on a split-foot (wari-kodai) and a unique glaze patterning that somewhat resembles layers of flower petals. A creation of Morishige Tetsuyo, a native of the famous potting town of Hagi who later studied in Kyoto and eventually took up a position at the family kiln “Renkozan” with tutelage from both his father and grandfather. This particular piece is from a series he began in 2009 aptly named “Kaben” (The petal series)...

Lg. porcelain teabowl with an etched "spirali costanti" design under layered glazes

Porcelain and glazes

5.5" X 4.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

An outlandish image of bright autumn color decorates this set of sake flask and cup by Ito Motohiko enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled simply Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively.  Typical of this artists work, the vessels display a textured cloth surface called nunome, the raw clay decorated with bright large images of natural motifs.    
Size:Tokkuri, D 9.2 cm   H 13.2  cm 
Size:Guinomi, D 8.2 cm   H 4.2  cm
Condition, Excellent 
Ito Motohiko ...

Oribe Style Dish by renowned Koie Ryoji (1938-2020)

Size
Width 23.2cm
Height 6cm

In excellent condition
Supplied with signed wooden box

Koie Ryoji
Born in the historic city of Tokoname, Japan, in 1938, Koie Ryoji emerged as a prominent figure in the world of ceramics. Tokoname, renowned for its rich ceramic heritage, served as an ideal backdrop for Koie's artistic journey...

A dramatic work by Ikeda Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Tsubo. If you get tired of looking at it, just turn the vase 30 degrees for an entirely new vantage. A vase which would be hard to grow tired of....

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. This piece has reduced oribe glaze, it also could be used as a vase. Size: 11.4cm(B) 10.3cm (L) 16.1cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by potter

Sake cup, guinomi, wood-fired, Shino glaze, by George Gledhill. H.2.125"(5.25cm) x Dia.4"(10cm) x Footring Dia.1.625"(4.25cm). 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 spectacular tea bowl by Kato Yasukage XIV enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Chawan and signed 14th Yasukage. The smoothly undulating rim floats above the faceted sides, like acloud over the precipitous crags of Gifu prefecture, home of Oribe-ware. To accentuate the random vein which carries the lifeblood of Japanese pottery, fortuitous flashes of yellow and blue with rich irons flare on the surface like acts of nature.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 9.9 cm
Condition, Excell...

A spectacular sake set by Nishihata Tadashi enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Hai -yu Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively .Rising up in raw clay to meet the double whamy of green and blue-edged white falling from the shoulder.
Size, Tokkuri D 12.2 cm H 14.7cm
Size, Guinomi D 6.6cm H 7.2cm
Condition, Excellent
Nishihata Tadashi was born in Sasayama in the mountains of Hyogo, and ancient castle town in 1948. He began potting in 1969, focusing o...

Robust Oribe style teabowl with kushime combed decoration over faceted planes around the bowl. The interior shows a wonderful texture created by the pooling glaze and intermingling of copper and iron in the glazes. The base of the bowl is my own temmoku glaze

Stoneware, slip and glazes

5.6" X 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Porcelain neriage chawan in a Jovian Storms style pattern with an "eye" design

Porcelain and glaze

4.75" X 4.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

This is everything we could hope for in a bowl by this esteemed artist, Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The first photograph tells it all, with a superb, organic form displaying a hint of green ash on the rim over a burnished red bleeding into raw pale clay spattered with goma and matte reds with small inclusions peeking out through the clay surface. The wide base and low stance create a very powerful presence.
Size, D 13.4 cm H 9.8 cm
C...

f you are looking for a good wall vase, this will be the one! A virtual textbook on firing effects decorates this spectacular Iga Kake-hanaire wall vase by Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A very powerful presentation, fulfilling all our expectations from this important artist.
Size, D 13.8 cm H 13,1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter. While living at a B...

Yunomi, Tea Cup, by John Miller; Portland, OR. Tenmoku & White Nuka Glazes. H.3.125"(8cm) x Dia.3.125"(8cm.) Volume = 8oz(240cc.) 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 ...

A hand signed example of the print "Edgartown" (Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) by noted contemporary Cape Cod and the Islands artist KATHY O'NEIL. The work is numbered 111/350 at lower left margin and is hand signed by the artist at lower right margin. O'NEIL works in the popular naive, folk art tradition that can be traced back to Ralph Cahoon. Popular subjects are mostly scenes of the Cape, Nantucket, or Martha's Vineyard. Imagery usually or often includes whales, mermaids, fanciful ball...

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. This piece was made as "manaitasara" to be used at Japanese cuisine or tea ceremony. His shigaraki(stoneware) pieces are made by archaic way in old style kiln "anagama" burning red pine wood, so those ashes are turned to natura...

This cage of raw white porcelain by Goto Miho, like dried bones, contains a glistening membrane, a mysterious ceramic sculpture by this young artist from her Heartbeat of the Skin series. It is 14 x 15 x 16.5 cm (roughly 5-1/2 x 6 x 6-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. When prompted about her message she said: I feel that there is something vaguely present that is never visible in my everyday life. It always speaks to me like a pulse beating deep within my thin...

Phenomenal and classic Mino-Iga style vase with unquestionably the finest wood fired surface I have ever seen by Mizuno Takuzo. Large and solitary in its presence, the wide array of textures and coloration paints a unique and powerful form that few can achieve and I doubt I will see a pot with this varied a surface again the ferocity of the firing process is written across the surface. Perfect for use or just as a point of contemplation, this Mino-Iga vase stands alone among the tradition.

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An exquisite lidded ginger jar wrapped with a writhing dragon by Ibata Katsue. The artist mark is placed in a raised cartouche, like an old wax seal, on the side, and the dragons seem to reach for it like it was the pearl of Buddhist wisdom. It is roughly 8 inches (19.5 cm) tall and in excellent condition. This piece is from a private collection of modern art and was purchased from the artist. There is no box.
Ibata Katsue was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, in 1958. She graduated the Na...

A striking tea bowl showing precipitous dark mountains shadowed by drifts of white Hagi fog by Saka Koraizaemon XII enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Chawan.  Rough textured clay and smooth white glazes combine for a tactile ménage.  The bowl conforms beautifully to the palm, and rests on a sturdy three part kodai.  It was the featured work on the invitation card of a Takashimaya Department Store exhibition and comes complete with a signed catalog from the show. 
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Kakehanaire (Hanging Flower Vase,) Wood-fired, ash glaze, with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. H.6.625"(17cm) 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 in...