Catalog: Artists: Ceramics: Pottery: Sculptural (87)

White, pink and lavender on this large free-form water jar by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-Hagi Yohen Kurinuki Mizusashi. His white glazing has altered to hot pink in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for...

As if dragged from the ocean floor, the calcified form of this star shaped shell chawan with beautiful white color capturing the sand of the sea from which it came. A superlative bowl by Koike Shoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-Wan.
Size, D 14.6 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in 1943, Shoko graduated Japan’s top art school (the Tokyo University of Art) in 1969...

Layers of irregular bands of colored clay, peach-colored top lid to a lavender and green like the climbing mountains surrounding Kyoto rise up the sides of this majestic work by Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sai-dei Koro Gen-fu Kaze ( Mad Colors Phantasmic Wind Incense Burner and date to 1993. It is an excellent example of this artist...

Ash Glazed Flower Vessel by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Kaki (Ash Glazed Flower Vessel).  The entire work is soft and matte, like an old charcoal sketch, exuding a very powerful “Wa” sense of harmony.  Ken is well known for this pastel color concept of un-presupposing grays, and this piece certainly lives up to our expectations for him...

Here is a water container which certainly does not let down, everything we have come to expect from this popular Japanese artist enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Mizusashi and date to 2011. Various of green,rich irons flare and flashes of yellow glass,shell marks on the rim and the top of the lid where it was supported on its edge in the kiln...

A wondeful sculpted covered box in pale earth-tones scribbled with natural motifs by Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Narumi Oribe Futamono. The capricious brush has worked over the various colors creating crosscurrents among the various themes which play off of each other. The jaunty form is very much a product of this vivacious artist, whose lust for life is apparent in all he creates...

A playful work by rising star Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Narumi Manga Oribe Chuki.
Size, D 21.4 cm H 16.7 cm (including the handle)
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star. Born in Seto in 1980, he graduated the Seto Industrial Ceramic Facility in 2000, then apprenticed under Kishimoto Kennin for four years, moving out on his own in 2005...

Another excellent example of one of my favorite artists Izumita Yukiya, comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Futamono Juji Henko (Cross-shaped lidded jar).
The shape has a charm reminiscent of Hans Coper and ancient vessels. It will looks beautiful with a few flowers, and of course even as an object.
Size, D 23.2 cm H 22.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Yukiya was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture . In 1995 opened is own workshop...

An exquisite work of delicate and elegant petals by challenging female artist Shingu Sayaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gakuyo Wan and date to 2018 . A closed bud on the side is lined with hundreds of tiny sharp needles in black.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 9.5 cm
Condition, New
Shingu Sayaka was born in Osaka, the industrial and commercial heartland of central Japan, in 1979...

Enigmatic designs in red and white on the dark glaze of this ceramic incense box by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Kogo. This is a prime example of the artist’s most popular style, and a rare opportunity for the collector.

Size, D 6.4 cm H 4.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to his current location in 1976...

A virtual textbook on Yohen firing effects by Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Mizusashi. Natural ash glaze is the only decoration, as one would expect from this artist who has learn so much and revive the techniques of Iga Shigaraki ware pottery from his father Michio.
Size, D 21.4 cm H 20.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Furutani Kazuya (b. 1976) is one of Japan’s most promising young stars...

Here is an exceptional Tokkuri by rising star Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Memento Mori (Don`t Forget About Death). This artist really takes things to the extreme, challenging and yet incorporating something of the idea of Wabi into his outlandish works.
Size, D 16.7 cm H 18.7 cm
Condition, New (2022)
Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973...

Shjades of lavender dust the thick coating of white glaze which covers the rugged form of this spectacular Sake set by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Hagi Kurinuki Tokkuri and Guinomi respectively. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for...

An exquisite work by challenging artist Tanba Shigeyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box The clear white glaze certainly is like moonlight, and something about the impact of the form into multiple forms calls to mind an asteroid strikeing ground. It is both calm and alive with movement at the same time.
Size, D 14.8 cm H 9.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1978. He went to Kyoto where he studied at Seika University, gradua...

A fantastic black sculptural Kogo very much in the style of the highly sought Bizen master Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A kogo is a box used to contain incense.
Size, D 7.6 cm H 14.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kakurezaki Ryuichi is one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bizen but far off Nagasaki, which seems to have gifted him with the ability to see the clays potential beyond conventiona...

Form and void are everything with Wada Akira, and this piece is a fine example of that idea. Akira 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 Chaire.
Size, D 6.9 cm H 9.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wada Akira b.1978,has become certainly one of the most well known names for his mastery in Hakuji glaze. His work are so pop...

A fantastic sculptured vase by the outlandish Fujioka Shuhei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Hanaire. A frenzied stack of rugged corners like the fallen away sides of a mountain revealing the earth’s structure beneath a layer of green. It is likely Fujiokasan is inspired by the brawny, rain drenched and forested mountains surrounding the town of Iga, where the Mountains formed a natural line of defense for the secret clans of Ninja who called the valley their home.

Here are two especial sculptural Shino shell forms by Goto Hideki enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes and date to 2019.
Size, Katakuchi D 13.4 cm x 20.7 cm H 11.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School. He has exhibited at many of Japans top galleries as well in the National Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Work by him is held in th...