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Large and robust porcelain chawan with a tataki (paddled) style netting design around the bowl and richly glazed in Ao and clear.

Porcelain and glazes

5.6" X 3.85"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Large hakeme (hakame) decorated covered jar with a medieval green splash on the front, back and lid

Stoneware, slip and glazes

13.5" X 7.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Lustrous green Oribe glazed chawan over a combed "breaking waves" pattern highlighted with an underglaze wash of purple-brown

Stoneware, slip, wash and glaze

5.5" X 3.85"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Bamboo influenced teabowl form with a rich gosu blue over an Ame-yu glaze with a resisted design. The gosu is rich an lush especially in the sunlight

Stoneware and glazes

5.25" X 4.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Rozome style covered jar with the repeated resist "harmony" design. The green overglaze is very reminiscent of Japanese Fujina, as well as medieval galena glazes style glazes and is very rich in person and lead free.

This covered jar comes with two different styled lids, each one presenting an entirely unique view and perspective of the piece

Stoneware, slips and glazes

9.75" X 7.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe!

Generous medieval galena style yunomi, teacup with a rich galena style glaze over an incised "intersection" design. Though galena influenced, this is a lead free glaze!

Stoneware and glazes

4.5" X 3.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

This elegant Japanese seihakuji vase with peach bloom, shinsha accent, is by studio pottery master; Morino Kako. This vase measures 8.8” X 3.25” and is in excellent condition with original signed box. The contemplative decoration of this hanaire is boldly handled by an adept master of glazing and pottery form. Morino’s works are in numerous collections, museums and a wide variety of publications as well. Morino Kako is also famous as the father and illustrious teacher of Morino Hiroaki Ta...

A very striking incised and wood fired vase by veteran omnibus potter; Imai Masayuki. This naturally glazed vase, hanaire, measures 9.25” X 3.75” and is in excellent condition with signed box. The surface of the vase is incised on either side with a sprig, or bouquet of flowers and is dusted by ash from the wood firing. Imai is a veteran potter, working in a wide variety of techniques and has been shown in numerous exhibitions and his work collected by museums and large collections around th...

Group of six contemporary Japanese pottery videos, each in excellent condition and running just under an hour.

The videos showcase, Ningen Kokuho and other master craftmen from Bizem, Mino, Mashiko, Karatsu and painted porcelain works.The videos show 360 degree views of some of the potters works, as well as the potters studios, kilns and making pottery chawan, mizusashi, tsubo, etc.

The videos included showcase;
Kato Takuo
Fujiware Yu
Nakazato Taroemon
Nakazato ...

Robust medieval style jug with impressed design under an Ao-glaze with frogskin qualities, great as a jug or vase

Stoneware and glazes

10.5" X 7"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Terra cotta teabowl with black and white slip that has been swiped around the body

Terra Cotta, slips and glaze

5.2" X 4.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Robust terra cotta teabowl with black and white combed slip

Terra cotta, slips and glaze

5" X 4.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Broad temmoku glazed teabowl with overall impressed design inspired by ancient Chinese bronzes.

Porcelain and glaze

5.25" X 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Richly glazed ko-zu style oribe chawan with "wandering" lip and tactile Shono pattern around the teabowl

Stoneware, slip and traditional Oribe glaze

4" X 5"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Oribe glazed covered box forms, each resting on three feet cut from the footring.

#1 measures 4.75" X 4.75" and has an over all repeat pattern resembling farm fields from an aerial view

#2 measures 4.5" X 5.25" and has two different impressed medallion designs used originally in medieval pottery

Stoneware and traditional Oribe glaze

Two volumes of the GENDAI NIHON(no)TOGEI IYE SAKUHIN books. Volume #1 and #2 of a three volume set, measuring 10.5" X 8.5" and fully illustrated in color and with a biography, signature and address/phone number of each artist. Great array of mizusashi, chawan, tsubo, etc.

These volumes cover many great and famous potters, including Ningen Kokuho, as well as Bizen, Hagi, Karatsu, Iro-e, Raku and many others.

Shipping is $5 each.

Rich Oribe influenced mizusashi with hakeme (hakame) and impressed design. In the firing, the glaze ran off the pot to form a dragonfly eye style drip. The drip makes the pot a bit uneven, but I could not bring myself to grind off the drip. The foot can easily be stabilized with the addition of two felt pads

Stoneware, slip and traditional Oribe glaze

5.75" X 8.6"

Medieval influenced cap jar with a rich galena style glaze over a medallion repeat design. Though galena influenced, this is a lead free glaze!

Stoneware and glazes

8.5" X 6.5"

Functional, decorative and food safe