$425.00
. H 2-3/8 x W 5-1/4 inches
Minimal traces of usage, short crack
$450.00
H 2.75 inches, diameter 5 inches (6.9 x 12.6 cm).
Short firing crack, bottom a slightly pitted consistent with usage
Comes with the original inscribed tomobako (Egaratsu; chawan, ichiko) and cotton pouch. Both damaged due to usage
Ex collection R.B. Caldwell
$600.00
The central dish is signed on the back Gyokuzan in a red and gold cartouche. The other six dishes are marked Gyokuzan in red and each have a mark ‘tsu’ at the upper left side of their backs.
Japan, Meiji era, late 19th century.
The ensemble is held together by a Chinese wooden base. This is a marriage, but it happens to fit snugly.
H of each dish ca. 1 x diam. of circle 9.75 in.
Wooden base H 2.3 x diam. 11.5 in.
Fan-shaped dishes ca. 4.74 x 3 in.
Central dish 4.2 x 3.6 in.
Central dish broken and repaired. Out of the break run two hairline cracks. Other dishes fine condition.
Gyokuzan is related to a manufacture of Satsuma ware in Kagoshima (formerly called Satsuma). The founder Chin Jukan XII (1835-1906) used the name Gyokuzan from 1874-1897.
A noteworthy detail is that the manufacture also produced blank (undecorated) wares which would be decorated by decorators, such as Yabu Meizan and Gyokuzan.
$1,500.00
Japan, Seto region, very early Edo period.
H 3 x W 5.5 in.
Excellent condition
Comes with a red silk pouch and a fitted storage box of wood, not inscribed.
Excellent size for smaller hands.
More images upon request
$800.00
Japan, probably around 2000
H 10 x W 4.75 in.
Mint condition
Miyamoto Masao (b. 1971), son of renowned Kutani potter Miyamoto Tadao, graduated 1996 from Tokyo University of the Arts. In 1999 he was certified as a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association. He participated in several prestigious exhibitions and won awards. Masao works both in traditional Kutani shapes and colors and in more avant garde style. The kiln is called Shinseigama.
$400.00
Light colored stoneware with pastel colored sgrafitto clay inly. Excellent craftsmanship. Kyoto ware.
Signed on the bottom Gyozan
Japan, late Meiji/Taisho era, 1910s-1920s
H ca 9.25 inches
The Gyozan studio and kiln were in Kyoto. The studio produced traditional Kyoto Satsuma ware for the export market. It also engaged in making bold, colorful designs that resemble works by Kenzan studios and others. This vase clearly shows the heavy influence of art deco, which was very much the taste in Japan during the greater Taisho era (1910s-1930s).
$300.00
Traditional vase for ikebana, flower arrangement.
In the bottom there is a potter’s seal in the shape of a double gourd: Koji (unidentified).
Japan, Meiji-Taisho era, 1910s
H 7.8 in.
Excellent condition
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The shoulder of the vase decorated in blue, white and greenish enamels and gold with leaf-like shapes, meandering lines and dots.
Unsigned. Japan, Meiji era or later? The vase itself may be earlier than the enamel decoration
H 15 in. (38 cm)
Excellent condition
Previously in the “Memento mori” collection of Richard Harris, Chicago. The collection was on display at several locations, under the title “The Death, A Self-portrait” (2012/13 London) and “Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection” (2012 Chicago)
$250.00
A small metal loop on the shoulder in the back to hang the vase from a beam in the tokonoma.
Bottom unglazed. Impressed seal of artist: Kozan.
Japan, Iga ware, Showa/Heisei, circa 1970s-1980s.
H 3-3/4 in., W 4-3/4 in.
Mint condition
Morisato Kozan (b. 1915). Well-known Iga ware potter
$350.00
Seal impressed in bottom: Tobei.
Japan, Hagi ware, ca. 1981
H 2 x L 3.25 x D 1.1 in.p> Perfect condition.
Comes with the original wrapping cloth with seal of the artist and with original tomobako inscribed Hagi inoshishi (boar) kogo, and signed Tobei XII with round seal of the artist.
Tahara Tobei 12th (1925-1992) worked in the town of Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, not far away from the town of Hagi. He learned ceramics from his father and brother. Began ceramics in earnest after the war, and after the death of his brother (Tobei XI) inherited the Tobe name. In addition to the traditional Tahara family techniques and style, he studied Goryeo and Korean pottery, as well as Urasenke style tea ceremony, and devoted himself to making tea ware. He was declared an Important Intangible Cultural Asset by the Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1981.
Tobei XII made a series of kogo in the shape of the 12 signs of the animal zodiac.
$550.00
Nine spurmarks in the center.
Mingei
Seto ware, Japan, Edo period, 1800-1850
H 2-2.25 x diam. 12 in.
Several small scuffs and frittings in the rim, one large chip on the underside of the time, showing that the rim is hollow
From a private collection of mingei ceramics in New Jersey
$300.00
Height 5 ¾ inches (14.9 cm).
Black glaze dull, showing water streaks, one chip on back of one of the loop handles, some dirt residue. Otherwise good condition.
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H ca. 3 ½ inches, dia. Ca. 4 ½ inches.
Excellent condition.
Comes with brocade pouch and plain wooden box.
$340.00
Very soft clay modeled in a mold and fired at low heat. Painted with gofun (ground eggshell producing the white color), natural/mineral pigments and gold, applied after the figure has cooled. The soles of the paws are left uncolored (light brown)
Japan, Meiji era, about 1900.
H 7.4 x L 7 x W 3.25 in.
The black and white of the dog’s fur is soiled, rubbed, and somewhat crumbling and fragile, showing partially the underlying brown clay, some touch-ups in the black areas; all in all, in good, stable condition
Clay dolls – kawara ningyo - have been produced in large quantities all over Japan at least since the early Edo period. They were made as toys and souvenirs for travelers. Clay was hand-modeled or put in molds to make different shapes, which were fired at a low heat. Subsequently, each figurine was painted with bright (mineral/natural) colors. It is a craft, mingei or folk art, with regional differences in colors and subject matter. In Koga, Nagasaki, the subject was mostly figures related to the foreigner traders that were living in the Nagasaki area, such as Chinese, Portuguese and Dutch, but also monkeys and other animals.
In the early days, a large variety of models were made. Although the dolls are still made today, the number of different models has been reduced.
$390.00
H 4 ¼ inches, diam. circa 4 ¼ inches.
Inside with water stains (chalk), slightly calcified crackle of green glaze on outside, tiny glaze chip, all in all very good condition.
$400.00
Seto region, Japan, 19th century
H 3 x W 5.25 x D 5 in.
Two unprofessionally, but lovingly repaired chips at the lip. One on the inside, one on the outside. One ‘almost’-chip on the lip with frittings. Small glaze losses on the inside and outside and more so in the hakeme. Nevertheless good piece in stable condition.
More photos available upon request
$600.00
Potter’s mark on the belly.
Japan, late 1700s.
H ca 1.25 x W ca 3 in.
Some of the gold rubbed, split in clay caused by firing at the rim of the lower section, which does not impact the stability of the piece. All in all very good condition
From the collection of Sandra Saltzman, New York
$295.00
Potter’s mark on the bottom of the lower section. Unidentified.
Possibly Tokoname ware.
H ca 1.5 x Diam ca 2.25 in.
Japan, Showa era, 1980s?
Small chip on the outer edge of the lower section; small chip on the outer edge of the cover
From the collection of Sandra Saltzman, New York