Ameyu Vase with Cobalt, gosu lattice decoration.
Stone ware
10.75" X 5.5"
Stoneware collared vase with rich amber, ameyu glaze and vibrant cobalt decoration.
Resist design crane neck style vase with slips and Harmony pattern under a lustrous glaze
Stoneware, slips and several glazes
10.25" X 5.6"
Robust temmoku glazed vase form with vivid masame patterned texture through out the body of the vase
Stoneware and temmoku glaze
9.8" X 6.4"
Mingei influenced stark white slipped bottle vase with dramatic hakame executed with a stiff boar's fur brush. This shape is a bit reminescent of Scandanavian form of the 1950's
Stoneware, slip and glaze
10.2" X 5.5"
Thrown, altered and assembled Oribe vase based on a traditional Japanese Dotaku, bell form. Traditional Oribe glaze and panels of white and black stripes on either side
Stoneware, slips and glazes
8.75" X 5.75" X 7.25"
Korean Contemporary Buncheong Ceramic Art by Kim See Man. Buncheong is a unique and centuries-old style of ceramics characterized by a white slip surface that is usually decorated in a spontaneous and expressive manner. This has been imitated in Japan's mishima ware...
Korean Contemporary Buncheong Ceramic Art by Kim See Man. Buncheong is a unique and centuries-old style of ceramics characterized by a white slip surface that is usually decorated in a spontaneous and expressive manner. This has been imitated in Japan's mishima ware...
Korean Contemporary Buncheong Ceramic Art by Kim See Man. Buncheong is a unique and centuries-old style of ceramics characterized by a white slip surface that is usually decorated in a spontaneous and expressive manner. This has been imitated in Japan's mishima ware...
Bulbous vase form with grasses repeat design under a rich Ao glaze
Stoneware, slips and glazes
6.75" X 6"
Thrown and altered flask vase with a rich Oribe glaze over a stylized Enso
Stoneware and glazes
9.5" X 7" X 5.5"
Rich temmoku glazed vase form with archaic inspired impressed decoration around the body
Stoneware and glaze
8.25" X 6"
Ao glazed, thrown and altered vase form with panels of Shono rain pattern
Stoneware, slip and glazes
8.25" X 7.5" at it's widest
Rich glazed hakeme (hakame) waisted vase with lustrous Oribe glaze on the exterior and complex temmoku on the interior
Stoneware, slip and glazes
10" X 6"
Robust hakeme (hakame) vase with a bold, expressionist style glaze splash inspired by the bold "ink traces" of Nantembo the famous Zen calligrapher
Stoneware, slip and glazes
7.7" X 6.75"
Oribe and temmoku glazed lobed vase with impressed medallion within each section. The footring has an small area where glaze ran
Stoneware and glazes
9.25" X 6"
Large cylindrical vase with vivid impressed wood texture and glazed in my Ao glaze
Stoneware and glazes
11" X 6"
Tall thrown and squared vase form with kushime/combed slip decoration under a "Galena" style glaze with trace accents of my finger prints in the glaze (though galena inspired, this and all of my glazes are lead free)
Stoneware, slip and glazes
12" X 4.25" X 4.25"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Seo Byung Ho was the recipient of the top prize in the 2009 World Ceramic Biennale, the highest paid ceramic art prize in the world. With this lovely pair of sculptural vases, Seo has combined the shape of a traditional vessel with the form of a fish, a symbol of eternal vigilance because the fish never closes its eyes. For the same reason, the fish is also a symbol of diligence that has long been a source of inspiration for Korean scholars, and is a common motif employed in scholar's implements...
Robust medieval green mallet form (kinuta) vase with hakeme slip decoration
Stoneware, slip and glazes
10.5" X 5.65"
Large temmoku and haiyu ash glazed kinuta mallet vase with lobed indents around the body of the vase. The ash glaze streaks and runs down the vase neck and boils in activity on the shoulder
Stoneware and glazes
13.75" X 6.25
Elegant tall temmoku vase with stamped lugs at the neck. This glaze is very visually intriguing as it appears different when viewed in different light sources. The surface is covered in a frogskin texture that looks like small oilspotting.
Stoneware and glazes
13.75" X 7"
Robust Oribe style ovoid jar with hakeme slip decoration under my medieval green and temmoku glazes. The lip is glazed in a rich temmoku glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
10.25" X 7"
Round, full small vase, ko-tsubo with spirali e tagli design around the jar all glaze in medieval green and temmoku glazes
Stoneware, slip and glazes
6.85" x 6.85"
Round ko-tsubo, small vase with temmoku glaze and clear panels with multi-color enamels in vertical stripes
Stoneware, slip, glazes and overglaze enamels
7" X 7"
Karatsu style tataki paddled vase with haiyu and temmoku glazes
Stoneware and glazes
10.75" X 7"
Wood-fired flower vase by George Gledhil; Payette, ID. Attached lugs in style of "mimi-tsuki" (ears attached) "kabin" (flower vase) of Iga-yaki. H.6.375"(16cm) x Dia.3.75"(9.5cm.)
Inspired by Japanese Iga ware. H.6.375"(16cm) x Dia.3.75"(9.5cm.)
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...
Tall teoke (water bucket) style vase with temmoku and running tetsu-yu glazes
Stoneware and glazes
14" x 7"
Charcol fired, yakishime tsubo with "hana", flower designs incised on the pot by Otani (Yano) Shin-ichi
27 x 24cm
In perfect condition with original signed box and stamped cloth
Saffron hakeme yellow iron glazed double gourd bottle vase with subtle raked slip under the glaze
Stoneware, slip and glazes
9.75" x 5.5"
Functional, decorative and food safe
Elegant Shino lugged vase by veteran potter, Ando Hidetake (b. 1938). Thrown and then paddled ovoid, this simple tea ceremony vase was made of Mino mogusa clay and once stiff, the foot was hand carved to produce a fitting oval foot to compliment the form. There are wispy traces of iron under the crisp white Shino glaze meant to insinuate grasses and stemmed flowers in an ethereal Momoyama ink painting inspired manner...
Vase with lug handles and hanging stick, white Shino glaze. By Sachiko Furuya, Honolulu, HI. H. 8.75"(22.25cm) x Dia. 4.5"(11.5cm.) Length of bamboo handle is 22"(56cm) and may need removal if item is shipped.
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...
Basket-shaped Vase or Serving Dish with braid handle, Shino and Bamboo Ash Glazes. By Sachiko Furuya, Honolulu, HI. H. 5.25"(13.25cm) x Dia. 9.375"(23.75cm.)
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...
Keikan-ko (Chicken Head) Vase by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Inspired by a historical Chinese shape. Shino and Bamboo Ash glazes. Double neck with braid handle...
Vase with wide base, Shino and Bamboo Ash Glazes, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 7"(18cm) x W. 5.75"(14.5cm.)
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. She has exhibited her work in ga...
Keikan-ko (Chicken Head) Vase, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Inspired by a historical Chinese shape. Shino and Bamboo Ash Glazes, with braid handle. H. 9.5"(24cm) x W. 5.75"(14.5cm.)
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 degre...
White Shino glaze Vase with studded neck & shoulder, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 9.125"(23cm) x Dia. 4.5"(11.5cm.)
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. She has exhibited her wor...
Large wasp waisted vase with chimney style neck glazed in a rich temmoku and tetsu0yu combination with large ring lugs flanking the neck.
Stoneware and glazes
15.75" x 7.5"
Hanging Vase, Kakehanaire, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Saggar fired with grass. This pot experienced heavy charring on the bottom during firing (see enlargements.) H. 3.625"(9cm) x Dia. 3.25"(8.25cm.), with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. 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,...
Mizusashi, Fresh Water Jar used in Chanoyu, by George Gledhill; Payette, ID. Wood and Gas fired with Ash Glaze interior. H. 6.375"(16cm) x Dia. 7.25"(18.5cm.) Mouth opening 4.375"(11cm.) Volume = 58oz (1,850cc.) 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 wo...
Large Momoyama influenced tataki paddled Oribe vase with large lugs applied on the neck. The pot was fired on wads, which were ground off and the areas are smooth to the touch. This piece has a great deal of volume and is much larger than the dimensions imply.
Stoneware and glazes, made by Craig Bird of Albedo 3 Studio
12.5" x 7" max.
Try describing this incredible Vase is not difficult: Spectacular is all that comes to mind. This large vase is covered in glassy Oribe green glaze by the important Mino Ware master potter Tsukamoto Haruhiko, born in Mino in 1959
His work, reflects a certain, more modern departure from the established tradition, without compromising the quality of its craft and design.
Tsukamoto Haruhiko studying with Nonaka Shunsei and Asai Reiji. He struck out on his own in 1985 and sinc...
Large Oribe influenced vase with trumpet style flared neck and mouth and incised around the shoulder of the body of the piece. The neck is flanked by two coiled style ring knobs.
Stoneware and glazes
15.5" x 8"
A fine Tokkuri by the greatest Shigaraki Legend Tsujimura Shiro. It is enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, likely needs no introduction, certainly one of Japans most well known potters, he has been displayed both nationally and internationally innumerable times.
Tsujimura Shiro first became interested in pottery while studying to be a painter in Tokyo. He rejected the notion of apprenticing with an established master or attending art s...
No words can describe these two incredible vases by Koyama Kiyoko, signed on the base and enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden boxes. Kiyoko, born 1936 started as a painter who drew designs on pottery. Today, she is considered one of the leading Shigaraki potters both nationally and internationally. Kiyoko was the subject of the feature film Days of Fire (Hibi), and is the pioneering female wood firing artist in Japan,the potter’s dramatic life and the trajectory of her artist...
Vase, Hanaire, Mashiko-yaki, by Tagami Munetoshi. 8-sided body with round neck and lip. Deep black Temmoku glaze. H.7.5"(19.5cm) x Dia.2.75"(7cm.) Ideal for placement in tokonoma. 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 apprenticeship under his grandfather and then right after high schoo...
Baluster style vase glazed in a rich partridge feather iron and temmoku glazes
Stoneware and glazes
13.75" x 6.6"
No words to describe this incredible large vase by Koyama Kiyoko,signed on the base and enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box.
Kiyoko b.1936 started as a painter who drew designs on pottery. Today, she is considered one of the leading Shigaraki potters both nationally and internationally. Kiyoko was the subject of the feature film Days of Fire (Hibi) - please watch a video on the homepage of Momoyama Gallery - and is the pioneering female wood firing artist in Japa...
Flower Vase with lug handles on shoulder, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Black, White, Iron glazes. H. 6.25"(16cm) x Dia. 4.75"(12cm,) Mouth opening 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. 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 Du...
Hanging Vase, Kakehanaire, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Bamboo Ash glaze. Pinched body. H. 4.25"(10.75cm) x Dia. 3.75"(9.5cm.) 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. She has exhibited h...
Incised and Inlaid Stoneware Vessel by Cho Chung Hyun (born 1940), a retired professor and Dean of Fine Arts at Ehwa Womans University. This piece was recently featured in an exhibition at the Korea Society. Cho Chung Hyun's work is inspired by Korea’s onggi pots. This piece tells a 3,000 year-long story of Korean ceramics, from red-bodied Neolithic pottery, the triangle patterns of Silla ware, the inlaid work of Goryeo ceramics, the form of onggi pots from the Joseon Dynasty, right up to toda...
Tall tataki, paddled hanging vase with my Oribe glaze with accents of iron over the textured surface. Though this piece will stand upright on its own, it is intended as a hanging vase as it would not be exceptionally sturdy supported on the foot.
Stoneware and glazes
13" x 2.8"
Paddled trumpet vase with attached and pierced lugs with an iron rich Oribe glaze overall
Stoneware and glaze
9.25" x 7"
Here is a large and brilliant Tsubo (vase) by Master Mashiko Potter and Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. It is in mint condition with no chips or cracks.
Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007) is one of the best-known Japanese potters. The artist studied under another pottery legend, Hamada Shoji, to become one of Mashiko master craftsmen. Shimaoka Tatsuzo became independent in 1953 and after having exposed in renowned venues i...
A massive (almost 2 kg) Shigaraki Vase by famous Rakusai Takahashi III, enclosed in its originally signed wood box.
The tsubo displays the landscape of fire color (hi-iro), scorch (koge) and burst rocks (ishihaze).
Rakusai (1900 - 1976) was considered as one of the true masters of Shigaraki and Iga-yaki, along with Naokata and later Michio. He worked toward the revival of Kamakura and Muromachi wares, and came to the world stage when he won international acclaim after be...
One of a kind and absolutely rare: Very large Oni Shino Yohen Tsubo by Tsukigata Nahiko, enclosed in its originally signed double wooden box. A true masterpiece, 8,3 kg heavy, 28 cm high with a maximum circumference of 88 cm, imagine that.
Tsukigata Nahiko (1923-2006) actually needs no introduction. He was not only an accomplished ceramic artist, but also a musician, painter, calligrapher and sculptor.
Tsukigata was born in Niigata prefecture, he studied at the Waseda Un...
Small compact vase of irregular shape on a wide foot. Brown clay with white mineral and tiny pebble inclusions typical for Shigaraki and Iga ware, with green and white ash glaze over cross hatched pattern on the shoulder.
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....
Additional Photos for Tanba Yaki Jar by Ichino Shinsui with Tomobako
Nancee Meeker hand thrown vase
9 1/2" tall
Gray to black gunmetal glaze with spreading accents of green moss hues
Beautifully made and well balance
Lightened areas are reflections from photographic lighting
Signed Meeker on bottom
Excellent condition with no issues to note
A beautifully crafted vase from a studio potter in the hills of Iga, a few hours drive east of Kyoto. Iga-ware has quite a long history—by some accounts dating back to the 7th and 8th century—with the major kilns being established some time around the end of the 16th century. Similar in many ways to Shigaraki pottery, the glaze is the result of kiln ash being vitrified and melted on to the surface of the clay body at extremely high temperatures during firing, which can last many days. To add...
Master of a very difficult technique from the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) known in Japanese as Neriage, the potter who created this elegant vase uses extreme precision to combine sheets of differing types of clay, culminating in a unique visual effect. While many of his pieces are ringed with swirls of colors, this one is more modern and subdued. With quite a lot of character, this lovely vase will draw attention without being overpowering.
Born in Nagano, Kosei Matsui (1927-20...