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 | Antique NYOI scepter (ruyi); natural rekishi shape. Late Edo |
 | Chinese Album Leaf Scholar Painting, Dated 1860 |
 | Kyoto Imai Masayuki 今井政之 (1930-2023) Wild Boar kōgo Colored Clay |
 | Signed Mimi Dee Studio Hammered Metalwork Pendant Necklace Tree |
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 | A Modern Bizen Lidded Jar by Yokoyama Naoki |
 | A Black Tenmoku Glazed Tea Bowl by Ryoichi Tamura |
An exquisite plate by legendary Okabe Mineo enclosed in a wooden box titled Benishino Hirabachi, annotated inside: Work of Mineo Sensei signed and sealed by Kuroda Totoan. There is something very intimate about this artist and his work, the glaze is thin, reealing the body of the work and you can feel the potters hands in the clay. It is 32.5 cm (13 inches) diameter and in excellent condition...
Tani Seiuemon Shigaraki Tea Bowl (Chawan) Wood fired Natural Ash Stoneware Glazed Studio Pottery
Born in Shigaraki in 1913, Tani Seiuemon was the key person to revive old Ko-Shigaraki and Ko-Iga styles with natural ash glaze effects.
Tani Seiuemon works are exhibited in British museum and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Currently, his son Tani Q operates the family kiln in Shigarakicho.
Size
3.12in. (8cm.) high;
4.68in...
Born in Shigaraki in 1913, Tani Seiuemon was the key person to revive old Ko-Shigaraki and Ko-Iga styles with natural ash glaze effects.
Tani Seiuemon works are exhibited in British museum and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Currently, his son Tani Q operates the family kiln in Shigarakicho.
Size
3.12in. (8cm.) high;
4.68in...
Rare Hamada Shoji (1884–1978) Summer Chawan with distinctive iron pigments.
Size
Height 7.5cm
Width 13.8cm
Very good condition with no damage
Supplied with wooden box signed by Hamada Shinsaku
Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) was a renowned Japanese ceramic artist and one of the leading figures of the Mingei (Folk Craft) movement...
Size
Height 7.5cm
Width 13.8cm
Very good condition with no damage
Supplied with wooden box signed by Hamada Shinsaku
Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) was a renowned Japanese ceramic artist and one of the leading figures of the Mingei (Folk Craft) movement...
Living National Treasure Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) Bizen ware Hidasuki Chawan for Tea Ceremony.
The mark of the potter is carved on the bottom.
Hidasuki or fire sleeve-cording technique results when the ceramic items are wrapped in rice straw and then it burns in the kiln with beautiful red markings left on the surface.
Kei Fujiwara has become the second Bizen Living National Treasure in 1970.
Bizen pottery was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen pro...
The mark of the potter is carved on the bottom.
Hidasuki or fire sleeve-cording technique results when the ceramic items are wrapped in rice straw and then it burns in the kiln with beautiful red markings left on the surface.
Kei Fujiwara has become the second Bizen Living National Treasure in 1970.
Bizen pottery was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen pro...
Ceramics decorated by Zen monks are seldom seen and this piece is no exception. A single character is boldly brushed in red enamel on gohonte tea bowl conveying the strong bond between Zen and the tea ceremony. The bowl is inscribed Longevity (Kotobuki 寿) and named Two Doves (Sōkyū 双鳩), and dates to the 1970s, when Seki Bokuō 関牧翁 (1903 – 1991) was well into his abbotship at Tenryū-ji, one of the most important, and certainly most beautiful, temples in Kyoto...
Simple arcs of bent-grass in iron decorate this large bowl by living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tetsu-e Chawan. It is 14.8 cm (6 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It comes with a clipping from a newspaper announcing the naming of Uichi as Living National Treasure in 1985.
Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer...
Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer...
An iconic work in pale white by Living National Treasure Tsukamoto Kaiji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Karakusa Hachi (white porcelain bowl with Chinese Grass Design). The execution is breathtaking, so perfectly formed it demonstrates clearly the talent for which he was named a Living National Treasure. It is 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and is in excellent condition...
Rare Chawan crafted by the eminent Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), showcasing the exquisite use of iron pigments.
Size:
Height: 7.9cm
Width: 15.1cm
In excellent condition.
Comes with a signed wooden box.
Shoji Hamada was a key figure in Japanese ceramics, famous for his involvement in the Mingei (Folk Craft) movement...
Size:
Height: 7.9cm
Width: 15.1cm
In excellent condition.
Comes with a signed wooden box.
Shoji Hamada was a key figure in Japanese ceramics, famous for his involvement in the Mingei (Folk Craft) movement...
Bursting with life, this vessel by avant-garde Shinkai Kanzan was exhibited at the Nitten National Art Exhibition in 1982. Titled Kitsune to Minori no Monogatari, Kabin (Vase, The Tale of Fox and Fruition), the sly creature slinks through fruit laden vines in a path of dark through the light gray glaze covering the simple open form. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden. It is quite large, measuring 30 cm (12 inches) diameter, roughly the same height and is in excellent condition...
A massive sculptural vase by Kyotos Inoue Yoshihisa (b. 1947) in the form of a crowing cock. This piece was featured in the Nitten in 1973 and is visible in the catalog for that year. Yoshihisa studied ceramics under Kiyomizu Rokube VI, certainly one reason for his emphasis on sculptural concerns. His work has often been accepted to the Nitten National Exhibition, as well as the All Japan New Crafts Exhibition where he received the Members prize, and the Kofukai-ten...
Endorsed by the recent Head Tea Master of Urasenke as an exceptional work, this black Raku tea bowl was granted the poetic name “Kokon” Ko, meaning “the distant past” and Kon meaning “the here and now.” This name carries with it the connotation that tradition and accumulated generational knowledge can, in a sense, connect us with the people, places, and situations of times gone by; helping us better understand our present day roles in the ongoing play of form and energy.
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Really rare! A finest piece of art, a Yuzu-Hada (like citron peel)-Chawan with celadon glaze from 1970, made by Living National Treasure Uichi Shimizu (1926 - 2004). It comes with no chips or cracks with its originally signed and sealed wooden box a cloth with his seal.
Size: 7,5 cm height x 15,9 cm in diameter.
Born in Kyoto in 1926, Shimizu Uichi was one of the foremost Kyoto-based artists of his time...
Magnificent and rare Ken Fujiwara Bizen Chawan
Size
Width 12.5cm
Height 8.5cm
Condition
Excellent
Supplied with signed wooden box
Fujiwara Ken (1924-1977) holds a significant position among the distinguished artists of Bizen ware, despite his relatively short career. His creations have garnered substantial attention and remain highly sought after by collectors...
Size
Width 12.5cm
Height 8.5cm
Condition
Excellent
Supplied with signed wooden box
Fujiwara Ken (1924-1977) holds a significant position among the distinguished artists of Bizen ware, despite his relatively short career. His creations have garnered substantial attention and remain highly sought after by collectors...
Momoyama Gallery
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A perfect Mashiko chawan with stunning glaze by greatest Shoji Hamada, enclosed in its originally signed wood box. The bowl has a wonderful shiyo-yu salt glaze. Hamada made such treasures only once a year in April because items with such glaze were very difficult to made...
Introducing a Commemorative Takatori Tea Bowl, skillfully crafted by Takatori Hassen 13th (b. 1934) and used in the esteemed Tokugawa Art Museum Tea Ceremony of 1975. The potter's stamps are thoughtfully marked on the base.
Specifications:
Height: 7.5cm
Width: 12cm
Condition:
This remarkable piece is in excellent condition, a testament to the care and craftsmanship of the artist.
Accompanied by a signed box, providing insight into the signifi...
Specifications:
Height: 7.5cm
Width: 12cm
Condition:
This remarkable piece is in excellent condition, a testament to the care and craftsmanship of the artist.
Accompanied by a signed box, providing insight into the signifi...
A large vase by the legendary Miyashita Zenji 宮下善爾 (1939-2012), one of the greatest contemporary Kyoto potters. This is an early work, when he focused on celadon-like glazes. At that time he was studying ancient Chinese pieces, and was influenced by his father who excelled in celadon. This is very large piece from that period.
Titled Green Crystal Glaze Flower Vase (Rokushōyū kabin 緑晶釉花瓶), it is glazed stoneware, from Shōwa Period, early 1970. Piece is 24.2 x 20.4 cm and...
Pure quiet and calm is embodied in this white Hagi crystal by important female artist Miwa Hanako enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 10-1/2 inches (27 cm) tall 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Miwa Hanako was born the grand daughter of Living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu XI, daughter of Kyusetsu XII who has sought to incorporate sculpture into the realm of traditional Hagi ware. She was raised surrounded in the world of Hagi-ware. She graduated ...
Miwa Hanako was born the grand daughter of Living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu XI, daughter of Kyusetsu XII who has sought to incorporate sculpture into the realm of traditional Hagi ware. She was raised surrounded in the world of Hagi-ware. She graduated ...
A signature work by Kiyomizu Rokubei VI enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Golden light shines through the silhouette of iron colored trees on the tapering cylinder. It was a design technique developed by this generation. The original rosewood stand is included. The vase is 31 cm (12 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
The Kiyomizu family potters managed one of the most productive workshops in Kyoto’s Gojozaka district throughout the second half of the Edo period. From ...
The Kiyomizu family potters managed one of the most productive workshops in Kyoto’s Gojozaka district throughout the second half of the Edo period. From ...
