One of the most expertly created Shino bowl I have seen by Goto Hideki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Chawan. This unique,energetic and powerful piece is cut and worked from a block of clay , it is easy to hold and use, and yet has the presence of contemporary ceramic sculptural art.
Size, D 14.2 cm H 10.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Goto was born in 1973 in Miyazaki in Kyushu and graduated from the Tajimi Technical High School...

Another excellent example of this great artists work enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Chawan
Size, D 15.1 cm H 9,9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in Kagoshima, the southern extreme of the Japanese main islands in 1976, Shogo would have been inundated with the traditions of Kyushu, a massive area with dozens of ancient kiln sites producing everything from porcelains of the highest decoration in Satsuma to the dark forms of Kuro Satsuma nd Naeshirog...

Viscuous charred feldspar clouded with stormy color adorns this superb cascading bowl by Kumano Kuroemon enclosed in the original highly decorated signed wooden box titled Kuma Shino Chawan. Like the potter himself, this bowl is large and stable, seemingly welded to the floor by its own weight and presence. Despite that the kodai foot is small and delicate, adding creating tension between form and the space around it. A sublime example of this popular artist’s work...

Rare and beautiful, this piece a singular quality among his repertoire, and would be a wonderful compliment to other works by this esteemed artist.
Size, D 18.2 cm H 19.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Taimei was born in Kyoto in 1934, and was first accepted into the Nitten National Exhibition at a relatively young age in 1957 (a year before graduating the Kyoto Municipal University of Fine Art!)...

An unprecedented work by modern pottery legend Tsujimura Shiro covered in feldspathic glaze and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Chawan.  Here rich iron burns red on one side, fading slowly into the white glaze scarred by pin holes, traces of the artists fingers in the rising body and about the base, where he held it while dipping in the glaze.   A shino Chawan by this artist is virtually unheard of, and rarely comes to market. 
Size, D 12.8 cm   H 9.6�...

A large and beautiful tea bowl inlayed with the silhouette of trees against the evening sky by Saeki Moriyoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nerikomi Zogan Jumoku Moyo Chawan and dated 2000. This artists fascination with trees against the sky is inspiring. He has chosen to imbue his works with memories of the perfect sunset, with an autumn morning or late afternoon in winter...

A breathtaking Tsubo by LNT Tokuda Yasokichi III enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yusai Sen Mon Tsubo and bearing the signature Yasukichi in gold, indicating it was fired after he succeeded the family name and date to his last years. The surface is a mirror,covered in his signature gosai colors of yellow, purple, blue, white, and green. It is a most prominent work...

Viscuous charred feldspar clouded with stormy color adorns this superb cascading bowl by Kumano Kuroemon enclosed in the original highly decorated signed wooden box titled Matsuzaka Shino Glaze Chawan. Like the potter himself, this bowl is large and stable, seemingly welded to the floor by its own weight and presence. Despite that the kodai foot is small and delicate, adding creating tension between form and the space around it. A sublime example of this popular artist’s work...

Various shades of green and blue covered in tiny beads of silver from the mist series of Kondo Takahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gin-teki Guinomi.
Size, D 8.2 cm H 5.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However he graduated from Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature...

A morphic vessel of rough outer form like a fossilized egg or bowl of coral covered from the rim within by slick blue, a quintessential work by Tanoue Shinya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kara-wan (Empty Shell). It has a wide, rounded form which is surprisisngly pleasant to hold, and the smooth blue decorating the rim is pleasing to the lips. The shape allows for a very stable silhouette, which seems to anchor itself to whatever surface it rests upon...

Very unusal colors for this artist works of soft GRAY tones over rough sandy clay and pure Hagi White dripping glaze,enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box titled Hagi Chawan Shumei Kinen . This important tea bowl was chosen to be the one for the announcing on his succeeded the family name 12th Saka Koraizaemon. This is a superlative work by the artist, and one I am very proud to be able to offer...

Incredible Masahiko square plate by Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Zogan Aka-e Kusabana bun Kakuzara. This is a superb example of the work of this Living National Treasure!
Size, D 27.4 x 28.8 cm H 7.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
After serving in World War II, Tatsuzo apprenticed under world famous Mashiko Mingei potter Hamada Shoji, establishing his own kiln in 1954...

This particular Yellow Seto tea bowl is having all of the bells and whistles a collector would want from a work by Kagami Shukai. His unique Aburage-de (deep-fried tofu) Yellow color, the Koge brown and copper-green,comes together to paint a portrait of a perfect Shukai piece. From a private collection comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled ki-seto Chawan and double black lacquered wooden box...

Gorgeous blue over rich Oribe green glaze cover this five plates set by Higasida Shigemasa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titeld Oribe Meimei-zara. Each plate are entirely sculptural, shredded and scarred...

A deep dark bowl with steep sides perfect for trapping the heat and aroma of tea in winter by Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro-Oribe Chawan.  The dark glaze trails off near the base, revealing a startlingly white clay.  The contrast is both abrupt and challenging, creating a tension most welcome on an otherwise subtle work.  This is a great example of the diverse style of this artist who is known for radical textures and natural effects.  It perfectly d...

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 conventional form. He graduated the Osaka University of Fine Arts, then enjoyed a long apprenticeship under Bizen Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun before opening his own kiln in 1986. Combining traditional technique with modern architectural form, He was recipient of the Japan C...

A set of six Yunomi Tea cups showing off to a tee the many styles of Mino-ware for which Yamada Kazu is known. Each is uniquely engraved in different sizes, with the artist’s signature and they come enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yunomi, Shino, Hikidashi guro, Ao Oribe, Kiseto, Kakuyu Oribe and Nezumi Shino.
Size, D 7.8 - 9.3 cm H 8.2 - 9.3 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kazu was born in Tokoname cityin 1954, one of Japans ancient kiln areas, into a li...

An exquisite mentori Bizen chawan blasted with molten ash by Isezaki Koichiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Chawan. The entire surface has been cut with swirling facets . One side with black and blue-gray ash, the backside shows a pale brown color. Texture, form, colors , this one has it all!
Size, D 12.6 cm H 10.2 cm
Condition, Excellent
Isezaki Koichiro was born the son of living national treasure Isezaki Jun. He graduated the sculptu...