The vase has interesting rugged and leathery texture to it, reminding of elephant skin.
H 18 cm. Signed with impressed mark.
It comes with inscribed and signed storage box and information paper.
Perfect condition.
***** Morimoto Kei was born in Akaiwa City ( Okayama ) in 1948.
In 1978 he came under the influence of Master Fujiwara Kei and was taught by him. 1982 became a student of Oi Itsugo 1986 built his first climbing kiln. 1989 opens his studio...
Bizen ware has been made from 16th century for 500 years and well known as one of 6 old kilns in Japan.
At the Bizen kilns, no artificial glaze is used and expressions are by just effects of burning fire woods.
The effects are by flame and clay and by ashes...
Bizen ware has been made from 16th century for 500 years and well known as one of 6 old kilns in Japan.
At the Bizen kilns, no artificial glaze is used and expressions are by just effects of burning fire woods.
The effects are by flame and clay and by ashes...
A powerful Bizen sculptural vessel by Motoharu Kurokawa
Of a trapezoidal shape, with irregular cut away parts on both sides.
Kurokawa Motoharu ( Tokyo, 1957 - ) is an innovative craftsman from Okayama, who works with Bizen, he has won numerous prizes for the originality of his works. Member of Japan Kogei Association.
Impressed artist’s mark in the bottom and information of the artist.
Size: H 30 cm, W 30 cm, bottom: L 18 x 7 cm.
Perfect condition
This magnificent Oni Azami chawan is a perfect embodiment of the tradition of Japanese pottery by legendary master and modern avangarde artist Suzuki Goro, mint condition and enclosed in its original signed wood box and a hand painted cloth by the artist himself.
Oni means demon, in Japanese, and azami is the name of a famous flower in Japan (thistle in English) with an explosive charakter. Oni Azami.
Suzuki Goro surely needs no introduction...
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...
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is a brand new work created with madara karatsu glaze traditional in Karatsu and perfect hand made.
It wo...
JUNRI HAMADA is one of the high-skilled pottery artist in Mino famous pottery production center.
Especially focused on KISETO (yellow&green glaze).
This piece is created with kuro-oribe glaze that the great tea master Oribe Furuta was fond of.
It is small size so it would be easy to use at not only for matcha but also for green tea.
SIZE:9.5cm(D)/6.8cm(H)
JUNRI HAMADA is one of the high-skilled pottery artist in Mino famous pottery production center.
Especially focused on KISETO (yellow&green glaze).
These pieces are created with kuro-oribe(black oribe)glaze
,kiseto glaze and ash glaze.
These would be easy to use at any purpose.
SIZE: 14.0cm (sides) 4.3cm (height)
JUNRI HAMADA is one of the high-skilled pottery artist in Mino famous pottery production center.
Especially focused on KISETO (yellow&green glaze).
This piece is created with kuro-oribe(black oribe)
glaze that the great tea master Oribe Furuta was fond of.
It is a little bit small so it would be easy to use.
SIZE:12.0cm(D)/6.5cm(H)
ACCESSORY: wooden box with signature by the artist
Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme.
*Tachibana Daiki is well known that former Arkansas Gov...
If you are familiar with the work of Hiramatsu Ryoma you know that he creates very unconventional ceramics inspired by forms found in nature. Here we have a sake set he describes as “Ou-tekko” (pyrite) and “Ammonite” (same in English - a kind of sea fossil). Part of a series he has been developing, the ancient Ammonite fossil has been the inspiration behind his latest creations. Pyrite, meanwhile refers to the metallic patterning on the outer surface of the clay body...
If you are familiar with the work of Hiramatsu Ryoma you know that he creates very unconventional ceramics inspired by forms found in nature. Here we have a set of sake cups he describes as “Ou-tekko” (pyrite) and “Ammonite” (same in English - a kind of sea fossil). Part of a series he has been developing, the ancient Ammonite fossil has been the inspiration behind his latest creations. Pyrite, meanwhile refers to the metallic patterning on the outer surface of the clay body...
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is a brand new work created with painted Japanese traditional pattern as small bowl.
It is also suitable ...
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is a brand new work created with black&white glaze(chosen-karatsu) as plate.
It is also suitable for west...
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is a brand new work created with madara-karatsu glaze and carved as plate.
It is also suitable for wester...
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is a brand new work created with madara-karatsu glaze as plate.
His table ware is very popular.
SIZE:...
Dohei Fujinoki is one of the most popular artist in contemporary KARATSU pottery scene.
Initially he aimed a western painter and then,when he met an old KARATSU pottery piece he had been fascinated.
He has studied at Karatsu and also MIno.
And while, he has studied in tea ceremony.
His repertoires are goods for tea ceremony, sake cup,
and tableware for Japanese cuisine.
This piece is a brand new work painted rabbit pattern with as sake cup.
His sake cup is very popular.
SIZE: 4.2...