Large Karatsu influenced high walled chawan with paddled, tataki design around the body under a rich haiyu glaze

Stoneware and glazes

5.2" x 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Large Karatsu influenced kutsu-gata style chawan with hakeme slip decoration under haiyu and temmoku glazes

Stoneware, slip and glazes

6" X 4.75" X 4.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Sleek yunomi with medieval green and temmoku glaze over a hakeme slip decoration

Stoneware, slip and glazes

3.25" X 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Wide, open teabowl richly glazed in medieval green and Temmoku with a my vibrant "bloesem" (blossom) design

Stoneware, slip and glazes

6.25" X 2.8"

Functional, decorative and food safe

A large Egg shaped Zogan vase by Kobayashi Seiji enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Enigmatic lines score the oblong body, the map-like surface filled with blue, green and silver. Seiji is best known for this Zogan technique, and this work is a superb example. It measures 11-1/2 inches (29 cm) long, 7 inches (18.5 cm) tall and is in perfect condition. Seiji (b. 1945) studied initially at the Nagoya Research Facility. He moved to Kasama in 1979...

A jagged metallic shard has embedded into the lavender shaded side of this deep Shiro-Hagi Chawan by Miwa Kazuhiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The sheered metallic ring gleems softly gold in the light, a stark contrast against the moon-like glow of the body. The bowl is both sculptural and functional, the best combination. It measures 4 inches (10.5 cm) deep, 5 inches (12 cm) diameter and is in perfect condition...

Tall jug or vase form with medieval green glaze over rozome style design of spirali e tagli

Stoneware, slips and glazes

14" X 5.25"

Chinese influenced V-bowl form glazed in temmoku and medieval green glazes with a "bloesem" decoration

Stoneware, slip and glazes

9.5" X 2.85"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Tall bottle vase with medieval green glaze over a hakeme slip decoration and a temmoku glazed neck

Stoneware, slip and glazes

13" X 6.75"

A high walled teabowl form with thick wavy slip under my medieval green and temmoku glazes and a bloesem design making the surface appear like tortoise shell at points

Stoneware, slips and glazes

5" x 4.15"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Fine Bizen sake set by Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama (Bizen); Isezaki Mitsuru (b. 1934). Mitsuru is the brother of Living National Treasure, Ningen Kokuho, Isezaki Jun and uncle of Isezaki Koichiro. He is widely exhibited and published and has won the prestigious Kaneshige Toyo Prize for his work.

This sake set is composed of two guinomi and a tokkuri, each prominently marked and in the original signed box...

Fine Shigaraki chawan by Kon Chiharu. Kon Chiharu apprenticed with the legendary master potter Tsuji Seimei and his work and firing is broadly reminescent of the masters work. Kon fires an anagama type kiln in Niigata but his works are decidedly Shigaraki in tradition and effect. His chawan start at 140,000 yen and can fetch up to 220,000 yen.

This chawan is enclosed in it's original box and is in excellent, unused condition...

Porcelain shallow teabowl with medieval green and temmoku glazes with a bloesem design on a graceful conical form

Porcelain and glazes

6.5" X 3"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Elegant and tall Hagi vase with a coating of lavender ash glaze diagonally across the body. A strong delineated collar for a mouth and two lugs on either side punctuate this vase. Though marked, I am unable to decipher the seal but my suspiscion is that the piece is by Yoshiga Taibi or Ono Zuiho...

Potent green Iga-Oribe vase by noted master Japanese potter; Kishimoto Kennin (1934-). This roughly faceted mentori vase has varying hues of green and an overall iridescence across the body. Though Iga-Oribe, the clay body is actually wonderful Shigaraki clay with a healthy amount of feldspar inclusions.

Kishimoto has been making pots since the early 1950’s and is well know for a wide variety of wares that he has made including Shigaraki, Iga, Iga-Oribe, celadons and Ki-Seto...

This noble vase with flared mouth is by Ningen Kokuho, Living National Treasure; Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004). The vase is glazed in a complex partridge feather yohen iron glaze over a wonderful and stark white stoneware clay body.

Shimizu Uichi (Un’ichi) was a pioneer in iron glazes and was best known for his various iron glazes and his kannyu crackle celadons...

Fine Shigaraki katakuchi for pouring sake by master potter; Furutani Michio (1940-2000).

In excellent condition and in original signed box with biography included

5.8" X 4.5" X 3.5"

Persian blue glazed sake cups, whiskey cups, tea cups with black and white slip decorations underneath

Terra cotta, slip and glaze

Left; 3.25" X 2.85" Right; 3" X 3.25"

Functional, decorative and food safe