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

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...

A unique Yin and Yang vase splashed with two moons, one dark, one light, by Hamada Shoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yakishime Kakiwake Henko. The Ma or use of blank space (here the Yakishime raw clay) is quite unusual for this Mashiko potter. Kakiwake refers to the application of two glazes separated. The vessel is 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

Ash, color, and rivulets of green drip down in this spectacular sake set by Nishihata Tadashi enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. Full of the world today, contemporary, breathing, alive. It is a wonderful Sake Set by this Tamba-yaki legend.
Size, Tokkuri D 11.2 cm H 13.2 cm
Size, Guinomi D 5.8 cm H 6.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Nishihata Tadashi was born in Sasayama in the mountains of Hyogo, an ancient castle town in 1948...

Hi-dasuki lines of red charring streak like the Nazca Lines across the surface of this large Tokkuri Vase by Isezaki Mitsuru enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 19 inches (48 cm) tall and in perfect condition. Due to size the cost of shipping made need to be accrued separately.
Isezaki Mitsuru (b. 1934) was born to a family of potters, his father Yozan and brother Jun both very important in Bizen pottery...

Madara Karatsu is one kind of Karatsu ware, used glaze made from straw ashes, very simple and sophisticated taste. It's suitable for western cuisine. Size : 25.5cm(D) 1.8cm(H)

This wonderful Ikeda Shogo tea bowl is decorated with both traditional and modern elements that speak to the possibilities of the tradition, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Chawan. Wild cats, pine trees and Mt.Fuji in the background with the traditional black green and orange (Narumi) Oribe glaze...

A breathtaking sphere in oxidized blues like our gleaming blue planet with an artist performed kintsugi gold repair wrapping all the way around. It is 26 cm (10-1/4 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and has felt comfortable with the processes of creation since childhood. He graduated with a masters from the Kanazawa University of Art in March 2017, then relocated to Shigaraki...

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.
Size, D 5.2 cm H 5.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kagami Shukai (1941-2009) was born in Mino , graduated the Gifu ceramic school learning basic techniques, design, and later was taken under the wing of famous potter Kato Kobei for a few years...

A very rare early sculpture by Imaizumi Masato (now Living National Treasure Imaizumi Imaemon XIV) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen to no Kakawari Kata (In Relation to Nature) Plate III. Paper thin shards are embedded in the un-glazed disc of raw white Kaolin clay, a powerful expression indeed on our relationship with the natural world. It is 11 inches diameter and in excellent condition...

Large, robust wangata style teabowl with kushime slip decoration on porcelain with an Ao+ glaze

Porcelain, slip and glazes

5.5" x 4.3"

Decorative, functional and food safe

Three volume set of books on modern Japanese potters coving roughly 100 artist per volume with approximately 200 pages each and measuring about 10" x 8.5". Each volume is fully illustrated with a two page spread per potter which includes the name and address of each in English and the mark the potter uses on his pottery.

A masterpiece by Furutani Taketoshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Shizen-yu Shinogi Tsubo. Shinogi is this method of cutting away portions of the surface, in this case in waving patterns. This both allows the natural ash glaze a foot hold as it blows through the kiln, and as it cools, allows the molten ash to flow and create striking patterns on the surface...

A spectacular Shino Chawan featuring clouds of red over crackled and fissured white by Living National Treasure Kato Kozo inclosed in the original signed double wooden box titled Shino Chawan. It has great Hada, the texture so good it would certainly add flavor to your cup of tea...

A truly one of a kind sculpture of three stacking pottery objects in oxidized color by rising star Hashimoto Tomonari. The only work like this the artist has yet produced, it is 82 cm (32 inches) tall and all in excellent condition, directly from the artist this year. We have many photos of the individual pieces from all angles if you would like to see them. Please inquire...

Rich ao glazed teabowl with an etched "grasses" pattern into the porcelain body and then glazed

Porcelain and glazes

4.65" X 4"

Functional, decorative and food safe

Vivid electric blue (bleu electrique) teabowl in lobed form with pedestal foot and vivid cobalt decoration running down from the lip

Porcelain and glazes

5.25" X 4.3"

Not intended for daily use

A tall covered box of coiled clay by Kyoto Legend Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ransaihako...