A lidded vessel of diamond form decorated with a circle and square viewed through vertical blinds of changing colors beaded with silver dew by Kondo Takahiro. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box enclosed inside a red lacquered outer wooden box (Niju Tomobako) dating circa 2002. The piece measures 7-1/2 x 4 x 10 inches (19 x 11 x 25 cm) and is in perfect condition.
Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo...

Grapes in gold lined ocher decorate this flaring cylinder the color of a cloudy sky by Miyake Yoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nuki-e Kinsai Budomon Tsutsu. It is 30 cm (12 inches) tall, 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Miyake Yoji was born in Shimane in 1950, He studied from 1974 under Ito Kosho, establishing himself as an independent artist three years later in Mashiko...

Ash forms enigmatic shapes on this exquisite cocoon shaped wall vase by Yamada Jozan IV enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 8 cm (3 inches) diameter, 6 inches(16 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Yamada Jozan IV was born into the house of third generation Living National Treasure Yamada Minoru in 1954. He graduated the Tokoname High Ceramics Course in 1973, before entering Osaka University of art...

Kakehanaire (Hanging Flower Vase,) by George Gledhill; Payett, ID. Gas-fired, with copper ring attached in back for hanging on a wall or post. H>5.75"(14.5cm) x W.2"(5cm.) There have been several influences to George Gledhill’s ceramic work. Buddhism has been a guiding force in life for many years, and George even visits local prisons to teach the Dharma to inmates...

Here is a rare work reflecting the shape and character of this famous artist but in Bizen clay, Shigaraki yes, Iga yes, Shino and Kohiki yes, Bizen vase first time for me. A divine vase by Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Hanaire. The shape is organic, with warm, rich coloration. A exemplary piece for exploring and appreciating the various kiln effects of Bizen clay and ash firing...

A wonderful vase with glassy-green oribe glaze by Suzuki Tetsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Tsubo.
Size, D 19.8 cm H 18.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Tetsu was born in Tajimi city in 1964. After graduating from Kyoto prefectural college of technical ceramic art in 1988,began intensively potting an working under his father, Osamu...

Kato Toyohisa showing off his skills again with a superb vase in Red tinged white Camellias over the Nezumi-gray enclosed in the original wooden box titled Tsubaki Nezumi Shino Kaki. This vase is quite large, and the masterful craftsmanship of this artist is obvious.
Size, D 38.1 cm  H 36.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kato Toyohisa was born in 1962...

Iron infuses the draperies of crystlized Shino glaze covering this traditional bottle shaped vase by Tsukigata Nahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oni-Shino Tsubogata Hanaire.  A fold in the side adds asymmetry and a sense of immediacy to the piece, taking away the sense of creation and putting it firmly in the natural world where nothing is perfect (except perhaps the scent of a plum blossom!).  This is a quintessential work by this important artist whose work will remain...

Black splashes over spattered white slip draw the eye into the window in the darkenss on the side of this exquisite playful baluster form vase by Koie Ryoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled understatedly Tsubo. The title is the only thing simple about this complex combination of contemporary clay, glaze, tradition, form, function, past and future. A simply stunning work by this important artist...

Cloaked in a black textured surface with impressed, inlay decoration of stark and contrasting white across the surface of this bottle form Vase by Kondo Yutaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ko-hana bin (Small Flowers Bottle). A superb example by this important Kyoto Artist.
Size, D 23.8 cm H 31.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kondo Yutaka (1932-1983) was born into a traditional pottery family in Kyoto...

A small Tsubo by modern pottery legend Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizen-yu Hanaire. A superb example of natural ash-glaze in form and firing. One of his early pieces,that are very difficult to find in the market those days. 
Size, D 17.6 cm   H 13.2  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter...

“Tree Lotus” spring upwards in ebullient festivity on the sides of this elongated form by Ito Motohiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nunome Mokuren Moyo Kabin.  Nunome refers to the artist preference for creating his clay works on a cloth form, leaving the texture of the cloth embedded in the surface.  Mokuren is Magnolia, known in Japanese literally translated the Tree Lotus.  This vase is quite large, and the execution is top notch, showing both this artist peculiari...

A beautiful example of Shigaraki pottery—the result of techniques perfected over centuries by dedicated artisans residing in the provinces east of Kyoto. This piece, made by master potter Sugimoto Sadamitsu, achieves a kind of asymmetrical balance of both form and color, displaying classic Shigaraki markings of emerald green, red ochre, and pale ash.

Sugimoto (b. 1935) is one of the most important Shigaraki potters alive today and continues to create master works into his old age...

A shell shaped swirling form by young female artist Takatsu Mio enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 6-1/2 inches (16.5cm)wide, roughly 7 inches (18cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Takatsu Mio (b. 1976) was raised in Gifu prefecture among the scattered kilns of Mino. She graduated the Osaka University of Arts Sculpture Department in 1999, moving on to advanced studies which she completed in 2001. Her first exhibited works were in 1999, and then again in Tokyo in 2001. ...

Kakehanaire, Hanging Flower Vase, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Black, White, Bamboo Ash glazes. H. 4.25"(10.75cm) x Dia. 2.375"(6cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa. She has exhi...

A very unusual large Tsubo covered in iridescent metallic glaze over beige windows with millet white florals enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Testsu Sabi-yu Zogan Kusabana-mon Tsubo (Metallic Rust Glaze Tsubo Inlayed with Floral Motif).  This is certainly one of the more unique works I have seen by this important Mashiko artist.  The iron seems to shimmer in the light, not holding just the reds of rust, but blue and green and black, depending upon the light and angle.    Mar...

These expressive forms utilize the clays natural textures to bring out the depths of the oribe green, and electric shimmers of blue flash on the surface in random patterns like heat lightning. It was created by the very popular Higashida Shigemasa and come enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Oribe Hanaire and Koro respectively.
Size, Hanaire: D 13.7 cm H 25.4 cm (SOLD)
Size, Koro: D 12.2 cm H 30.8 cm (SOLD)
Condition, Excellent
Higashida Shigema...

A stunning Sculptural form of horizontal facets stacked upon each other in twisting obelisk by Matsuzaki Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Shino Kaki and date to 2015. Is a masterpiece by this artist.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 31.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Matsuzaki Ken was born in Tokyo in 1950, and grew up in that dynamic post war era where tradition and modernity were at constant loggerheads. He graduated Tamagawa University in 1972, and moved to Mash...

A very desirable work of this contemporary Mashiko form by Hamada Tomoo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kaki-yu Aka-e Kabin. The form is iconic Mashiko, with a strong sense of the utilitarian, a keynote of the Mingei movement. It is a large work and certainly worthy of a prominent place in your collection.
Size, D 25.2 cm H 25.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hamada Tomoo was born in 1967 in Masahiko,as the son of Hamada Shinsaku and grandson of Hamada Shoji....

Lavender clouds like rain threatening on a foggy landscape form on the surface of this cool Sake set by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Hagi Haku-yu Yohen Kurinuki Chuki and Hagi Kurinuki Guinomi. The white glazing has altered to soft lavender in the firing process, creating a feeling of opulence over the organic vessel. Kurinuki is the style of digging the work out of the clay rather than forming the clay on a wheel and has been a signature of this artists wor...

Delicate white “Mountain Priest Flowers”, called Yamaboshi in Japanese (Kousa Dogwood) decorate this vase by Shimada Fumio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saiji Yamaboshi-mon Hishigata Bin. It is 25 x 9.5 x 35 cm (10 x 4 x 14 inches) and is in excellent condition. br> Shimada Fumio is undoubtedly one of the greatest artists working in porcelain in Japan today. He was born in Tochigi prefecture in 1948, and his work was accepted into the 21st Nihon Dento Kogeiten Nationa...

An incredible mixture of colors glisten like the walls of a Limestone cave in the hills of Akiyoshidai, the karst regtion south of Hagi where the important artist Kaneta Masanao created this vase, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The style is Kurinuki, not formed on a wheel but cut and worked from a block of clay, an approach the artist is famous for. The coloration is unusual, a dramatic leap from his usual subdued lavenders and whites.
Size, D 25.8 cm H 31.2 cm
Condi...

Yoon Kwang Cho had an acclaimed solo exhibition that started at the Philadelphia Museum and traveled to other major museums in America. He is widely recognized as the world's foremost practitioner of Korean Buncheong Art. This is an exemplary piece by one of Korea's most famous, most exhibited, and most collected ceramic artists. His work is in the permanent collections of many major museums around the world. He was selected by Korea's National Museum of Contemporary Art as Artist of The Year in...

Here is a classic Abe Anjin Tokkuri proved his mastery of traditional form with this superb rendition of Momoyama style firing. Dark and awe inspiring, it shows to dramatic effect the path of flame in the kiln through the streaks of crusted ash and hi-iro on the sides interspersed with Shiso-iro gray-purple clay. This quality comes from the temperature at which Anjin fires, 200 degrees higher than most Bizen potters.
It comes enclosed in the original wooden box titled Bizen Tokkuri and in t...

Vase, Shino and Bamboo Ash Glazes, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. H. 5.5"(14cm) x Dia. 4.25"(11cm.) Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the College of Arts at Nihon University (Tokyo,) Suidobara Fine Arts Academy (Tokyo,) and has a Studio Art degree from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa. She has exhibited her work in galleries and mu...

Tall and imposing Hagi vase form made by kurinuki master, Kaneta Masanao. At over 14" tall, the vessel is impressive and commands its space much like an ancient medieval citadel. The pot is glazed in a Shiro-Hagi glaze that has significant areas of blushed pinkish hues over half of the form and vivid areas of intense white speckles adorning the absolute purity of the form. There are black highlights which define the form and process that peer out from underneath the glaze adding additional defin...

A massive Shigaraki Tsubo by Kanzaki Shiho enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Spectacular keshiki resulting from the combination of multiple kiln affects and textures. The Tsubo is 19-1/2 inches (50 cm) tall, 15 inches (38 cm) diameter and in perfect condition, dating circa 1990. Due to size the cost of shipping will be figured separately from the list price.
Kanzaki (b. 1942) prefers firing his kiln for ten days, resulting in the rich textures and heavy ash deposits apparent ...

An enigmatic form by Tanoue Shinya like an something awash on alien shore opening to reveal organic blue, enclosed in the original signed wooden box.  An excellent example of this artist and his Shell series. 
Size, D 15.4 cm ( 6 inches)  H 25.8  cm ( 10 inches) 
Condition, Excellent 
Tanoue Shinya was born in Kyoto, the cultural heartland of Japan in 1976,  He garnered a BA from Doshisha University in Theology, and after two years in a textile company, an Associate in...

A globular vase covered in the trademark sansai glazes of Ningenkokuho Tokuda Yasokichi III (Masahiko) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A superb example of the work of this Living National Treasure.
Size, D 21.4 cm H 21,8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Designated Living National Treasure in 1997 for his supremacy in the use of Kutani glazes, Yasokichi, born Masahiko, has gone a step further than many National Treasures by broadening his spectrum with a new style of Kut...

A wonderful Sake Flask by Wakao Kei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seij Tokkuri. A darkly crackled rich blue-gray like a block of shattered ice covers the surface with a spot of lavender color Yohen kiln effects. The form floats lightly over the dark clay of the perfectly formed kodai base.
Size, D 9.1 cm H 14.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Wakao Kei was born in Gifu in 1967 ,the first son of the legendary artist Wakao Toshisada . He first exhibited at...

Blasted and dripping Guinomi withe,a fantastic sculptured Tokkuri by Fujioka Shuhei enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Iga Tokkuri and Iga Guinomi respectively. Charred shadows under score the deep green glass pools on the surface, raw earth studded with inclusions burnt red. 
Size, The Tokkuri: is D 9.2  cm   H 17.6  cm
Guinomi: is D 6.6  cm   H 6.5  cm  
Condition, Excellent 
Fujioka Shuhei was born in Ehime, on the Island of Shikoku in 1947...

The swirling designs are like ritual tattoos from some long lost aboriginal tribe on the dark sides of this amazing work by important female artist Kitamura Junko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Vessel. She has covered the surface with these designs, thousands of tiny dots, each one an essential part of the pattern. The execution is flawless, perfect form and symmetry, precision to perfection in the design. A lacquered lid(made by the artist) allows it to work as a mi...

Kakehanaire, Hanging Vase, by Sachiko Furuya; Honolulu, HI. Shino and Bamboo Ash Glazes. H. 4.5cm) x Dia. 3.5"(9cm.) The vase hole appears very organic, as if blown out from the inside by an explosion. There is a pink tinge in some areas of the glaze, caused by some smoking during firing. Sachiko Furuya hails from Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. There, she studied pottery with Yukio Matsuura, making primarily tea wares for practitioners of the Omotesenke School of Tea. She also attended the Colle...

A superb example of the work of Tokuda Yasokichi IV enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kutani-yaki Sai-yu Sansai Tsubo. The colors sliding down and catching in different hues, yellow, purple ,pale blue, white and green. Staring into this surface is like seeing the complexity of colors forming water ripples on an impressionist painting. There is something very natural and unfiltered which captures the imagination.
Size, D 18.5 cm H 18.7 cm
Condition, Excellent

This piece comes off like it has been buried in a volcano, incredible igneous encrustations cover the sides, with molten ash, bidoro, goma, kutsuki and a host of other firing effects all present on its diminutive form.  It is by the young artist Tsujimura Kai, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Hana-ire.  
Size, W 12.8  cm ( 5-1/4inches)  H 15.2  cm ( 6 inches) 
Condition, Excellent 
Kai was born in Nara, son of Tsujimura Shiro, in 1976, making him o...

A very unusual vase by Hamada Shoji enclosed in a wooden box annotated by his son Hamada Shinsaku and titled Kaki-yu Ao-ryu kake Henko ( Persimmon-glaze with applied flowing blue).  Although the shape is certainly among this famous artist’s repertoire, the combination of rust colored reds and browns on black with Mediterranean blue-green is quite striking.  Like the sulfuric staining on the walls of an onsen, it seems to pour forth from the opening, however swirls into a cloud on the side, r...