Bold and powerful te-oke form by Mashiko veteran potter, Takauchi Shugo (b. 1937). Roughly thrown, Takauchi then hacked away vertical channels down the form adding dimension to the pot and disrupting the thrown marks that encircle the vase which stands as a quintessential form by this potter. The aggressive handle has incised decoration which is also highlighted by settles deep green Oribe glaze with bidoro style drips hanging perpetually beneath the device...

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...

So unique: fantastic light blue Celadon porcelain tea bowl by master potter Makoto Wakao.

Wakao Makoto was born in 1959 in the city of Tajimi (current Gifu prefecture), one of Japan’s great ceramic center known for Mino-yaki (Mino ware). He studied industrial design and at 24 was selected for the Asahi Journal Exposition and the exposition of the Japanese Traditional Crafts Association...

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...

Thick pale green covers the perfect white clay of this deep Tea Bowl by Kato Tsubusa created with his New Zealand Calium and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Chawan (White Celadon Tea Bowl ). The sides have been slabbed away, the angular form then dipped in thick transparent green which has fissured in the heat, and beaded like a jade necklace around the base...

An animated work from the kiln of modern pottery master kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. The bottle form vase is of torn and scarred Iga clay, covered with a dusting of natural molten ash pooling as glass in the crevices. This piece was shown at his exhibition from 2012 at Marui Department Store (Nagoya) and is featured in the catalog image number 51 (catalog included)...

A very cheerful piece for late summer tea from the kiln of modern pottery master Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ki-Seto Chawan.
Size: D 12.2 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kishimoto Kennin has been working with clay since the 1950s, devouring styles along the way...

Elegant and extremely practical E-Shino chawan by well known, veteran Mino potter, Arimoto Kugen (b. 1963). Working in Hiroshima at the foot of Mount Futatsugajo an old castle site and hiking region, Arimoto produces a wide array of noble forms dedicated to the old style of the Shino tradition with an emphasis on chadogu...

This expertly crafted Chawan was made by great contemporary artist Kobayashi Takeharu, born in 1944. It is an elegant example of the beauty of Shino ware, a four hundred year old tradition that has produced some of the most spectacular tea ceremony vessels. This is a sober yet enchanting piece that craves to be held and used. It comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and a profile of the potter.

Kobayashi Takeharu has exposed all over Japan...

This vivid Aka-e tsubo was made by Persian blue specialist Kato kenji who is as well known for his brilliant overglaze enamels as he is for his rich temmoku and Mino tradition pottery. The iron rich clay peaks through at the foot creating a reddish base to the black and white glazed tsubo which is then decorated in fluid red and green overglaze in a pattern Kato Kenji used to the fullest extent on platters, trays, bowl and vases...

Lustrous and richly glazed chawan by Raku specialist, Sasaki Shoraku, this is not your typical chawan. Created and inspired by Honami Koetsu's Kamiya chawan, this large, broad, high quality utsushi chawan has a deep black surface with areas of rusty red sprinkled on the interior and exterior of the bowl creating a wonderful landscape which is as pleasant to look at as it is to hold. This chawan measures 13.5 x 8.5cm and is in perfect condition in its original signed wood box.

A Pottery box by pioneering female artist Tsuboi Asuka made as a flowing roll of golden brocade inspired by traditional textiles enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 19 x 15 x 17 cm (7-1/2 x 6 x 6-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Tsuboi Asuka was born in Osaka in 1932, but the family moved to Tokyo when she was 12...

A striking tea bowl by rising star Suzuki Taku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro-Sabi (Black Rust) Chawan. From his famed rust glazes series , which not only display remarkable color variations, but also textures, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands.
Size, D 12.7 cm H 8.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Suzuki Taku is a rising force in sculptural forms in the Japanese ceramic art world...

An exceptional work by Kondo Takahiro, three sided decorated with concentric squares triangles and circles in rushing fields of blue wrpped in a yellow cloth pouch and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jikku tsubo. It is 59 cm (2 feet) tall and in excellent condition enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Created in 1994 it was exhibited at Takashimaya Department Store Gallery that same year in the exhibition "Blue Time 1200". It is also published in the book Kondo Takahi...

This bold and large Oribe chawan is decorated with a myriad of vivid and whimsical designs, combining both traditional and modern elements that speak to the possibilities of the tradition. Created by the extremely talented Ikeda Shogo (b. 1976) this chawan is a great blend of the old and new bordering on the modern or even avant-garde in its narrative surface and wonky and original form with traditional green Oribe glaze coating the textured interior and base of the piece adding even more moveme...

A Spectacular Isezaki Koichiro Bizen Chaire with two wooden lids covered in rivulets of flowing ash and dramatic Yohen firing on the Fumio work. A superb example of this much sought Bizen artists , and a rare opportunity for one of the best.
Isezaki Koichiro
Size, D 8.1 cm H 7.4 cm Two Wooden Lids
Kawabata Fumio
Size, D 6.8 cm H 8.6 cm Ivory Lid and Shifuku
Condition, Excellent
Isezaki Koichiro
was born the son of living national trea...

Here is another superb Tea Bowl with a dancing rim, samurai fighter, plants and flowers by rising star Fukami Fuminori enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Chawan. The designs are very bold, with crisp black lines on cloudy orange base-glaze; stylistically much like a black and white comic book in glossy format. Even the box is a work of art.
Size, D 13.4 cm H 9.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a ri...

A dragon and tiger make a play on the traditional two spiritual creatures in the Buddhism representing the spirit heaven and matter earth. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manga Oribe Tsubo. A seminal and powerful work by this popular artist.
Size, D 26.8 cm H 36.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Fukami Fuminori is a potter and an illustrator, and a rising star. Born in Seto in 1980, he graduated the Seto Industrial Ceramic Facility in 2000, then apprent...

Two lug handles leap from the sides of this traditional form by Karatsu Legend Nakagawa Jinenbo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Chossen Karatsu Mimitsuki Hanaire. Mottled glaze covers the rough clay darkened by flame with flashes of white and blue and crispy chunks of ash and debris clinging to the sides. It is a work which embodies the best of this highly sought artist. The vessel is 9 inches (23 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Nakagawa Jinenbo (1953-2011) was al...

It is a privilege to introduce this incredible sculpture by the young female ceramicist Furui Akiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tsubomi (bud) dating from 2017. It is made up of hundreds of rolled sheafs of shaved clay covered in a white slip and fused together. The amount of work which goes into each sculpture is obvious, making her work great value.
Furui Akiko was born in Aichi prefecture in 1987. She graduated the Aichi University of Education in 2010, and had h...

A signature chawan engraved with figures and animals by Gomi Kenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box and dating to 2018.
Size, D 13.2 cm H 9.9 cm
Condition, Excellent
Gomi kenji was born in 1978 in Nagano.He has been displayed at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition,the Kikuchi Biennale, Mashiko Ceramic Art Exhibition, and in 2014, he won the Grand Prix at the 10th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Ceramic Arts Category. Work by him is held in Museums here ...

A superb white Bizen sake flask in red clay covered by a dusting of ash by Mori Togaku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Tokkuri. It seems to encompass all the great characteristics of this living legend work,all wrapped in one small package.
Size, D 8.9 cm H 12.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Mori Togaku was born in Inbe, in the heart of Bizen territory in 1937. Following graduation from Okayama University in 1957, he taught art for a short time before ...

A striking Tokkuri and Guinomi sake set by Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes titled Liberalism respectively and date to 2018. These display his famed glazes, which not only display remarkable color variations, but also textures, creating a pleasurable experience for both the eyes and the hands.
Size,(Tokkuri) : D 7.6 cm H 17.8 cm
Size,(Guinomi) : D 7.4 cm H 7.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Ichikawa Toru was born in Tokyo in 1973. He was apprenticed t...

A museum quality Chawan by Kondo Takahiro enclosed in the original wooden box titled Gin-teki Wan. This is from his Silver Mist Tea Bowls series (2014-2016), undoubtedly one of his most popular motifs.
Size, D 15.9 cm H 8.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature. From there he studied at the Kyoto Pref...

An exquisite globular Seiji vessel with carved undulating ridged body by Ono Kotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled, Seiji Koshi Bachi(Celadon carving bowl).A stunning example of Kotaro works.
Size, D 22.8 cm H 18.1 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kotaro (1953-) list of exhibitions and awards has been amazing,including the 4th Mashiko Ceramics Competition Hamada Shoji Prize, Grand Prize, the 6th Pottery for Sake vessel Exhibition, Gold Prize, the 1st Modern Ceramics...

A deep bowl decorates with an assortment of colors in dashes, dots and draperies by Kawabata Kentaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan. Consistent with this artitsts repertoire, the varying aspects are difficult to surmise in few words, raw clay, torn, cut, molded, squeezed and decorated with color in a variety of styles with glass beads. A playful work to represent his eclectic style.
Size, D 12.8 cm H 11.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Kawabata ...

As if dragged from the ocean floor, the calcified form of this star shaped shell chawan with beautiful white color capturing the sand of the sea from which it came. A superlative bowl by Koike Shoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-Wan.
Size, D 14.6 cm H 9.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
Born in 1943, Shoko graduated Japan’s top art school (the Tokyo University of Art) in 1969. Eschewing the world of public Exhibition, Shoko has concentrated on privat...

A powerful vase in dark wet clay by Abe Anjin enclosed in the original signed double-wooden box titled Bizen Hanaire. Once again Abe Anjin has proven his mastery of tradition with this superb rendition. Impurities in the clay mar the surface and pale ash dusts. In the top clay hints of yellow flash where flame has licked the body,and the base is like textured stone, showing the extreme temperature with which it was fired. The Momoyama was an era of constant battle and striking aesthetic innov...

A very unusual Sake Set by Hamada Shoji enclosed in a wooden box annotated by his son Hamada Shinsaku and titled Namako-yu Shuki (Synallactida-glaze Sake Set). Although the shape is certainly among this famous artist’s repertoire, the combination of rust colored browns on black with Mediterranean blueis quite striking.
Size,Tokkuri: D 7.2 cm H 12.8 cm
Size,Guinomi: D 6.5 cm H 3.4 cm
Condition, Excellent
Hamada Shoji was born in Tokyo, and enrolled in the Tokyo...

This is everything we could hope for in a bowl by this esteemed artist, Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Chawan . It has a superb organic form, texture and the imperfectly torn sides coated. Blue-gray ash separated from the raw dark clay by a thin bead of pale brown color. The wide base and low stance create a very powerful presence. This is a great opportunity to acquire a very special piece by this artist.
Size, D 13.6 cm H 9.5 cm
C...

A spectacular sculpted vase by legendary potter Kakurezaki Ryuichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Shinogi Kaki and date to 2016. A very complicated form and amazing firing,something which challenges the senses as we have come to expect from this experimental artist.
Size, D 22.4 cm H 17.8 cm
Condition, Excellent
It is likely that Ryuichi needs no introduction, one of the most well known of Bizen potters, he is interestingly originally not from Bi...

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 Ko-Tsubo (Small Vase). 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 rema...

A spectacular Vessel covered n a torrent of color by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Shiho Mimitsuki Hanaire(Four Sides Iga Vase with Ears).Here is a piece with attitude! A proud Iga vase with two “ears” like elbows on its hips. It is as if his exuberance got the better of him, the characters beginning so stark and bold, running into a jumble of strokes as he culminates with the character life (ike), like the final crescendo in this opera of clay, fire ...

Ash glaze splatters seemingly haphazard across this superbly crafted tea bowl by Kishimoto Kennin enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Chawan. The glaze has pummeled the side and run in just enough to create a large green pool in the center, thick green running in a stream to connect it to the rim. About the base clings charred ash deposits, and one side is severely blasted, opposite raw shiseki-pocked clay. Truly a magnificent work
Size,W 12.6 cm H 9.1 cm
Condit...

White and blue polka dots on the black background fram on this six sides multi-colored Vase by Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sai-dei In Ka Rokaku Hanaire and date to 2010. It is an excellent example of this artist, at a size which makes it easily collectable.
Size, D 12.1 cm H 16.2 cm
Condition: Excellent
Miyashita Zenji (1939-2012) was born into the family of potter Miyashita Zenju, and graduated the Kyoto Municipal University of A...

Yoshitaka Hasu was born in 1949 in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. After earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering from National College of Technology and working for several years in development of telecommunication, he chose instead to pursue a career in ceramics. In 1975, he started an apprenticeship with ceramist Shiro Banura (1941-2001) in Iga. Banura was strongly inspired by Rozanjin (1883-1959), a famed ceramist and novelist with a discriminating taste, who advocated living with art through...