An early Japanese cloisonne vase with a design of a fierce blue and white dragon encircling the vase. We can date this piece to the early Meiji period, circa 1870s because of the tight cells (cloisons) that are used to keep the ground in place and because there is one band of gin bari blue at the top of the vase - one of the earliest uses of the gin bari technique. The vase stands 4" tall and is 2 1/8" diameter at the widest part of the bulbous lower section. Excellent condition with no chips or... Click for details
Kato's workshop is surrounded on one side by a hill where he does get some clay from and beautiful green tea fields. When he fires all sorts of animals come to have a look, deer, monkeys, and tanuki. Surrounded and inspired by nature, Kato's forms show a natural power and yet retain a sense of refinement as well. He fires either one of his two anagama for about three days and says the loading is by far the most important aspect of it all. The placement of pieces dictate the flow of the flame and... Click for details
I really have not seen Shigaraki chawan like these for many years, the last great artist being Tsuji Seimei. There's a fine sculptural feel and firing to perfection on Kato's chawan. Shigaraki is not really known for its chawan, yet now there's a reason for that to change. Each in perfect condition with a signed box.
A superb teabowl (Chawan) by the master potter, Bernard Leach. The bowl measures 5 3/8" diameter by 2 3/4" high – it has his characteristic tan splatter glaze with two dark iron brown "Z" shaped decorations on the sides. Has the impressed stamp of the St. Ives Pottery established at St. Ives, Cornwall by Bernard Leach C.E.B., in 1921. A number of talented studio potters have been trained here and have helped to extend the Leach Pottery tradition for fine craftsmanship and good design. There is a... Click for details
The size of Plate: 6 1/4" Dia x 1 1/4" High. Pretty Japanese Antique Hirado Sometsuke Porcelain Plate. The plate is made from fine quality Hirado porcelain. It has the design of Boat with people, Bamboo and Flower in Fuyote design. The design are all handpainted with fine brush works. Outside with Hoju and geometric design. It is marked Fuku. Nice shape plate. The condition of plate is excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. The almost none scratch on the surface. The plate sit well. It is... Click for details
Elegant Japanese kimono wedding gown (Uchikake) designed by Hanae Mori. The gown displays the designer’s logo without a signature; her butterflies and initials are woven all over the red liner.
Hanae Mori is truly the first and most famous international Japanese designer of the 20th century. She not only contributed to the Japanese clothing industry but to many other areas since the rebuilding time of Japan after WWII. A year after she opened a boutique in Paris, she became the only asian wom... Click for details
The fabric of this Japanese wedding gown is loosely woven with flat, gold metalic strips woven into the background of the black thread. It is thick but light probably intended for a summer wedding. The embroideries are also done with thick threads. Excellent codition (appears new) with basting stitches still intact in some areas. Dimensions 51 inches W x 74 ˝ inches L (sleeves 41 inches long) ... Click for details
An unusual Yunomi cup covered in heavily pitted thick blue glaze over a body incised with a ring of small circles by the Avant-Garde LNT Shimizu Uichi enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. It has an incredible earthy feel, with smooth white inside contrasting the rough blue. The cup is uniquely stamped on the base and stands 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) tall, just less than 2-1/2 inches (6 cm) diameter. Uichi was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer. Discarding the family busine... Click for details
A set of 3 yunomi by LNT Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004) enclosed in the Original signed and stamped wooden box. Although seeming to share a common theme, each piece is completely unique from the others. Tenteki-yu covers the outside, white within spilling out like foam over the edge. A second is porous white over a grooved surface, the foot bare revealing burnt red Kyoto clay. The last is Tenteki-yu separated by white grooves, the color spilling into a mesh like web inside. Each is individually s... Click for details
The size of Covered Bowl: 4 3/8" Dia x 3 3/8" High. Lovely Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain Covered Bowl. It has very fine decoration of Marumon Design with a lots of gold works and fine painting over good quality porcelain body and glazing. It is marking inside cover. It is decorated inside covere as well as inside bowl. There is two different shade of Sometsuke(blue underglazing) with gold work which give very good contrast. The condition of Covered Bowl excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline... Click for details
