A Japanese Hirado Teapot or Water Dropper - Meiji

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #623939
ICHI 777

A most unusual Hirado piece - only one it this shape we have ever seen. It is either a small teapot or a large waterdropper - we are not sure which - that has no cover but is dome shaped at the top with a large hollow handle and a thin spout. The piece is decorated in traditional Hirado blue with two mums and small butterflies flying above the flowers. The bottom is unglazed and has the characteristic extremely smooth surface that marks all Hirado porcelain. It measures 3 1/2" high to the tip of... Click for details

Very Unusaual Ko Imari Sometsuke Covered Bowl

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1800: item #623466
021916

The size of Covered Bowl: 4 5/8" Dia x 3" High. Japanese Ko Imari Sometsuke Porcelain Covered Bowl. The covered bowl is made by fine quality porcelain as well as the glazing. It has four round window design with two figures. The between windows there are Kotobuki Kanji letters very well controlled and fine writting with uniformely painted. The edge border has Kiko-mon(turtle shell design). Inside cover and bowl has the flower design in the center. Inside rim of cover and bowl has wave design wit... Click for details

Kenzan signed Japanese studio porcelain vase

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1910: item #622925

This is a finely decorated Japanese studio vase signed by the artist Kenzan. The simplicity of the motif and the unusual form make it a very elegant piece. It measures 6.25" x 3.25" and dates about 1900 - 1920. The condition is excellent.

Huge Highly Sculpted Japanese Oribe Vase, Usui Kazunari

Japanese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 2000: item #622708
TCR2018

A spectacular Oribe vase by Usui Kazunari (b. 1954) enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. Sculpted sides flow up and swirl toward a bird-like mouth, five cuts (Zogan) in each individual facet. A very dramatic silhouette lending itself to display with or without flowers. The vase is 14 inches (36 cm) tall, 12 inches (30 cm) long and dates circa 1995. The box is titled Oribe Zogan Kaki. It weighs almost 12 pounds without the box, a sizable piece. Kazunari was born in Seto, ... Click for details

'Peacock' Kujaku-yu Glaze Jar-Tsubo by Miura Shurei

Japanese: Ceramics Pre 2000: item #622529

Yamanashi Prefecture-based potter Miura Shurei (1942 -) says, "both clay and glaze are like a drop of precious blood, of life- I thank it for letting me use them." All of Miura's raw materials are taken from the areas surrounding Mt.Fuji. After studying Arita and Kiyomizu porcelain wares, he made his kiln in Yamanashi in 1971; Mt.Fuji is located in Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. Keen to tradition while challenging deep, complex glazes such as that in this very engaging tsubo-jar, Miura has ... Click for details

Ko Imari Sometsuke Bowl Dragon

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1837 VR: item #622064
021920a

The size of Bowl: 5 5/8" Dia x 1 9/16" High. Japanese Ko Imari Sometsuke Porcelain Bowl. The bowl has dragon design in sometsuke boldly painted and dynamic. It has clouds and some kind motif. The bowl body made by nice quality porcelain as well as fine glazing. the bowl top rim with lobed design. The condition of bowl is excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline except noting one Hittsuki(glaze stick) upper side of dragon head with glazed over at 8 o'clock. One little Kamahi spot at the lower... Click for details

Bizen Guinomi by Fujiwara Kei

Japanese: Ceramics Pre 1980: item #621628

Bizen's second Living National Treasure Fujiwara Kei(1899-1983) loved to drink sake and it shows in his shuki sake vessels. His shuki sake vessels are highly prized here in Japan and a must for any serious shuki collector. This guinomi sake cup is a classic Fujiwara form, tall cut kodai foot, oval body that fits in the curve of the hand like a glove, and perfect drinking lip. The firing is excellent with melon-skin kase goma--the most highly prized for shuki--and fine 'clay flavor.' In perfect c... Click for details

Koinuma Michio Dotaku-Bell 'Vase'

Japanese: Ceramics Pre 1990: item #621298

In a past issue of Japan's leading ceramic magazine Honoho Geijutsu, Michio Koinuma was named one the top 100 potters in Japan (see the complete list at e-yakimono.net/html/honoho-rankings-2004.html). That is quite an honor considering the tens of thousands of professional potters here. Koinuma(1936-) is based in Mashiko but his creations are far from Mingei; they are clay works of highest artistic merit; another past issue of HG--issue 21, 1988--had a feature called 'The Appearance of the Next ... Click for details

Renmon Hanaire by Koike Shoko

Japanese: Ceramics Pre 2000: item #620622

Koike Shoko(b.1943) is a celebrated ceramic artist of international fame; her works are in important private collections and have been shown in numerous museum exhibitions including last year at Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Japan Society, New York, and the Muse Tomo in Tokyo. This is the first time we have offered a Koike piece and this work dates back about 15-20 years and is called a renmon or wave pattern. The white glaze--almost porcelain in texture--has a marble-like character. It's 32cm.tal... Click for details

Massive Japanese Shino Tsubo, Tamaoki Yasuo

Japanese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 2000: item #619591
TCR2009

A stunning Kake-wake Nezumi Shino Tsubo epitomizing work by Shino specialist Tamaoki Yasuo (b. 1941) enclosed in the original signed and stamped Shiho-Kiri-wood box. Kake-wake refers to the divided glazes applied here. The artist shows an incredible degree of control in glaze application and firing. The white smooth and shiny but for where it overlaps the red, at which point it becomes highly textured with deep pitting from beneath. The vase is 11-1/2 inches (29 cm) diameter, roughly the sam... Click for details