Tall Oribe Zogan 'Vase' by Usui Kazunari

Japanese: Ceramics Contemporary: item #619303

Here is the largest of our current selection of Oribe zogan-inlaid works by veteran ceramic artist Usui Kazunari; please see the first listing for more bio info on him. This tall work--standing 46cm.--has an organic feel and a regal presence. As noted, his work lies more in the ceramic kogei craft realm, relying as much on technique as a keen design sense; nothing is left to chance in the kiln. Not seen outside Japan before, Usui is an Oribe master in his own right. In perfect condition with a s... Click for details

Japanese Ko Imari Charger Fuyo-Te Kraak Genroku 17c

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1700: item #619168
012207A

The size of Charger: 15 3/8" Dia x 3 1/2" High(39cm x 9cm)

The Year Made: Tenwa to Early Genroku Period(circa 1680's), Edo Chuki(middle Edo)

Condition of Charger: Jikan on whole charge... Click for details

Satsuma Koro

Japanese: Ceramics: Earthenware Pre 1910: item #617120
9-176cp

A remarkable Satsuma lozenge-shaped koro on original wood stand, its lid with gilt floral finial. An umbelievable banding of seashells linked together and designed with miniature landscapes, water scenes and flora in gilt and colors embrace the lid and surround the piece's four panels. Two panels with exquisite scenes from nature and two with genre scenes of Japanese daily life highlight the sensitivity of the fine artist Hozan, whose awareness of social issues distinguishes his work from that ... Click for details

Unusual Blue Vase by Japanese Potter Kumakura Junkichi

Japanese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 1980: item #616653
TCR2006

A mottled blue over iron vase by Avante Guard artist Kumakura Junkichi (1920-1985) enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. Not losing to the artists reputation for eccentricity, a circular belted center rises from the triangular base, concave on one side, convex on the other with a small hole in the top of the later side large enough for a sprig of autumn vine or bell flower. The vase is 7-1/2 inches (19 cm) diameter, roughly 3 inches (7.5 cm) thick and dates from roughly 30 ye... Click for details

Kasama Tsubo-Jar by Uetake Satoshi

Japanese: Ceramics Contemporary: item #616352

When one thinks of Kasama it's quite hard to find a representative style these days. In the past the town turned out utilitarian vessels like that of its not too distant neighbor Mashiko. These days though it's pretty much anything goes in both towns, with most ceramic art, especially in Kasama, being ornately decorated--think Wada Morihiro. One of Kasama's more balanced ceramic artists in terms of design is surely Uetake Satoshi. A piece of his is now traveling Japan in the Japan Traditional Ar... Click for details

Mashiki Henko-Jar by Hamada Tomoo

Japanese: Ceramics Contemporary: item #615586

Hamada Tomoo(1967-) is a fine Mashiko potter expanding the tradition of which his grandfather Shoji made famous; his father is Shinsaku. Tomoo studied sculpture at Tama Art University before returning to Mashiko. He's already established himself in Japan with numerous exhibitions including Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, and he was part of a three generation (Shoji-Shinsaku-Tomoo) exhibition at the Asahi Museum,Kyoto. I like his work--and know he's an important potter for Mashiko--because its fresh for Mashi... Click for details

Japanese Imari Porcelain Zodiac Plate Shonsui Style

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #615244
2B-808

This unusual sixteen-sided underglaze blue and white Japanese Arita porcelain (“sometsuke”) dish is boldly hand painted in Shonsui style with horseman roundels within a geometric border. Meiji period (1868-1912), possibly earlier. There is a small two-character mark painted in underglaze blue on the bottom of this stoutly potted plate. The interior is painted in fine underglaze cobalt blue with a central medallion decorated with a “Red Cliff” design boat picture like those on late Ming dynasty R... Click for details

Shigaraki Shizen-Yu Small Jar by Koyama Kiyoko

Japanese: Ceramics: Stoneware Pre 2000: item #614354

Koyama Kiyoko(b.1936) was born far from Shigaraki in Nagasaki prefecture; she came to Shigaraki when she was eighteen and then spent some time in Kyoto studying about Kenzan and sometsuke blue and white wares. At the age twenty-seven she decided to pursue Shigaraki and thus entered a very closed male world; her strong will pulled her through some very tough discriminating times and she has created some stunning Shigaraki works ever since. More about Koyama can be read in our archives. This is a ... Click for details

White Salt-Glazed 'Flowing' Jar by Iwabuchi Shigeya

Japanese: Ceramics Pre 1980: item #613967

Iwabuchi Shigeya(1925-deceased) had a long and illustrious career after he finished his studies with Living National Treasures Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kondo Yuzo. In 1955 he established his Yuyu kiln in Kyoto and exhibited at major galleries and museums here in Japan, including the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Iwabuchi was also a teacher to many in Kyoto�Aincluding Kako Katsumi, Kishi Eiko and Richard Milgrim among many others. Here is a moving white salt glazed jar with flowing incised l... Click for details

Unusual Japanese Ceramic Lidded Dish, Sato Kazuhiko

Japanese: Ceramics: Earthenware Pre 2000: item #613839
TCR1138

An intriguing lidded bowl patterned with soft blue red and white in the style of traditional hand made temari balls (multicolored silk thread balls) by modern ceramic artist Sato Kazuhiko (b. 1947). The piece is signed on the base and dated 1992, and comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Inside the dish is pebble textured stone gray, with a silver tablet fired into the top. A perfect jigsaw cut separates base and cover. Certainly a representative work by the artist, it measures 6... Click for details