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Modern Japanese Ceramics
$650.00 A spectacular heavy basin rendered from the earth covered in rich emerald glaze by Mizuno Sokaku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Kaki. Measuring 25 x 23 x 16 cm (10 x 9 x 6 inches) and literally hollowed out from a block of clay, it weighs 5.7 kg (12-1/2 pounds) and is in excellent condition.
Mizuno Sokaku (1922-1997) was heavily influenced by the multi-talented artist Fujii Tatsukichi, a central figure in Japan’s modern kōgei (arts and crafts) movement...
The Kura
$450.00 Rich green glaze covers this elongated delicate undulating bottle from the Kosugi-yaki tradition of the Kaga region near modern day Kanazawa city. This bottle is roughly 20 cm (8 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kosugi ware is a type of pottery that was produced in Kosugi Town over four generations for about 80 years, from around the early Bunka era (1810-1820) to the Meiji 20s (around 1890)...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$750.00 A set of five Yunomi in pale glaze with green stripes by Koyama Fujio enclosed in the original wooden box titled Yunomi and signed Hananoki Gama. Each is 8 cm (3 inches) tall, 6 cm diameter and all are in excellent condition. The writing on the box is unmistakably that of Fujio.
Koyama Fujio was born in 1900 in Okayama Prefecture. From 1925 he studied under Mashimizu Zoroku and began making pottery in Kyoto...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you The Fundo stamp of Living National Treasure Kaneshige Toyo is impressed into the base of this classical Bizen Mizusashi by Toyo named Fuku no kami (God of Fortune) by 12th Grandmaster of the Omotesenke School of Tea Keio Sosa (Seisai), enclosed in a wooden box titled Bizen Mimitsuki Mizusashi, Na: Fuku no Kami and signed by Seisai., It retains the original ceramic lid as well as a lacquered lid also bearing an alternate signature of Seisai...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$1,400.00 This piece by Kiyomizu Rokubei VI epitomizing the midcentury aesthetic, this piece by Kiyomizu Rokubei VI covered in soft gold colors and abstract patterns comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinsai Moriki. It is 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A playful Dragon descends to this genuine stone base, a sculpture perfect for the coming year of the Dragon by popular contemporary artist Sugitani Keizo. 28 x 24 x 20 cm (11 x 9-1/2 x 8 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. The creature floats slightly over the stone base on a copper stud set into the stone. It comes accompanied by a signed certificate, directly from the artist.
Sugitani Keizo was born in Osaka in 1959...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A playful Dragon rises from this genuine stone base, a sculpture perfect for the coming year of the Dragon by popular contemporary artist Sugitani Keizo. 18 x 15 x 25 cm (7-1/2 x 6 x 10 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. The creature floats slightly over the stone base on a copper stud set into the stone. It comes accompanied by a signed certificate, directly from the artist.
Sugitani Keizo was born in Osaka in 1959...
The Kura
sold, thank you A set of seven nesting cups in pale glaze, each piece bearing the seal of Aoki Mokubei. The largest cup is 7 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, 6 cm (5-1/4 inches) tall and all are in excellent condition. They come wrapped in a silk pouch enclosed in ag darkened kiri-wood box bound by deer leather and later titled and annotated by Kiyomizu Rokubei, dated the third month of the year 2600 (1940)...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$1,300.00 A quintessential work by Sodeisha founding member Yamada Hikaru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shirogesho Tetsu-e Tsubo (Tsubo with Iron Decoration on White Glaze). It is 214 cm (8 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Yamada Hikaru (1924-2001), was born into the family of layman potter and priest Yamada Tetsu, and raised in Gifu after the family home was destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake...
The Kura
$2,500.00 A shard has been grafted into the side of this large misshapen Shino bottle dating from the Momoyama to early Edo period, the repair lined with gold. Gold also circle the neck where the discarded misfire was repaired, and gleams on the lip. It is 22 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A dimpled set of small white glazed bowls enclosed in the original signed wooden box by Sodeisha artist Yamada Hikaru enclosed in the original signed wooden box. They are 9 x 10 x 6.5 cm (3-1/2 x 4 x 2-1/2 inches) and are all in excellent condition. Perfect for small deserts or su-mono if serving Japanese style.
Yamada Hikaru (1924-2001), was born into the family of layman potter and priest Yamada Tetsu, and raised in Gifu after the family home was destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A cylindrical vessel dressed in blue reminiscent of bamboo by Kumakura Junkichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Namako-yu Hanaire. It is 24.5 cm (9-1/2 inches) tall, roughly 10 cm (4 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
The Kura
sold, thank you A Tea Pot by Otagaki Rengetsu with a handle like bamboo root inscribed with a poem which reads:
Ko no kimi wa
medetaki fushi wo kasane tsutsu sue no yo nagaki tameshi nari keri. This translates as: Our young bamboo piling up happy knots year upon year— its tips reaching high a paragon to us. It is roughly 10 cm (4 inches) diameter. And comes enclosed in a wooden box annotated by Koen of Jinkoin temple, where Rengetsu lived. O...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you Ripples cover the archaic surface of this flattened vessel by Sakata Jinnai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakudeisai Hajomon Henko (White Clay Wave Patterned Henko) It is 11 x 23 x 32 cm (4 x 9 x 13 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Sakata Jinnai was born in Tokyo in 1943, and began as an apprentice under the legendary Kamoda Shoji in 1964, establishing his first kiln in 1966. His work was selected for display at the Nihon Dento Kogei Shinsaku Ten (National Tradit...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you An incredibly elegant form by Ikegami Eichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji HIsago Kaki (Gourd Shaped vessel). It is 30.5 cm (12 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ikegami Eichi was born in Kanazawa City, home of Kutani porcelain, in 1931, and during his time at the Kanazawa University of Art he submitted sculptures and was awarded at the Hokuriku Art Exhibitoin and Ishikawa Modern Art Exhibitions, graduating university in 1953. From 1954 to 1965 he submitte...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A spectacular pottery sculpture of the Okoze (Scorpion Fish) by Kimura Gyokushu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Bizen Okoze. It is 27 x 18.5 x 9 cm (11 x 7-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Kimra Gyokushu was born the eldest son of the 16th generation Kimura Munetoku in 1953. He graduated from Nagoya University of Arts in 1976, then went on to be awarded the Okayama Mayor's Award at the Okayama Prefectural Exhibition that same year. In 1978 he...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you An unusual large bottle-shaped vase by Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is fawn-speckled blue on black-mottled tarnished silver, a striking combination. The shape of the mouth he has taken from traditional Korean forms. The vessel is 27 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Morino Taimei was born in Kyoto in 1934, and was first accepted into the Nitten National Exhibition at a relatively young age in 1957 (a year before graduating the Kyoto Municipal U...
Kodo Arts
$575.00 The Takahashi family is along with the Ueda family the oldest potter family in Shigaraki and Takahashi Rakusai III b.1898-1976 was largely responsible for the revival of unglazed Shigaraki pottery in the 20th century. Working in the third generation he was designated a "Shiga Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property" in 1964 for his countless efforts. He was succeeded in 1976 by his son Takahashi Rakusai IV who was designated by government as "Intangible Cultural Property". Since 2010 the Rakusa...
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