A superb example of Karatsu ware by Nakazato Tarouemon enclosed in the original wooden box titled Tataki Chossen Karatsu Mimitsuki Mizusashi signed Jusandai Tarouemon. The pale clay is covered in white with color fingering its way through in permeated drips from the rim. The vessel is 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) diameter, 16 cm (6 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

Eiraku Zengoro XVI Sokuzen (1917-1998) Double Gourd Vase with excellent red glaze...

Rare lavender tinged glaze covers the rough Iga clay forming this sake flask by important artist Atarashi Kanji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Tokkuri. The unusual coloration is punctuated with classic Iga traits, shell marks, undulations in the form, and an emerald drip clinging to the rim. It is 15 cm (6 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist. I highly recommend this with the guinomi previously listed...

An iconic playful form, the two lug handles like short little arms extended for the dance by important artist Atarashi Kanji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Tokkuri. There is a classic cut in the form, with raw earth visible below, the running green ash.which has pooled in a ringlet around the neckIt is 14.2 cm (5-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist. I highly recommend this with the guinomi previously listed...

Pale crystalized ash covers this igneous form by important artist Atarashi Kanji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Guinomi. It is 6.6-7 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, 5.5 cm tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist. I highly recommend this with the Tokkuri following.
Atarashi Kanji was born in Osaka in 1944, and graduated the Osaka College of Craft design...

A beautifully crafted image of a cormorant seeking fish by Ishida Rainosuke enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating from the early 20th century. The bird is 38 cm (15 inches) long and both bird and fish are in excellent condition. A very interesting treatment of the position of the back foot shows the bird kicking, as if speeding up, eye on the prize...

The size of Puppy: 9" Long x 5 3/4" High x 4" Deep.
This is beautiful Porcelain Puppy Dog.
It has marking on the bottom "HANDPAINTED, FINE PORCELAIN,
1987.THE FRANKLIN MINT."
It has marking of Yuki, in square. The Puppy holding blue ball.
The decoration Design done in many form of Kiku,
Japanese Chrysanthemum design Painted in detail with gold.
The condition of puppy is excellent. No chip, no crack
and no hairline...

A single strand of gold lightning streaks down the darkness of this deep chawan by Tsujimura Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Oribe Chawan on the lid, and named Raimei (Thunder Clap) inside the lid. Dating circa 2015, it is 11 x 9.5 x 10.5 cm (4-1/2 x 4 x 4-1/4 inches) and in excellent condition. The gold repair is artist made.
Tsujimura Shiro was born in Nara in 1947, and began his steps into the art world as an oil painter in 1965...

A delicate white Raku bowl of incredibly light weight, the tall walls like a Japanese castle in the riven clouds by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Shiro Chawan. It is 12.5 x 13 x 10 cm (5 x 5-1/8 x 4 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Sugimoto Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935. A strong adherent to the Zen tradition, Sadamitsu established his own kiln at 33, receiving the kiln name from his mentor Daitokuji priest Tachibana Daiki...

A small peach-colored pebble shaped vase by Yamaguchi Michie enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The opening undulates in an organic manner, accentuating the natural state of the form. It is 17 x 15 x 14 cm and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Yamaguchi Michie was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi, between the Seto and Mino pottery centers in 1964...

During Japan's Momoyama period, spanning from the late 16th to the early 17th century, Bizen pottery flourished, producing exquisite pieces such as this “shimokabura” or radish-bulb-shaped sake flask (tokkuri). Crafted from locally sourced Bizen clay, this tokkuri embodies simplicity and understated elegance...

A yobitsugi Jar made up of various excavated kiln shards of central Japan dating from the Heian period (794–1185). It is roughly 32 cm diameter, the same height. Looking at the volume of debris and encrustations, it is likely that the upper most part of this tsubo, which is one piece, was buried in a kiln collapse, earth and stone fusing to the molten ash. During the Heian period, hole kilns were dug into hillsides, with a chimney bored down into the back. Sometimes during firing, or after r...

A rare Seto Heishi (also read Heiji) bottle dating from the Kamakura period (1192-1333) wrapped in a custom made silk pouch with age darkened Kiri-wood box. Streaks of an unusual blue shidare glaze are visible on one side, Unlike the vast majority of Heishi bottles, this piece is no unearthed or excavated but has been passed down from generation to generation (as evidenced by the lack of inclusions or calcification). It is 24 cm tall and in overall excellent condition, with only minor chips ab...

Crabs clamber through the tangled bamboo leaves decorating the rim of this crushed fluted pottery bowl from the kiln of Wake Kitei (also read Waki) dating from the 19th century. This piece shows a great influence from the southern Island of Kyushu and Korean ware, not only in the literati style depiction of crabs, but in the glaze itself which is very much in the vein of Karatsu and or Gohon ware, as well as in the swirling whirlpool inside the footring. The bowl is 28 x 18 x 12 cm (11 x 7 x 5...

Vase in fine Satsuma earthenware enamelled in Osaka in Yabu Meizan's workshop at the end of the 19th century around 1890. The decoration is compartmentalized in 4 cartouches and represents the 4 seasons. The landscapes are meticulously painted, the details are surprisingly elegant and realistic. For winter, a snow-covered port is represented, the trees are heavy with snow, everything is motionless, padded. The cartouches are surrounded by a beautifully painted thousand-flower background. Yabu Me...

1900's Japanese Satsuma Vase with Samurai & Geisha Marked "Kinkozan"

It is 4.8 inches (12.1 cm) tall by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. It is 0.5 lb.

It has minor rubbing of gold and paint, a small chip at the lip, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Width: 10.2 cm (4.1 in)
Height: 6.3 cm (2.6 in)

Japanese Satsuma lidded pot sitting on cute reverted feet; decorated with gilt and polychromed figures in a garden setting; intricate diaper work surround the lid and base rim; gilt wear to rim; signed by Hododa

Shizu Mizuno 水野しづ Aka Guinomi Raku style Red Sake Cup
Supplied with signed wooden box

Shizu Mizuno
1996 Graduated from Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Crafts and Industrial Design, major in Ceramics

2008 Selected for the Nikkokai Exhibition (Selected 10 times since then) 　　　　　　Matsuzakaya Main Store Group Exhibition (6 times since then) 2008 Received the Hakokai Award
2011 Received the Grand Prix at the 1...