This magnificent Shino-yaki chawan, done in a rediscovered Momoyama period style, came from the kilns of one of Japan’s most celebrated and talented potters.

Arakawa Toyozo (1894 - 1985), designated in 1955 as one of but a handful of National Living Treasures, is best known for rediscovering lost techniques of pottery from the Momoyama and early Edo periods...

Stunning Japanese golden Tenmoku Chawan of Kyo Yaki. The brown pottery is covered with a gorgeous gold glaze and shows a wonderful crazing. It dates back to the later Meiji Period (1868-1912) and is in greatest antique condition with no chips or cracks.

Kyo-yaki is a type of Japanese pottery. It is a generic name given to pottery made in Kyoto, such as Awataguchi-yaki (Awataguchi pottery) and Omuro-yaki (Omuro pottery)...

This is really a rarely seen example of antique Japanese ceramic art: impressive Katakuchi Chawan (tea bowl with a spout), made of unrefined Mino clay. Katakuchi chawans of that age are barely available on the antique market. It is the only one in our collection. So take your chance.

A good wood box is included. Shipping included, too.

Size: 2,8'' height x 5,5'' in diameter

Living National Treasure Fujiwara Kei (1899-1983) Bizen ware Hidasuki Chawan for Tea Ceremony.
The mark of the potter is carved on the bottom.

Hidasuki or fire sleeve-cording technique results when the ceramic items are wrapped in rice straw and then it burns in the kiln with beautiful red markings left on the surface.

Kei Fujiwara has become the second Bizen Living National Treasure in 1970.

Bizen pottery was originally produced in Imbe village of Bizen pro...

Living National Treasure Fujiwara Yu (1932-2001) Bizen Goma-Hidasuki Chawan (Studio Pottery Bizen ware).
The mark of the potter is carved on the bottom.

Very interesting chawan which combines two Bizen techniques: Goma (outer side) and Hidasuki (inner).
Goma resembles sesame seeds because the of the attached pine ash...

A beautifully formed bowl in the typical Gohon style, produced in Korea for the Japanese market during the 17th century. The light-grey ash glaze makes a tasteful backdrop for the pinkish speckles decorating the surface. These patterns are formed through a reaction of the iron in the clay and the ash glaze and are very typical of this type of pottery. One edge of the bowl is furnished with a dimple, making it comfortable in the hand while the gold repairs give it an added beauty and depth...

An amazing japanese table composed of two beautifully decorated shelves. The upper shelf depicts a waterfall, high waves and pine trees in gold and brown takamaki-e, hirakami-e lacquer and kirigane on a base of nashi-ji. It lies on two openwork side panels.
The lower shelf is more sparsely decorated but still finely executed. It depicts a cottage surrounded by hills and trees in gold and brown takamaki-e and hiramaki-e lacquer, kirigane and nashi-ji...

A unique gold gild chawan with stunning painting, made of Kasama-yaki.

It dates from the late Meiji Period and comes with the original box.

Perfect condition.

Size: 7,5 cm h. - 11 cm d.

Shipping included

Sadamitsu Sugiomoto has made cups with 5types of glaze, they would be used for several purposes. This is made with "oribe" copper and iron glaze . size: 9.5cm(D) 8.0cm(H) Accessary: none / if the wooden box signed by artist would be required, extra cost is needed, please inquire.

Sadamitsu Sugiomoto has made cups with 5types of glaze, they would be used for several purposes. This is made with ash glaze. size: 9.5cm(D) 8.0cm(H) Accessary: none / if the wooden box signed by artist would be required, extra cost is needed, please inquire.

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. His new challenging work, this celadon piece has born at testing phase, so special price. Size: 11.7cm(D)/8.4cm(H) Accessories: wooden boxes(signed by the artist)

Sadamitsu Sugiomoto has made cups with 5types of glaze, they would be used for several purposes. This is made with celadon glaze. size: 9.5cm(D) 8.0cm(H) Accessary: none / if the wooden box signed by artist would be required, extra cost is needed, please inquire.

Sadamitsu Sugiomoto has made cups with 5types of glaze, they would be used for several purposes. This is made with gohon glaze. size: 9.5cm(D) 8.0cm(H) Accessary: none / if the wooden box signed by artist would be required, extra cost is needed, please inquire.

Sadamitsu Sugiomoto has made cups with 5types of glaze, they would be used for several purposes. This is made with "madara" rice straw ashes glaze. size: 9.5cm(D) 8.0cm(H) Accessary: none / if the wooden box signed by artist would be required, extra cost is needed, please inquire.

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. His new challenging work, making raku style chawan with celadon glaze, Size: 11.2cm(D)/8.8cm(H) Accessories: wooden boxes(signed by the artist)

Sadamitsu Sugimoto, a great master of the ceramic art scene in Japan, was led by Tachibana Daiki the great Zen teacher and has been producing a lot of masterpieces through over 40 years .He has been studying the world of “wabi, sabi, and yugen” as his life's theme. His new challenging work, making raku style chawan with celadon glaze, Size: 14.3cm(D)/6.7cm(H) Accessories: wooden boxes(signed by the artist)

Oribe glaze has been liked as traditional glaze since 16th century in Japan. It's made of copper, makes green in reducing atmosphere and red in oxidized air. This piece also has traditional pattern by iron glaze. It is also possibly used as a small vase, not only as a sake sever. Size: 8.7cm(D) 19.0cm(H) Accessary: none

Another historical masterpiece in the development of Japanese culture: grey Shino Chawan, distorted cylindrical shape - hanzutsu, covered with a whitish Shino glaze over an iron oxide engobe, resulting in a beautiful grey shino glaze, which partly turns to red shino (aka shino).

A decoration of a branch with a leaf and berries on the front and a criss cross grass pattern on the back has been incised into the engobe resulting in white shino colored lines...