Lovely Shino Vase in Mt. Fuji motif by famed ceramicist, Kanji Kato, b.1927-. Learned his craft at the Oji Kiln in Seto which was the oldest noborigama kiln in Seto until its last firing in 1968. H:25cm x diameter: 18cm. Ask for shipping quote from CA.

A beautiful vase by Long Term Japanese resident and pottery Richard Milgrim enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mimitsuki Hanaire. It is 10.5 x 11 x 25 cm (4 x 4-1/4 x 10 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Richard Milgrim (b. 1955) of White Plains New York graduated Antioch College in 1979 following a year travelling in Japan and internship at the Fogg Museum of Harvay rd...

The figure is a Hakata Doll (Hakata Ningyo), a traditional Japanese clay doll from Fukuoka. This statue depicts Bodhidharma, also known as Daruma in Japan. He was a 5th or 6th-century Buddhist monk credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China and the first Chinese patriarch. In this iteration Daruma is depicted with eye lids cut to aid his meditation...

An antique Japanese Tokoname "Dragon" bottle vase, typically dating from the late 19th-century Meiji period. Redware (unglazed red clay) pottery vase with a bulbous body and a tall, slender neck. It features a highly detailed, raised relief carving of a dragon winding around the body and neck of the vase. Produced in Tokoname, Japan, one of the country's Six Ancient Kilns known for its high-quality red clay ceramics...

A haunting 18th century bottle shaped vase with flaring rim covered in pale, blue-tinged white glaze decorated with a band of flowering vines from the Southern kilns of Arita. It is 13 cm (5-1/4 inches) diameter, 25 cm (10 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Imari porcelain, also known as Arita ware, has its origins in the early 17th century and is one of Japan's most renowned ceramic traditions...

Silver and gold fronds decorate the clouded surface of this large vase by Yasuda Zenko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 17 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 26 cm (10-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Yasuda Zenko (Tomohiko) (1926-2004), Studied under Kiyomizu Rokubei VI. His work was first displayed nationally at the Nitten, 1950 where he would exhibit consistently later serving as a juror...

A breathtaking fresh water urn in clear Sea Green capped with a gleaming gold final by Kato Shoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ryuhyo no Etsu Mizusashi. The crackled Green is shot with fissures, all glistening with gold like sunlight reflecting off the sharp edge of broken ice. It is 17 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter roughly the same height, 16.5cm tall and in excellent condition...

A new radical cup deeply scored by the fingers of Murakoshi Takuma as he raised it on the wheel, half covered in so much texture and variation in color it is a pleasure to both hold and view enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Shochu Nomi.. It is 10 x 12 x 10 cm (4 x 5 x 4 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay...

One of two quintessential Yunomi cups, perfect for Bancha Tea or a beer, by Suzuki Goro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yahichide Yunomi. It is 8.3 cm (roughly 3-1/4 inches) diameter 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

An exquisite 19th century tile in burnt orange clouded with green, a sprig of dry grass growing up in rich iron silhouette on one corner. This was made to hold the Furo brazier during the making of Maccha tea in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. It is 24 x 24 x 3 cm (9-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 1 inches) and is in overall fine condition, with two firing cracks along the green edge typical of wood fired solid slab pottery. The tile comes enclosed in a period wooden box titled simply Furo-ita...

Wow is all you can say to this stunning Tokkuri, the dark clay covered in karst-like encrustations by Masamune Satoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 9.5cm (just less than 4 inches) diameter 15.5cm (6 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Masamune Satoru was born in Inbe (Bizen) in 1954, and graduated from Okayama Prefectural Ceramic Center in 1973...

A charming set of 6 medium sized dishes from the Bizen kiln of Mori Toshiaki, each exhibiting unique surface effects known as Yohen enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Bizen Sara. These Yohen or kiln effects, are natural, random patterns resulting from various factors, including the placement of the pottery in the kiln, amount of ash buildup, and proximity to other pieces...

Known for his non-conformist and bold style, Suzuki Goro has outdone himself with this stylized Oribe sake flask (tokkuri). Oribe is a visual style named after the late-16th-century tea master Furuta Oribe (1544-1615)...

A large work by highly sought Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senmonki (Lined Vessel). It is 42 cm (16-1/2 inches) long and in excellent condition.
The youngest winner ever at the 13th National Ceramic Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten), Ichino Hiroyuki is a powerhouse in Tamba, bringing that long forgotten corner of Japan’s ceramic realm back into the limelight. He was born in Sasayama, heart of Tamba, in 1961, and studied in Kyoto under Imai Masayuki, and u...

A Meiji period boxed set of 10 Kikko-yaki Pottery dishes decorated with seasonal birds and flowers by various Osaka artists, each dish stamped Kikko and enclosed in a compartmentalized wooden box titled Kacho Moyo Kikko Funagata Mukozuke (Juninmae) (10 Boat shaped dishes decorated with birds and flowers from Kikko) Artists included are Ueda Koho (1860-1944) and his father Ueda Kochu (1819-1911) signed in his 83rd year which puts the set at being created in 1901. Each dish is 16 x 12.5 x 4.5 cm (...

Green glass pools in the center of this flaring summer tea bowl by Suzuki Hachiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seto Anagama Chawan. It is 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 8cm (just over 3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Suzuki Hachiro was a student of the great Kogei artist Fujii Tatsukichi. Prior to the second world war his work was exhibited at the Bunten and went to Manchuria to study pottery from 1944 to 1945. Following the cessation of hostilities, he e...

Gorgeous old Shigaraki Meiji Period Ca.1890 Shochu Ceramic Jar. The colors are spectacular and very rare; usually green striped. A bit of wear on the bottom (see pics) but actually enhances the piece. H: 40cm x Diameter:32cm. Ask for shipping quote from CA.

This depiction of the eternal “ensō” on a backdrop of pearly white feldspar over red clay signifies enlightenment, the eternal, the nothingness, and the freedom of the mind to envision and to create. Wood-fired in a small-batch ana-gama, the techniques used to produce such works stretch back over 500 years and were only recently revived in the first half of the previous century by a dedicated group of artists.

The potter who created this piece (Kato Kozo) was born ...