A beautifully organic pouring vessel as if made of silvered leaves or barnacles by Shingu Sayaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 16.5 x 10.5 x 16.5 cm (6-1/2 x 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Shingu Sayaka was born in Osaka, the industrial and commercial heartland of central Japan, in 1979...

A beautiful small hand formed Chawan covered in fawn spotted Gohon glaze scored with a poem by Otagaki Rengetsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan...

A well shaped bottle vase made of bluish clay with thin inlaid strips in yellowish clay and smooth burnish surface with parted occluded effect, a result of natural wood firing.  It has a simple, subdued elegance. Made by Morimoto Mitsui/Yasuyuki from Tamba Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture. Tamba yaki (pottery) is one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan, and has a 800 years long history, it is renowned for its simple, earthy aesthetic. Signed on the bottom...

The warm sandy clay of this vase splits and fissures studded with pack-marks of molten feldspar rising tall to a jagged rim by Suzuki Seisei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saisaji Kabin. Inside is entirely glazed with subtle yellow-green, and a few large inclusions are embedded in the outside. It is 42.5 cm (just less than 17 inches) tall 12 cm (just less than 5 inches) diameter and in excellent condition...

A large Bizen platter by Mori Toshiaki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Bizen Sara. One of the most striking features of Bizen Ware is its natural beauty, which is achieved without the use of glazes or decorative paints. Instead, the pottery’s aesthetic is shaped by the interaction of the raw clay, the firing process, and the kiln environment. This results in unique, unrepeatable patterns and textures that vary from piece to piece...

The elegant Camellia blossoms wide on the white porcelain of this vase by Tsukamoto Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box title Saiji Tsubaki-mon Kabin. It is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter, 26.5 cm (10-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tsukamoto Shiro (1927-2012) was born to a long line of potters, his father being Tsukamoto Ninsaburo. He was sent to Toyama to work in a factory at the age of 14 from 1942 until wars end...

Kato Tsubusa Porcelain Bottle Vase with Seihakuji Glaze. A high bottle shape vase of irregular, cut shape with a long and thin neck of perfectly pure and smooth white porcelain coated in a wonderful bluish celadon glaze. Inscribed and signed Tomobako, storage box. Sizes: H 34 cm Ø 7 cm. Excellent condition! ****** Kato Tsubusa, (1962- 2025), a well-established ceramic artist from Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture...

A water jar for use in the Japanese Macha tea ceremony by Kuze Kyuho enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ninsei Utsushi Iroe Ryukyo Mizusashi (Ninsei style water jar in color with Willow and Bridge motif). It comes with the original ceramic lid and is in excellent conditiom. The jar is 17.5 cm (7 inches) diameter, roughly the same height and in perfect condition...

A masterpiece vessel by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiaraki Uzukumaru Tsubo. This is truly a superb example of the Uzukumaru, a squat form covered in thick running natural ash with flashes of sunburnt red clay ad glistening beads of bidoro glass. It is 19 cm (just less than 8 inches) diameter, 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Sugimoto Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935...

A pure celadon form in ice-green glaze by Fukami Sueharu measuring 21.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) tall, 17 cm (6-3/4 inches) diameter. It is in excellent condition; there is no box.
Fukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon. He has been displayed numerous times at the prestigious Nitten, Nihon Togei Ten (National Japanese Ceramic Exhibition) and Nihon Gendai Kogei Ten (National Japanese Modern Crafts Exhibition) among others. He is held in the Yale University Museum among others...

A striking vase in blue and white covered in gleaming white gold by Fuji Shumei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gokujo Haku-kin-sai Ho-o. It is 31.5 cm (12-1/2 inches) diameter, 35cm (14 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Fujii Shumei (1936-2017) was born in Arita in 1936 and began working in pottery at the age of 15...

A Tokkuri and sake cup by Matsuda Yuriko in vivid colors enclosed respectively in their original signed wooden boxes. The Tokkuri is 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) diameter 13 cm (5 inches) tall, the cup is 7 cm (2-3/4 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and both are in excellent condition.
Matsuda Yuriko was born in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture in 1943nd lives and works in Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture. Yuriko is an avid exhibitor; it is a wonder she has time to do any work at all. Both within Japa...

Exceptional, twisted contemporary Bizen vase by Yamamoto Izuru, b.1944. He is the son of Toshu Yamamoto (1906-1994) designated as a Living National Treasure. The apple certainly didn't fall far from the tree. This is a masterpiece. H: 45cm x W:34cm x depth: 26cm. Great condition and very heavy. Ask for shipping quote from CA.

A spectacular black basin filled with flowing waves of gold by daring artist Sakata Jinnai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kokuto Kinpakusai-mon Hachi. It is 37 cm (14-1/2 inches) diameter, 20 cm (8 inches) tall and in perfect 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 Traditio...

A spectacular large basin glistening softly in gold from under the slip design of pumpkin vines by Miyake Yoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinsai Kabocha-mon Hachi. It is 45.5 cm (18 inches) diameter, 14.5 cm (just less than 6 inches) tall and is in perfect condition.
Miyake Yoji was born in Shimane in 1950, He studied from 1974 under Ito Kosho, establishing himself as an independent artist three years later in Mashiko. In 1979 his work was accepted into the Dento K...

A superb Hagi fresh water jar for use in the Japanese Maccha Tea Ceremony by Sakata Deika enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Hai-yu Mimitsuki Mizusahi. The work retains the original matching ceramic lid and comes wrapped in a large blue cloth dyed with the artist's seal. It is 19.5 cm (just less than 8 inches) diameter, 18 cm (just over 7 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Sakata Deika XIII (1915–2010) was a master potter and heir to one of the most prestigious li...

Orange flags blaze in the strong winds propelling this Dutch ship to distant shores, the promise of trade and wealth opposite three red-haired dutchman on this antique tall sake bottle enclosed in an older wooden box titled Hansen Jinbutsu-no-zu Tokkuri. 18th to 19th century, it is reminiscent of Inuyama ware inland from the Seto pottery region in central Japan. The bottle is 10.5 cm (4 inches) diameter, 29 cm (11-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition, but for one small chip in the glaze o...

This is really something to see, a striking heavy form of gyrating coils by Konishi Tozo enclosed in the original singed wooden box. It is 36.5 cm (14-1/2 inches) tall, slightly oblong it is roughly the same diameter.
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The Toko pottery maintains the traditional firing method of Bizen ware using red pine. The kiln was founded by Konishi Toichiro (Toko I) who was the grandson of early Meiji Master Craftsman Nagami ...