GREEN-GLAZED ANDON PLATE

Japanese ceramic andon-zara (lantern plate) with a vivid green glaze, early 20th century. Approx. 22.7 × 22.7 × H 1.2 cm (8.9 × 8.9 × 0.5 in). Small chip; otherwise age-appropriate wear...

A striking set of 5 dishes dashed with copper glaze by Atarashi Manabu enclosed in the original compartmentalized and signed wooden box titled Iga Oribe Fuka-zara. Each is roughly 17 cm square, 5 cm tall (6-3/4 x 6-3/4 x 2 inches) and in new condition, directly from the artist this summer...

An amazing large receptacle by Koie Ryoji covered in thick glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Oribe Tsubo. It is 23.7 cm (9-1/2 inches) diameter, 27 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Koie Ryoji (1938-2020) was born in Tokoname and graduated the Tokoname industrial school before moving on to work at a tile factory in 1957, where he would lose two fingers in an industrial accident...

A Kurinuki vase torn and hollowed from a chunk of Hagi clay by Miwa Eizo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Hana-ire. It is 11.5 x 11 x 24.5 cm (roughly 10 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Miwa Eizo (1946-1999) was born the second son of Living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu XI. He graduated the Private Musashino Art University and was a member of Japanese Traditional Crafts Society, often displayed at their National Exhibition (Nihon Dento Togeiten)...

A fantastic Koro incense burner by master of celadon Uraguchi Masayuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Koro. It is 26.5 cm (10-1/2 inches) diameter and is in perfect condition.
Uraguchi Masayuki (b. 1964) discovered pottery while attending the Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music and his world turned when he was introduced to a Song Dynasty Seiji Vase" at the Tokyo National Museum designated a National Treasure during one of his art courses...

A massive work by Sakiyama Takayuki exhibited at the 11th Nihon Togeiten National ceramic art exhibition enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Henko Hamon (Wave Pattern Vessel). It is 52.5 x 26 x 38 cm (21 x 10-1/2 x 15 inches and is in excellent condition. A copy of the catalog is included.
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Sakiyama Takayuki (b. 1958) graduated the Osaka Art University in 1981...

A breathtaking vessel covered in by Tokuda Yasokichi IV enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 20.5 cm ((8 inches) diameter, 20 cm (roughly the same height) and in perfect condition.
Tokuda Junko (Yasokichi IV) was born the first child of future Living National Treasure Tokuda Masahiko in 1961. While on a trip to the United States in her mid-20s, the young Tokuda came across a pot from Jingdezhen, China and drew her back to the fold of the family tradition...

A spectacular platter covered in crawling sunrise glaze by Miwa Eizo enclosed in the original signed wooden box simply titled Hagi Sara. It is 31.5 cm (12-1/2 inches) square, 7 cm (2-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Miwa Eizo (1946-1999) was born the second son of Living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu XI...

A fabulous ash glazed Mentori Vase by Rising Iga star Atarashi Manabu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Shinogi Hanaire. It is 37.5 cm (15 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Atarashi Manabu has been growing in popularity as one of the leaders in the Iga pottery tradition since the first time I saw his work nearly 20 years ago when visiting the family showroom in Iga village...

A dramatic flower vessel by Mino legend Hayashi Shotaro in his signature crispy-colorful glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyosai Uzumaki-mon Kaki. It is 27 x 15 x 21.5 cm (11 x 6 x 8-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics. Although initially entering regular employment upon graduating high school, in 1967 he returned to Toki city to help his brother Kotaro...

The figurine depicts a bijin (beautiful woman) wearing a richly embroidered kimono. The hairstyle is characteristic of the late 17th century, but the figurine was made in the Kutani kilns around 1900, during the Meiji period. Beautiful glazes; firing imperfections due to porcelain expansion are visible on the underside and one side of the base. The unglazed portion of the base shows tiny brown spots caused by iron oxide present in the insufficiently purified clay, a common characteristic of old...

A fabulous ash encrusted flask by Ohmae Satoru (also Omae Satoru) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Tokkuri. The rough clay and textured ash juxtapose with the delicate rim and dainty size. It is 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter, 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ohmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. He began decorating Kenzan style pottery in Kobe in 1991 with his brother. It was in 1994 he began making Nanban style unglazed pottery. His first sol...

A Japanese inspired porcelain sagemono set with a golden swan by American artist, Lynn Richardson (1942-2024). The set is comprised of a four-section inro, an ojime with a golden feather and a swan netsuke. The inro has three compartments and is decorated with a golden swimming swan on one side and a swan bottom up while fishing in the water on the other side. Each of the three elements of the set is marked with Richardson's seal. The set comes with a custom metal stand.
Lynn Richardso...

The size of Water Jar: 10 1/4" H (top of Knob), 8 7/8" H top of Jar
5 1/8" Dia (Top rim), 6 5/" Dia (widest)
This is very old and classic and classy style Japanese Awatayaki Mizusashi
with Imperial Kiku Mon Design, which has 16-leaf double-petaled chrysanthemum
Mizusashi used be at Imperial Palce in Kyoto before they moved to Edo.
Then it was passed down to others as Geshi hin (bestowed gift).
Mizusashi was made by Taizan Yohei whose family made Imperial household item...

Additional photos for Taizan Mizusashi w/Imperial Kiku mon Design w/box

A rare and elegant set of five lidded bowls representing the highly refined porcelain tradition of Hirado kilns. Each vessel is finely potted from pure white porcelain and covered with a soft translucent glaze, painted in underglaze cobalt (sometsuke) with flowering cherry blossoms (sakura). Sakura are a popular seasonal motif symbolic of renewal, ephemeral beauty, and impermanence in Japanese art and culture.

The bowls exhibit the technical precision characteristic of Hirado ware: th...

Abstract gold patterns under blue decorate this large basin by important female artist Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yuri Kinsai Kashi Bachi. It is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, 9.5 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
From Aichi prefecture, Ono Hakuko was trained by her father initially in the ceramic arts. However, she was most strongly influenced by the great experimentive artist Kato Hajime (1901-1968) and his work with gold. This affected her ow...

An exquisite Seto-Guro Chawan Tea Bowl by Kato Kozo enclosed in the original signed owoden box bearing the same title, held in a fine black lacquered outer box (Nijubako) ordinarily reserved only for the finest of pieces. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kato Kozo (1935–2023) was a revered Japanese ceramic artist, designated in 2010 as a Living National Treasure for his mastery of the traditional Setoguro (black Seto) ceramic techni...