A frighteningly thin celadon bowl with Karakusa vine designs by Imperial Household artisan Suwa Sozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Yomon Hachi and bearing the Teishitsu Gigei-in seal beside the title. It is 19.5 cm (roughly 8 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Suwa Sozan (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Ishikawa prefecture, where he initially studied before moving to Tokyo in 1875...

A fabulous white gold glazed Guinomi by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakukin-sai Kurinuki Guinomi. It is 7.5 cm (3 inches) diameter, 5.5 cm (just over 2 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Inayoshi Osamu was born in Aichi prefecture, the heart of Mino country, in 1976. He completed his initial training in the plastic arts at the Seto Pottery School in 2002, garnering an award that same year at the 56th Seto City Art Exhibition...

A belted form draped in dark ocher over which flows pale glaze by Nakazato Tarouemon XIII enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tataki Chosen Karatsu Mimitsuki Mizusashi. It is 21 x 18.5 x 16.5 cm (roughly 9-1/2 inches diameter, 6-1/2 inches tall) and is in excellent condition complete with the ceramic lid as well as an alternate custom-made lacquered lid.
Nakazato Tadao (1923-2009) was born the first son of the 12th generation of Nakazato Tarouemon in Karatsu City...

A familial image of quail perched on thick grains of Awa (Foxtail millet). Beautifully sculpted from a firm porcelain, they are unglazed, likely from the later 19th century Kutani kilns. The back of one of the birds lifts off revealing the incense chamber. The sculptured form is one piece (excepting the lid), 12 x 12 x 12 cm (5 x 5 x 5 inches) and is in fine condition but for one slight chip in the corner of the porcelain lid. It comes enclosed in an old wooden box.

A charming set of 6 small sauce 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...

A natural ash glazed guinomi showing off fine hi-iro flame coloration on the raw clay by Tanimoto Yo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Guinomi Kaze no Ne (The sound of the wind). It is 8 cm (3 plus inches) diameter, 6 cm (2-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Born in 1958 the son of Iga potter Tanimoto Kosei, Yo was raised among the kilns and has always had his hands in clay...

Enigmatic characters are etched like some lost language into the connected slabs of this pottery object by rising star Kowari Tetsuya which comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seki-reki (Traces of History) exhibited at the Hakokai group exhibition. It is hard to say if the artist is looking back in time, or at something of ours somewhere far in the future, a vision; dream of the mystery one might see looking back on the traces of our own society...

A ceramic bowl made by Unrinin Hozan of Kyoto containing an image of orchids in black with a verse in archaic script circling the rim in red by Tomioka Tessai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kashibachi. It is 18 cm (7-1/4 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and is in excellent condition.
For more than four centuries, the Unrinin Hōzan lineage has been synonymous with the refined ceramic traditions of Kyoto...

A set of classical blue and white bowls swimming with medaka fish by Kondo Takahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Medaka Sometsuke Hachi. Each is roughly 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) diameter, 5.5 cm (2 inches) tall and all are in excellent condition.
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However, he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature...

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Satsuma Scallop Rim Plate with 7 Lucky God Treasure Boat Marked Shozan 昇山

It is 1.25 inches (3.17 cm) tall by 8.3 inches (21 cm) wide. It is 1.8 Lb.

It has rubbing of gold and paint, stains at the back, hairline crack at the back, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A Caribbean sunrise explodes on this small globular vase by Furuno Yukiharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. His original ceramic glaze represents the calmness and beauty of the sky, ocean and the depths of the earth. It is 13 cm (5 inches) diameter, roughly the same height, and in excellent condition.
Furuno Yukiharu studied business administration at university, howevero decided to become a ceramicist as soon as he graduated...

Reminiscent of the haunting presence of Korean Moon Jars, here is a simple white orb bowl by Sodeisha founding member Yamada Hikaru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kohiki Chawan and named inside “Senshin (Purifying the Heart)". It is 13 cm (just over 5 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition...

Platinum tinges the frilled rim of this masterpiece tea bowl by the challenging young artist Kawabata Kentaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 18 x 14.5 x 12 cm (7 x 6 x 5 inches) and is in excellent condition...

A beautiful white porcelain box by female artist Tanzawa Yuko decorated with poppy flowers exhibited at the 2002 42nd Nihon Dento Kogei Shinsaku ten National New Traditional Crafts Exhibition enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Keshi-mon Tobako. It is 23 cm (9 inches) diameter, 13.5 cm (5-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition. About her work she says In my style of expression I use a variety of different flowers as motifs on a white base. I apply traditional overglaze painti...

An Ise-ebi Japanese lobster scampers up the side of this pale glazed bowl, a classic work from the Fujina (Fushina) tradition of the former castle town of Matsue on the West Coast of Japan. The signature scrawled on the side reads Untora. Untora was a kiln alinf the shores of Shiinjiko lake just outside of Matsu City. The bowl is 13 cm (5-1/4 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition, enclosed in a fine kiri-wood box titled Fujina Yaki Chawan.
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A gold decorated incense-burner in the shape of a court cap by female artist Eiraku Myozen enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 16.5 x 12 x 19 cm (6-1/2 x 5 x 7-1/2 inches) and is in overall excellent condition.
The Eiraku (Nishimura) family is one of Japan’s most important and historically significant lines of pottery artists in Kyoto, tracing back to the 16th century. The skill of Eiraku potters earned the honorific title of Senke-Jissoku, reserved for 10 families of arti...

An Ishihaze stone erupts from the side of this beautiful small Tokkuri by Kamoda Shoji enclosed in a wooden box titled Kamoda Shoji Saku Tokkuri annotated by his wife. It is 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kamoda Shoji is without a doubt one of the most important and influential ceramic artists of the 20th century. Born in Osaka in 1933, he studied initially at the Kyoto Municipal University of Art under to be Living National Treasure Tomimoto Kenkichi, graduating i...

A cubic container by Shigemori Yoko of slab sides with torn rim covered in dynamic brown and black strokes enclosed in a wooden box titled Chairo CUBE signed Shigemori Saku and endorsed iside by her brother Naoki. It is engraved on one side with comb marks, with grass like scratches on another. Signed o the base it is 14 x 14 x 14 cm (roughly 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches on all sides and in excellent condition, directly from her estate.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima. Y...