Tsutsui Hiroaki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Ryusen Shinogi Tsubo. It is 25.5 cm (10 inches) diameter, 23 cm 9-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tsutsui Hiroaki was born in Mountainous Nagano Prefecture in Central Japan in 1951...

An unusual plate by Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yakishime Nagashi-yu Zara. It is 24.5 cm (10 inches) diameter, 4 cm (1-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hamada Shoji was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1894. In 1913, at the age of 19, he entered the Ceramics Department of the Tokyo Higher Technical School (now the Tokyo Institute of Technology) where he formed a friendship with senior student Kawai Kanjiro...

Flying ash covers the rough earthen texture of this cup by Tanimoto Takashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Yunomi. It is 7 cm (3 inches) diameter, 10 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tanimoto Takashi was born in Mie the eldest son of Tanimoto Kei in 1978. After graduating the literature department of Doshisha university, he entered the Kyoto prefectural ceramic school, then apprenticed under Mori Tadashi...

Absolutely stunning Iga ceramic wood-fired tea ceremony 'mizusashi' with kintsugi on the lid. H:18cm x W:19cm. Gorgeous glazes from the long kiln firing. Late Taisho Period. With Original signed box. Ask for shipping quote from CA warehouse.

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...

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. He then spent the first 40 years of his career exp...

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.
Yamada Hikaru (1924-2001), was born into the family of layman potter and priest Yamada Tetsu, and raised in Gifu after the family home was destroyed in the ...

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.
Kawabata Kentaro was born in Saitama in 1976, and graduated the Ceramic Department of the Tokyo Designer Institute, which he followed up with two years at the Tajimi city Pottery Design　and Technical Center, graduating in 2000 with a BFA. He was immediately rec...

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...