Scrawled across one face of the hand-crafted wood box housing this exquisite sake cup is the word “Prism,” perfectly encapsulating the inspiration for this angular and opaque work of modernist pottery...

A beautiful tall footed tea bowl by Fukushima Hiroko covered in patterns of her signature blend of indigo-blue enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gosu-e Chawan. It is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter, 10.5 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Fukushima Hiroko was born in Kanagawa prefecture and graduated the Joshi Bijutsu Daigaku Art College Western Painting Department in 1967...

A galaxy seems to be forming in the blue clouds on this incredible tea bowl by important young Bizen artist Baba Takashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Ao Chawan. It is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
The origin of the ao-yohen (blue kiln transformation) began by chance when a small sake cup (guinomi) accidentally tumbled into the embers, revealing a serendipitous blue kiln change...

1900's Japanese Satsuma Lamp Vase with Geisha and Samurai Figures Landscape

The overall is 32.3 inches (82 cm) tall by 8.26 inches (21 cm) wide. The vase is about 16.5 inches (42 cm) tall by 8.26 inches (21 cm) wide. The total weight is 12.2 Lb.

It has rubbing gold, a hole at the bottom, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A brightly colored wall hanging by ceramic pop-star Murata Aya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Roain of Color in the Steam. This piece is a new venture for her in her design aesthetic. To date she has worked almost exclusively in marbled clay (neriage) however this piece gets a bit playful in that she is not marbling the clays but using them individually. It is 26.2 x 26.5 x 2.7 cm (10-1/2 x 10-1/2 x 1 inch) and is in perfect condition...

A one flower vase by rising young female star Okayasu Manami enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ichirin. The entire vessel is covered in a complex pattern of perfectly placed glaze pebbles, a sight to behold. It is 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 11 cm tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this year.
Okayasu Manami was born in Fukui prefecture in 1984, and graduated the Kyoto Saga Art College in 2007...

A splendid large basin of white porcelain “Dyed” with layers of cobalt by Fukushima Hiroko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gosu-e Seimon Rinkabachi exhibited at the 62nd Nihon Dento Kogeiten (National Traditional Crafts Exhbition 2015) and published in the catalog for that year (included). It is 52.5 x 35.5 x 13.5 cm (21 x 14 x 5-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. According to Hiroko The clay itself is like a canvas for glazing...

A sake cup oin dimpled white conforms to the rugged shape of an earthy crag which serves as a stand for the cup, balanced on one side like some mystery of nature by Fukuzawa Ion enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ishi no Ue no Shuki. It is 19 x 12 x 10.5 cm (7-1/2 x 5 x 4 inches) and in excellent condition, directly from the artist...

A flower vase shaped like a woman’s silhouette characterized by its fluid design, evoking the image of a woman dancing, her dress flowing gracefully in the wind by Bizen star Baba Takashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled “ Torso”. "Torso" evokes the beauty of the human form, and when flowers are arranged in it, they become the face, completing the artwork. It is 19.5 x 13 x 45 cm (8 x 5 x 18 inches) and is in perfect condition directly from the artist...

A large ceramic vase decorated with waves and vibrantly colored sea life over widely crackled white glaze. It is 29 cm (11-1/2 inches) diameter, 31 cm (12-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, dating from the first half of the 20th century.

Square dish or tray with vertically standing squared rim. Fine stoneware, the bottom impressed with wide mazed cloth, covered in thick whitish glaze and rims and underglaze decoration worked in iron brown.
In the center of the tray a landscape has been painted with willow trees on the embankment of a lake on which sail boats. Mountains in the background.

Unsigned, in the style of Ogata Kenzan...

A fabulous deeply textured bowl from Tokoname, the reddish earth covered in thin flying ash by veteran potter Shibata Masaaki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Shizen-yu Wan. It is roughly 12 cm (5 inches9 diameter, 9.5 cm (just less than 4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Born in Tokoname in 1949, the artist graduated from Asahigaoka High School’s Department of Fine Arts in 1967...

Pair of Japanese cloisonné vases from the circa 1920s features a finely detailed floral design. Each vase is decorated with cherry blossoms (sakura 桜) and chrysanthemums (kiku 菊), both highly symbolic in Japanese culture...

Brilliant large Shigaraki Showa Period Ca. 1930 signed ceramic tsubo. 13" in diameter and 14"tall. Signature we couldn't read. Ask for shipping quote.

A rare blue and sea foam glazed dish from the Narushima kilns of Yamagata prefecture enclosed in an age darkened wooden box dating from the 19th century (Edo to Meiji periods). Beneath the undulating rim comb marks have been etched into the iron rich clay creating a pattern of leaping waves...

Antique Japanese set of three rectangular Imari dishes. Blue and white glaze with scrolling karakusa (octopus arabesque pattern) surrounding a design of peonies in the center. The exterior walls of each plate is further decorated with more simplified karakusa motifs. The undersides have a four character Fuki Chosun (good luck) 冨貴長春 mark.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 1 1/2" high x 8 1/4" long x 4 3/4" wide

A striking glass object by groundbreaking contemporary glass artist Sasaki Masahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakukinsai Utsuwa Totte-no-aru-Katachi. The blown glass object bears thorns of white gold. This piece is 21.5 x 9 x 16 cm (8-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
According to Masahiro: I create my works through glassblowing. Glass takes shape by controlling heat, gravity, and centrifugal force. Inside the furn...

A painted and glazed porcelain okimono depicting Daruma in his iconic posture, holding the hossu, the ceremonial staff used by Buddhist monks. Period: Meiji, late 19th century. Dimensions: 50.5 x 21 x 16 cm. Condition: Excellent condition.