A beautiful bright yellow porcelain vase decorated with blue tinged florals by Living National Treasure Inoue Manji enclose in the originals signed wooden box. It is 17 cm (6-3/4 inches) diameter, 25 cm (10 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Inoue Manji was born in Saga Prefecture on the southern Island of Kyushu, home of Arita and the port of Imari, the first porcelain production center in Japan...

Flying off the handle here with the young perfectionist Usami Kensuke and this darling tea pot in pure blue-green celadon enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kyusu. It is 10.5 x 9 x 12 cm (4 x 3-1/2 x 5 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist...

Mori Keiko exhibited at the 51st Nihon Dento Kogeiten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition in 2004 enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iro-e Nadeshiko Mon Tobako. Inside the lid that artist has affixed a signed paper placard denoting the exhibition history and it comes with the original catalog. The box is decorated with Nadeshiko, a delicate flower native to Japan., on white porcelain. It is 22.5 x 20 x 15 cm (9 x 8 x 6 inches) and is in perfect condition...

A large flaring vase decorated with archaic symbols by Kato Keizan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Sonshiki Kabin. It is 23.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter, 33 cm (13 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kato Keizan I (1886-1963) was born in Tajimi city, Gifu, a pottery center in its own right, however came to Kyoto to apprentice under Kiyomizu Rokubei IV...

19th C Japanese ceramic reclining goat, Bizen ware, dating from the late 19th century. The piece features a distinct artist's signature or mark on the back. The style is consistent with the Meiji-era in Japan (1850-1899). In Japanese culture, the goat represents "greatness" and "excellence". It is in good condition, a firing, artist repaired firing flaw at the back. Framed 10 x 6.5 x 5 inches (25 x 17 x 14 sm).

KO-KARATSU SAKE CUP

Reborn sake vessel reassembled from fragmentary shards of Old Karatsu stoneware dating from the Momoyama period to the early Edo period (late 16th–early 17th century), joined using gin-tsugi (silver repair). Approx. diameter 6.5–7 cm (2.6–2.8 in), height 4.0–4.5 cm (1.6–1.8 in)...

A domed ceramic box of abraded clay covered in thick natural ash glaze by legendary wood firing master Furutani Michio enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 17.5 x 11 x 12 cm (7 x 4-1/2 x 5 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Furutani Michio (1946-2000) is one of the Gods of Shigaraki, an artist who wrote the book on Anagama kilns, and one of the more influential artists of the second half of the 20th century...

A large shallow basin covered in green ash glaze by Tsujimura Kai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Iga Hachi. It is 39 cm (15-1/2 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tsujimura Kai (b. 1976, Nara Prefecture) is a leading contemporary Japanese ceramic artist whose bold, wood-fired vessels draw upon the traditions of Shigaraki, Iga, Bizen, Karatsu, Shino, and Oribe ware...

A fabulous set of 2 matching Tenmoku-yu vases in black with striking rust-red spots over pale clay dating from the 19th century. They are 20 cm (8 inches) tall, 6,5 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Tenmoku glaze is a high-iron, ash-based glaze developed in China and later refined in Japan, prized for its deep black-brown surfaces and natural oil-spot or hare’s-fur effects. The technique is as much about controlled chemistry and firing as it is about application...

A classical Yahazuguchi Mimitsuki Mizusashi for use in the Maccha Tea Ceremony in russet iron glaze covered in black dating from the Edo to Meiji period enclosed in an old wooden box. It is 17 cm (7 inches) diameter, roughly the same height, and in excellent condition.

The figure depicts a military official or a high-status individual on horseback in historical Chinese attire, complete with a hat and a sword. The figurine and horse are mounted on a rectangular base decorated with floral motifs and the "endless knot" or "figure eight" symbol, a common design element in Chinese decorative arts. It is in good condition and has some wear consistent with an antique item. 9.25 x 6.5 x 2.75 inches (24 x 16.5 x 7 sm).

An exquisite porcelain flower vessel in the shape of an elongated boat with a phoenix prow and wings by Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan enclosed in a wooden box annotated by the current head of the Kyoto branch of the Makuzu family, Makuzu Kosai. The vessel is 48.5 x 13 x 14.5 cm (19 x 5 x 6 inches) and is in excellent condition...

A crane shaped censer, the feathers lifting off the back to reveal the incense compartment, by Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ninsei Kidzuru Koro. It is 20 x 10.5 x 13.5 cm (8 x 4 x 5-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
The name Kozan was granted by Prince Yasui-no-Miya in 1851 in honor of the tea ware produced during the later Edo for the imperial Court by the tenth-generation head of the Kyoto pottery family Miyagawa Chozo...

An absolutely exquisite work of silver wire cloisonne enamel by female artist Ishizaka Kumiko exhibited at the 55th Nihon Dento Kogeiten National Traditional Crafts exhibition in 2007 enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yusen Shippo Futamono Icho. It is 18 cm (7-1/4 inches) diameter, 10 cm (4 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Ishizaki Kumiko was botn in Tokyo in 137, graduating the s Art University in 1959. In 1973 she apprenticed under Okagaki Yukie...

By design this piece should feel very heavy, and yet the whimsical lines across the front create a feeling of lightness, like a butterfly trailing across a summer sky. This is an early sculpture by Shigemori Yoko enclosed in a wooden box titled Mudai (Untitled) annotated by her brother. It is 38 cm (15 inches) long and in excellent condition...

A deep footed bowl covered in millet colored glaze with absrtracted floral circling in iron, blue and red gosu by legendary Mingei potter Kawai Kanjiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The design is slightly unusual, four obvious flowers and two circular windows making for six designs decorating the surface instead of the usual four. In addition, ordinarily this type of bowl is titled simply Hanawan (Flower Bowl). However here, Kanjiro has noted specifically that this is a Hana-Chawa...

EXCAVATED IMARI WARE

Imari ware vessels that became naturally and accidentally fused together during kiln firing, resulting in an unexpected and compelling sculptural form born of chance. Japan, early 20th century. Approx. H 8 cm, 14 × 15 cm (3.1 × 5.5 × 5.9 in). Condition as shown.


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Five small dishes with a design of three brown-black cherry or plum blossoms (two positive, one negative) on a cream colored patch in an otherwise silky mat, almost iridescent black surface. Foot ring impressed at tree points, thus creating three feet.

Kishu ware: Light colored stoneware with mat black Nachiguro glaze. In the unglazed bottom two impressed seals: Aoigama (hollyhock kiln) and star-shaped flower.

Japan, Showa era, probably 1970s

Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11.4 cm), height...