An exquisite work by great artist Nakajima Yasushi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The clear white Kyo glaze certainly is like moonlight and the inside of the tea bowl offers a view of a glaze that looks like the enchanted surface of a mountain lake.

Nakajima Yasushi 中嶋 靖 (1938-2017) was born in Hyogo prefecture and graduated from the Kyoto Municipal University of Art in 1962...

One of a kind! A beautiful example of a Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Shigaraki Mizusashi (fresh water container for the tea ceremony) displaying classic Shigaraki markings of red ochre and shades of green, pale and natural ash glaze.

Based on Momoyama and early Edo Shigaraki archetypes, sports a rugged purpose with a reliance on tradition while not being a slave to it. In a tea room or on a shelf this piece of ceramic art has a commanding aesthetic presence...

This is definitely the best work by modern avangarde artist Hiramatsu Ryoma and it demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a tea bowl.

He surely needs no introduction. Ryoma is one of those once in 500 years' type of artists. He is a potter who goes beyond that usual appellation. He has developed his own way of expressing himself through ceramics...

Splendid Aka Raku Chawan by greatest 13th generation Raku Kichizaemon Seinyu. It is a half cylinder shaped (Hanzutsu) Chawan with a rounded brim, in the typical hand built style of the Raku family. The body is fully covered with a white engobe before the red glaze was applied. The red glaze turned to grey where it got in contact with charcoal in the kiln...

What a treasure! High class Natsume made by greatest 11th Sotetsu Nakamura. It was made 50 years ago of of natural wood and coated with high quality Japanese lacquer...

Here is a fantastic 19th century Karatsu tea bowl, which represents the wabi sabi philosophy of Japan at its best with expected impressions of roughness, austerity and intimacy. This Karatsu chawan is about 150 years old and has wonderful dripping glaze with shades of different colors, rarely seen on Karatsu chawans.

Fine antique condition. There is an original natural fired surface pottery wrikle on the bottom, which occurred in the time of manufacturing (Not a fault...

This is a Japanese porcelain 'Kutsugata' Tea Bowl of Kyo ware, which was made by the 1st class potter, the 2nd Shoami Heian (Shoami Takano, 1941 -) in 1976.

Temples and trees are hand-painted on the body.

The signature of the potter is written on the bottom. The original wooden box with the signature of the potter is also included.

Speaking of Shoami Takano, he is one of the most influential potters in Kyoto...

Very exquisite lacquer tea caddy (natsume), cylindrical form with round lid, finely decorated in gold made by the second Tamura Toshihide in the late 19th century. He was the successor and the son of one of the greatest MAKIE artisans of all time, the 1st Tamura Toshihide (1757 - 1833).

Pine leaves are molded on the body, and - another highlight - natural seashells are decorated on it...

Unmarked, maker unknown...

Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of white, blue, pink and purple glaze...

Pure Kuro-Raku Tsutsu Chawan by the 9th generation Raku Ryonyu (Raku Kichizaemon IX) 楽了入 (9代 楽吉左衛門) enclosed in an antique wooden box and made around the beginning of 19th century about 200 years ago during the Edo era. His strong seal is engraved beside the foot ring.

This Raku chawan is particularly endowed with a structural power deriving from simple composition of features of a bowl - another reminiscence of the earlier generations of this unique family of art...