Mumyoi Jar by Ito SekisuiV
Ito Sekisui (b.1941) was named a Living National Treasure for his mumyoi pottery in 2003. Ito’s family has been potting on Sado Island since the 17th century. They use a local red clay and thus the color of the wares brilliantly contrasts with the black smoked areas. Here is a museum quality… More
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Two Jars–Fukami and Matsui
Here are two jars by two important ceramic artists; a seihakuji bluish-white porcelain by Fukami Sueharu(b.1947) and a neriage marbled one by Matsui Koyo(b.1962). Each is very uniform all around in terms of glazing and design, both better in person in terms of color. The Fukami is… More
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Hekiyu–Blue Glazed–Jar by Kimura Yoshiro
A museum quality work by the talented Hiroshima based ceramic artist Kimura Yoshiro. Kimura (b.1946) deals almost exclusively with the color blue, perfect for summer as it imparts such a cool aura. First wanting to be a Zen monk he switched to pottery(like Tsujimura Shiro) and fell in love with the… More
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Old and New–Kaneshige Toyo and Tanoue Shinya–And Then Some.
A few new works to the gallery starting with a 1930s Kaneshige Toyo tokkuri and a new style by the ever-talented Tanoue Shinya. The Kaneshige tokkuri is 15cm.tall, one of his early stamps on base, signed box by son Kosuke—a rare piece with shibui ‘landscapes.’ Tanoue resides and… More
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Cobalt Blue-Gosu Yunomi by Kawai Kanjiro
One of Japan’s greatest ceramic artists in all of history, Kawai Kanjiro (1890-1966). Here is a classic slip-trail design cobalt blue-gosu yunomi in perfect condition, 8.4cm.tallx9.5, box signed by Kawai’s wife Tsune. If you’ve never been to Kawai’s house, which now is a… More
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Fukami Sueharu
Considered one of the greatest artists in any genre in the world Kyoto’s Fukami Sueharu’s(b.1947) works are in major museum collections worldwide. If you’re not familiar with his work then please do a simple Google search and also for images because the colors here are not as… More
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Seihakuji–Bluish White Porcelain–Jar by Fukami Sueharu
A very Happy New Year to anyone reading this, we wish you a pleasant, healthy, and happy 2019! To start the Year of the Boar we offer a rare and early seihakuji-bluish-white porcelain jar by Fukami Sueharu(b.1947), surely one of Japan’s most celebrated and internationally-renowned ceramic… More
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Seihakuji-Bluish-White Porcelain Sculpture-Vase by Ono Kotaro
Ono Kotaro (b.1953), winner of the 4th Mashiko Ceramics Competition Hamada Shoji Prize, creates sleek, sharp porcelain wares. Yet, what is unique about this artist is that his porcelain has two sides to its character: at first glance, his wares look crisp and cool. Yet at the same time, he has… More
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Celadon Tokkuri by Kawase Shinobu
Just looking at this Kawase Shinobu five-sided smooth dimpled tokkuri cools us down in this Kyoto summer; one of his master forms, perfection. In perfect condition with a signed box, 12cm.tallx10.cm. The Shigaraki guinomi is by Koyama Fujio(1900-1975)
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Seihakuji Tokkuri by Fukami Sueharu
Here’s a very rare Fukami tokkuri-sake flask in his classic seihakuji glaze. In perfect condition with a signed box, 14.7cm.tall, signed on base.
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