Shigaraki Jar by Otani Shiro
Otani Shiro(b.1936, now known as Otani Mugen) is a veteran Shigaraki ceramic artist who was named a Shigaraki Intangible Cultural Property in 1990. Here is an Otani tsubo-jar we selected for the subtle yet rich textured ash glaze combined with his renowned ‘fire color’ hi-iro tones. In… More
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Shigaraki Hachi-Bowl by Tsuji Seimei
An absolute gallery favorite, Tsuji Seimei(1927-2008). The kushime-comb-markings on this spouted bowl are alive, swirling and creating a rich emotional painting of sorts very much highlighted by the orange-red hidasuki straw markings and the whiteness of the pure Shigaraki clay. In perfect… More
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Shigaraki Tsubo-Jar by Otani Shiro
Simply a most superb-engaging firing on this Otani Shiro tsubo, the crinkled-melon skin aspects are beautiful and rare; that combined with Otani’s well-known lighter hi-iro fire-color tones makes this a museum work of the first order. For more on Otani please see our archives or here is an… More
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Shigaraki Yohen Vessel by Otani Mugen (Shiro)
Otani Mugen(Shiro,b. 1936) is a veteran Shigaraki ceramic artist who was named a Shigaraki Intangible Cultural Property in 1990. He has made very traditional and distinctive Shigaraki works during his award-winning career with works in major private and museum collections. Here is a prime example… More
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Furutani Michio Tribute Collection—The Only Henko
It is with great honor that we’ll be offering many works of Furutani Michio (1946-2000) directly from the Furutani Family Collection, a first ever. All the works will be listed sometime next week—One large kame and tsubo, mizusashi, chawan, tokkuri, katakuchi, yunomi, guinomi, and koro…. More
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