Large Otani Shiro Shigaraki Tsubo
Perfect condition, signed box, dates to '95, best ever seen, box in fine condition yet with some age, 44cm.tallx39, signed on base. More
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Tokoname Ash-Glazed Guinomi by Ezaki Issei
For a Japanese pottery connoisseur, some names in recent history are important to know, even if they never became "popular" or were named Living National Treasures. One such name is Ezaki Issei(1918-1992). Ezaki is the "godfather" of present day Tokoname wares, as it was he who revived the dilapi... More
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Bizen Katakuchi-Sake Pourer by Kakurezaki Ryuichi
Here is a classic Kakurezaki Ryuichi sake pourer, on the hefty side in the hands, in perfect condition with a signed box. 10cm.tallx18x16, signed on base, from Kakurezaki's most recent firing, autumn 2014. More
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Mashiko Jar by Hamada Shoji
Masterpiece shown at the 3rd 'Giants of Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition' in the 1960s, along with Kaneshige Toyo, Arakawa Toyozo, Tomimoto Kenkichi, Kondo Yuzo and others. In perfect condition with the signed box, 28cm.tallx25. More
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Silver Glazed Vessels by Kimura Toshikatsu
I first came across Kimura Toshikatsu's (b.1972) work a few years ago when he did silver glazed boxes and plates, yet recently he's taken his work in a whole new exciting direction with the advent of his new applied silver strand technique. I hope to get more soon, for now his largest one to date... More
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Beni-Shino Sculpture-Vase by Higuchi Masayuki
By Mino favorite Higuchi Masayuki, 28cm.tallx17x9, signed on base, perfect condition with a signed box. Higuchi was born in Tajimi in 1967 and studied ceramics at the Tajimi Vocational High School and then sculpture at the Nagoya University of Art before apprenticing to Bizen LNT Yamamoto Toshu f... More
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Bizen Guinomi by Kakurezaki Ryuichi
Recently fired, fine goma and 'clay flavor'--added 'landscape' bonus of un-melted pine ash that appears like an island, and of course Kakurezaki's stunning form. In perfect condition with a signed box, basic guinomi size, signed on base. More
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Mumyoi Vase-Tokkuri by Ito Seiksui
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. Although the hakagaki inscrip... More
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Mashiko Square Jomon-Vase by Shimaoka Tatsuzo
Here is an early Shimaoka Tatsuzo(1919-2007) jomon-incised square vase that is quite shibui. In perfect condition, no box, someone wrote Tatsuzo Shimaoka-saku (Made by....) on base, 24cm.tallx10.5cm. wide, EMS included. More
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Bizen Vase by Living National Treasure Fujiwara Kei
Bizen's second Living National Treasure was Fujiwara Kei(1899-1983); he was named a LNT in 1970. This simply elegant Fujiwara vase dates to before his LNT designation in the 1950s, and his sense of design on a simple' form is very poetic. The style is hidasuki, straw-wrapped that leads to the ora... More
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