Large Tanoue Shinya ‘Shell’ Pair–Judge’s Award 11th Mino Exhibition
Here is a very large pair of Tanoue Shinya ‘Shell’ forms that were awarded a Judge’s Prize at the 11th International Ceramics Competition Mino in 2017 and then traveled to Yokohama’s Sogo Museum in 2018. Each is 59.5cm.tallx120cm.x44.5. The judge that presented the award is… More
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Bizen News: Kakurezaki Ryuichi.
Hot off the press, Kakurezaki Ryuichi has been designated an Okayama Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property, and we couldn’t be happier for him as RYYG as a three-decade association with this Bizen artist. At the gallery now we have his works shown. The tall tsurukubi is 36cm.tall and is… More
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Exhibited Work by Kiyomizu Rokubey VIII
Dating from a long lineage of Kyoto potters, the eighth in the line was born Masahiro in 1954. In 2000 he ascended to his family’s honored name of Rokubey (sometimes seen spelled as Rokubei) and this important work was shown at that celebrated exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto. It shows his… More
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Spiral Zogan-Inlay Jar by Ishiyama Tetsuya
Ishiyama Tetsuya was born in 1973 near Tokyo in Saitama yet has his studio in the ancient potting town of Shigaraki, although he makes *much more* than just Shigaraki ceramic art. His works have been awarded all over Japan: 2014: Paramita Museum Ceramic Grand Prize exhibition. 2013: Shiga… More
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Neriage-Anagama-Fired Jar by Nishihata Tadashi
Veteran Tamba ceramic artist Nishihata Tadashi (b.1948) is challenging his art with something not seen before, an anagama-fired marbled ware vessel with patterns of waves and natural ash-glaze. RYYG is one of the first in the world to show this new work, this one is 28cm.tallx24.3cm wide, signed on… 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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Yashichida-Oribe Tall Tokkuri Pair by Kato Yasukage XIV
Here is a very rare–first we’ve ever seen–Yashichida-Oribe tokkuri pair by Kato Yasukage XIV (1964-2012) who was one of the most celebrated Mino ceramic artists of the day. Yashichi-Oribe is one Oribe style not oft seen, known for having spontaneous brush designs and glaze… More
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Muromachi Period Miho Museum Exhibited Ko-Shigaraki Jar
A rare chance, exhibited at the glorious Miho Museum in 1999 for a once-in-a-lifetime major exhibit of medieval Ko-Shigaraki jars, this one is #66 in the catalog. In excellent condition, one 4cm.long chip on the lip, yet it’s a really old important jar! Size seen in one photo, catalog… More
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Radical–Nakamura Kimpei
Nakamura Kimpei (b.1935) has always been a radical ceramic artist stretching boundaries with his art for decades now, his works are in major ceramic art collections worldwide. This Jomon-esque work dates to the early 1980s and is a prime example of his output from that period. A museum work in… More
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Tall Multi-Glazed Tokkuri-Vase by Ichikawa Toru
When one looks at Ichikawa Toru’s ceramic art it’s easy to see the influence of Bizen’s Kakurezaki Ryuichi when it comes to forms; that’s little surprise though as Ichikawa apprenticed with him from 2011-2015. He established his own kiln in 2015 in Okayama–home of Bizen–and has become… More
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