Narumi-Oribe Tokkuri-Vase by Sasaki Tadashi
In the past we’ve offered a few Sasaki Tadashi works, mostly chawan and guinomi. This is the first tokkuri in recent memory. Sasaki (1922-1997) was one of the outstanding Oribe potters of the 20th century- he was awarded the top prize in 1967 for his Oribe in the prestigious Japan Traditional… More
85,000 yen
Very Rare Mingei Octagonal Jar by Takeuchi Seijiro
Takeuchi Seijiro (1921-1979) was a Mingei potter based in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture who had a deep connection with the Mingei Movement and all its main leaders in all genres as well as the beautiful Ohara Museum also in Kurashiki. He worked at regional mingei style kilns first gaining… 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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240,000 yen
Bizen Chawan by Harada Shuroku
Followers of our gallery know what a big fan we are of Bizen’s Harada Shuroku(b.1941)–here’s a link to a 2000 article to find out why:https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2000/08/12/arts/bringing-out-the-flavor-of-the-clay/#.W0r6nNUza70 We’re lucky to have received two… More
350,000 yen
Shigaraki Guinomi by Tsuji Seimei
Tsuji Seimei(1927-2008) was a ceramic artist who walked with the gods; his work is pure Japanese aesthetics; a retrospective exhibition was held at The National Museum of Modern Art Crafts Gallery, Tokyo last autumn. More about him at www.e-yakimono.net yet that site appears to be down (as is… More
250,000 yen
Shino Chawan by Sakai Kobu
Toki City (Gifu Prefecture) Intangible Cultural Property Sakai Kobu’s (b.1936) kiln is SO small he hardly ever fires anything larger than a chawan or sake cup. Also at 82 he’s firing only once a year and here are some recent works, plus a 2014 large–for his kiln–squat jar…. More
250,000 yen
Looking Good on a Stand—Six Works.
All of these works are meant for use at the table yet all look great on a stand as well. First is Kyoto’s Tenmoku specialist and master par none Kimura Moriyasu (1935); his work is 10cm.tallx29.4cm.wide and is in perfect condition with a signed box, 170,000 yen. For the others please see the… More
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Two Superbly Fired Tokkuri: Furutani Michio and Kakurezaki Ryuichi—Tsujimura Shiro Preview
Here are two A1 tokkuri for each of these legendary ceramic artists; the left is a boldly formed Shigaraki by Furutani Michio and the left is a gourd form by Kakurezaki Ryuichi–with a gourd-motif of ‘clay flavor’ over the intense yohen firing. Each in perfect condition with signed… More
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