Important Bizen Sculpture–Saint’s Garment–by Kaneshige Kosuke
This Kaneshige Kosuke large work entitled ‘Saint’s Garment’ was awarded the ‘Exhibition Award’ at the 1996 Okayama Prefecture Art Exhibition; in 2012 Kaneshige was named an Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama. Kaneshige was born in 1943, the third son of Kaneshige… More
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Rare Hagi Guinomi by Koyama Fujio
One of the most important figures in 20th century Japanese ceramics was Koyama Fujio (1900-1975); you can read about him on e-yakimono.net in an article I wrote for the Japan Times about a retrospective Koyama exhibition at the Idemitsu Museum (add www. to e-yakimono.net/html/koyama-fujio-jt.html)… More
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Gold Glazed Sometsuke Pine Tree Jar by Kondo Hiroshi
Kondo Hiroshi (1936-2012) was a much celebrated Kyoto ceramic artist, second son of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo (1902-1985) and father to Takahiro. Here is a classic Kondo jar with gold-glaze and a strong pine tree drawn in sometsuke-colbalt blue, a Kondo trademark. In perfect condition… More
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Five Iga Plates by Hasu Yoshitaka
Hasu Yohitaka’s tableware is used by some of Japan’s most renowned restaurants–Tokyo Koju and Okuda–and hotels, here in Kyoto at the Ritz-Carlton’s sushi establishment. Rich emerald-tones and grooved textures make these plates a joy to us, and as Rosanjin said they… More
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E-Shino Chawan by Okuiso Eiroku
Kukuri, Kani, Okaya, and Ohira are the names of places in Gifu prefecture where the classic Shino wares of the late 16th C. were fired; the greatest kiln being that of Mutabora. The relationship between Shino and the Way of Tea has basically continued on to this very day. Of course there was a… More
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1967 Bizen Chawan by Mori Togaku
Hand-coiled and pinch-formed there’s a very organic feel to this rare 1967 Mori Togaku Bizen chawan; and then the lively kodai when seen is also something. Inside are some hidasuki red-straw patterns and the clay feel inside and out is very good indeed. In perfect condition with a signed box,… More
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Akiyama Yo
This Akiyama Yo work traveled to 5 Takashimaya Art Galleries (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama) starting in September last year and ending early January this year as part of Takashimaya’s 110th anniversary; the exhibition was called Face the Material. It’s 43cm.x43cm.x43cm.
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Bizen Guinomi by Kaneshige Toyo–and Rare Footage Link
Bizen’s first Living National Treasure Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) is one of the most important Bizen potters of all time. Along with other first LNT’s, such as Arakawa Toyozo and Nakazato Muan, Kaneshige researched and revived the ancient Momoyama Period ways of clay preparation, kiln building,… More
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