Large Tamba Aka-Dobe Charger-Platter by Ichino Masahiko
A Very Happy Year of the Dog to everyone, kansha woof from Kyoto! To start the year we show a massive Tamba aka-dobe charger by celebrated ceramic artist Ichino Masahiko. He dug the clay in the hills of Tamba and left quite raw, he included the two techniques that often define Tamba, rusty-red… More
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Good Friends—Hamada and Kawai
Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) and Kawai Kanjiro (1890-1966) were life-long friends and almost everyone knows their respective stories. Legends. Here are two fine examples of their works, a Hamada nuka-iron-glazed jar and a rare Kawai tokkuri; each is in perfect condition with the Hamada at… More
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Six–Shuki Vessels by Tsujimura Yui
Here are six shizen-yu (natural ash-glazed) shuki-sake vessels by Tsujimura Yui; three tokkuri and three guinomi. Each in perfect condition with signed boxes.
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E-Karatsu Chawan by Tsuji Seimei
Here is a delightful e-Karatsu (iron-underglaze design) chawan by the legendary Tsuji Seimei(1927-2008). In perfect condition with a signed box, 8cm.tallx13.2-14cm., signed on base.
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Iron-Oribe Glazed Squat Jar-Henko by Hamanaka Gesson
Hamanaka Gesson (b.1943) is a multi-talented ceramic artist who established his Hagi kiln in 1969; he’s had an amazing career ever since with fans throughout Japan and the world. He’s known not only for his traditional Hagi wares yet also for his hybrids where he combines various glazes… More
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Shigaraki Faceted Vase by Furutani Kazuya
So here’s the story on this Mitsukoshi exhibition card Furutani Kazuya (b.1976) vase, obviously he favored it as to have it as the featured work for a main exhibition. A man saw it on the card and called the gallery, yet the gallery didn’t get his name, in the meantime quite a few… More
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Platinum-Gold Glazed Chawan by Ishiyama Tetsuya
Ishiyama Tetsuya was born in 1973 north of Tokyo and has his studio in 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 Prefecture Cultural Prize, Encouragement… More
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Zero–Hayashi Kaku
Hayashi Kaku(b.1953) is a major ceramic artist here in Japan whose work is little known in the west, although her work was part of a traveling exhibition ‘Soaring Voices–Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists’–that toured Japan and the US. We’ve shown some of her… More
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