Pure White Porcelain—Shomura Hisaki
There’s a lovely elegance to the pure white porcelain works of Shomura Hisaki (b. 1974) of which we offer some for the first time here at RYYG. Shomura comes from a long line of Arita potters and is one of the leaders in bringing Arita wares to a more contemporary sculptural approach. Here in… More
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Mumyoi Tokkuri-Flask by Ito Sekisui V
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. Here is a prime example… More
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Seihakuji Yunomi by Fukami Sueharu
Here’s an extremely rare yunomi–actually the first RYYG has ever seen–by Fukami Sueharu. In perfect condition with a signed box, 8.5cm.tallx7.5cm., signed on base though partially covered by glaze.
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Bizen Summer Chawan by Fujiwara Ken
Fujiwara Ken(1924-1977)–a gallery favorite; more about him in our archives. Here is a rare open-faced summer chawan in perfect condition; the placement in the kiln was precise as to give the pool a ‘cool’ ‘clay flavor’ look while the outside is covered in goma… More
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Multi-Colored Chawan and Guinomi by Ichikawa Toru
When one looks at Ichikawa Toru’s ceramic art it’s easy to see the influence of Bizen’s Kakurezaki 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… More
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Seihakuji Bluish-White Porcelain Oriental Zodiac Figures by Suzuki Osamu
Sodeisha founder Suzuki Osamu(1926-2001) was one of the most influential and important Japanese ceramic artists of the 20th century; a slide show from a national museum retrospective can be viewed at e-yakimono.net. Here are two of his delightfully whimsical Seihakuji figures of a Year of the Mouse… More
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Bizen Hidasuki Shinogi Tsubo 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 for reasons why that is: http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/harada-shuroku-jt.html Robert visited Harada about a month ago and was shown this rustic rice-straw… More
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