Set of Five Bizen Sculptural Plates by Kakurezaki Ryuichi
Dating to the mid-2000s here is an avant garde set of five Bizen plates by Kakurezaki Ryuichi. If not familiar with Kakurezaki’s work please do a web search, he’s a revolutionary ceramic artist here in Japan, period. Each in perfect condition, signed box, each signed,… More
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Elegance and Grace—Vessel by Tanoue Shinya
Tanoue Shinya is a Kyoto born-and-raised ceramic artist, it shows in his rich and fresh approach to his art following in the footsteps of the Sodeisha founders. He was born in 1976 and is now a teacher at his alma mater, Kyoto Saga University of Arts in Kyoto; his work is already placed in the… More
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E-Karatsu Jar by Maruta Munehiko
Karatsu potter Maruata Munehiko (b.1961) is known for his fluid brushwork and mastery of all Karatsu styles that has earned him a loyal following in Japan. His father studied with Hamada Shoji and Munehiko studied with Hamada’s son Atsuya. He established his own kiln in 1984. Here is a… More
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Tamba Fissured Orb by Ichino Kiyoharu
Smooth natural ash-glaze on the outside contrasts in a wicked way with the very rough-gritty interior on this fissured orb by Ichino Kiyoharu(b.1957). A very intriguing work by this veteran artist who has shown throughout Japan. In perfect condition with a signed box, 14cm.tallx17cm.x14, signed on… More
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Mihara Ken Sekki Vessel—On Eggs
Dating to 2006 here is a primitive-pure Mihara Ken(b.1958) stoneware-sekki vessel that he also made a steel base where three ceramic ‘eggs’ function as a stand. The vessel is 14cm.tallx37.5cm., in perfect condition with a signed box. Mihara is an award-winning, museum collected ceramic… More
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Momoyama Period Ko-Bizen Chatsubo
Here is a classic-museum quality Momoyama period–late 1500s–Ko-Bizen Chatsubo-Tea jar with four lugs in perfect condition, 32.cm.tallx30.4cm. Authentication papers included from the Old Tamba Pottery Museum director, and all the postcards.
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Tall Shigaraki Gourd-Shaped Tokkuri by Tsujimura Shiro
Here is fine, tall hyotan-gata (gourd-shaped) Shigaraki tokkuri by Tsujimura Shiro (b.1947). Tsujimura, as many know, is one of the best chadogu (tea ware) potters in contemporary Japanese ceramics. His works display a fascinating and deep simplicity, as well as a sensual iroke, or… More
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