Meiji Period Bizen Shishi
Bizen, before the advent of the "Momoyama Revival" by the likes of Kaneshige Toyo and Fujiwara Kei during the Showa Period, was well known for its "saiku-mono", or sculpted stoneware figures. A common form was the shishi, or mythical lion. However, the Bizen shishi shown here is unlike most Bizen... More
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Shino Serving Bowl by Wakao Toshisada
Born in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture in 1933, Wakao Toshisada has risen to critical acclaim and popularity for his "Rinpa" style Shino and other Mino wares. Just last year (2003) he was designated a Gifu Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property holder. His work is at once flamboyant but sensitive, with... More
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Tokoname Haiyu Tsubo by Ezaki Issei
For a Japanese pottery connoisseur, some names in recent history are important to know, even if they never became "popular" or were named Living National Treasures. One such name is Ezaki Issei(1918-1992). Ezaki is the "godfather" of present day Tokoname wares, as it was he who revived the dilapi... More
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Shinsha Henko Tsubo by Kawai Takeichi
Kawai Takeichi(1908-1989) had a very prolific career as a mingei potter. He was based in Kyoto and studied with his legendary uncle Kawai Kanjiro starting in 1927 and continued his studies and collaborations with Kanjiro for close to forty years. His pieces are in museums throughout the world and... More
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Bizen Vase by Kakurezaki Ryuich
This Bizen vase by Kakurezaki Ryuichi (1950-) is full of life. Soft, roundish and biomorphic, the form of this vase is reminiscent to the form that won Kakurezaki the Grand Prize at the 5th Tanabe Museum "Tea Forms Exhibition". Bizen maestro Kakurezaki is the only potter to have won this award tw... More
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Nezumi Shino Chawan by Wakao Toshisada
Born in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture in 1933, Wakao Toshisada has risen to critical acclaim and popularity for his "Rinpa" style Shino and other Mino wares. Just last year (2003) he was designated a Gifu Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property holder. His work is at once flamboyant but sensitive, with... More
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Hagi Guinomi by Miwa Kyusetsu XI
A Hagi guinomi by Living National Treasure Miwa Kyusetsu XI (1910- ). He has passed his title on to his son in 2003, but continues to make Hagi at his ripe old age under the title of Jyusetsu. It is he, and his older brother Miwa Kyusetsu X, who brought much attention to Hagi for their extraordin... More
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Kuro-Oribe Guinomi by Sasaki Tadashi
Sasaki Tadashi(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 Arts and Crafts exhibition. He studied with both Kato Hajime and Kato Kobei before establishing his own kiln. This is a c... More
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Tamba Saideiki Bowl by Ichino Masahiko
Ichino Masahiko is creating quite a stir in the contemporary ceramic art scene for his modern Tamba wares, which call to mind the styles of Kamoda Shoji, Suzuki Goro, and the Sodeisha. This pattern is classic Ichino, with square patterns piled atop one another, while accenting several squares wit... More
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Tamba Saideiki Vase by Ichino Masahiko
We at ey-Net are pleased to present the works of Tamba ceramist Ichino Masahiko, who is currently gaining much attention in the Japanese pottery world for his modern, "urban-istic" Tamba wares. Ichino does not kill the clay flavor by his color scheme; rather, with his white and black mud slip, he... More
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