Large Vessel by Mihara Ken
The feeling is most of Mihara Ken's work is very spiritual, a Zen frame of mind shaped into clay. On his larger works this is clearly seen and here is one such work; a large vessel with a wide mouth that tapers off to the cone-shaped base. It has a very shibui grayish-blue body that comes from th... More
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Mihara Ken Vase
One of the most original and innovative potters in years has got to be Mihara Ken (1958 - ). His work is all about form softened by the smooth smoky yakishime (high-fired unglazed stoneware) blueness. His work is getting much attention here these days and last year he won the prestigious Tanabe M... More
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Minou-yaki Mizusashi by Matsuda Kizan
In a major book on tea bowls, 'Chawan Kama Betsu Meikan' by Kazuya Kuroda, a Minou-yaki chawan is featured on page 526; the firing is exactly the same as the diamond-shaped mizusashi offered here. The Minoo kiln is located in Osaka and was founded in 1921 by Matsuda Shio; this mizusashhi is by th... More
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Nerikomi Sakazuki by Ito Sekisui
A rare and wonderful nerikomi (marbled) large sakazuki (sake cup) by Ito SekisuiV. Ito's kiln is located on Sado Island off the coast of Niigata. The wares he fires are called mumyoi and use the richly red local clay---some of which bursts out in small flashes on this sakazuki. A beige-colored cl... More
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Ryukyu-Okinawa Joyaki Vase
Okinawa has a rich ceramic history with Tsuboya and Arachi styles being main wares. 'High-class' wares were called joyaki and here is a pearl onion-shaped vase with a colorful personality. In the 'Folk Kilns Book Two' published by Kodansha it says, 'The iron-rich body is covered with a white slip... More
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Hagi Chokudai Chawan by Notomi Choun
This is a rather unique Hagi chawan in that it was made in tandem for the theme of the Imperial Poetry Reading in 1991. Mori or 'forest' was the theme that year (Heisei 3-nen) and we can see a Zen monk wondering off into the distant mori on the front of the chawan. In Hagi it is very rare to see ... More
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Shino Chawan by Miwa Ryuji
In the spirit of Momoyama Shino and Tokuro, Miwa Ryuji(1930-) has been making Shino wares for the last forty years. In a quiet and humble way he does not exhibit that much, only once every three years and in Nagoya only. Last year he was awarded the 19th Kato Kobee Award for his Shino wares. The ... More
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Shigaraki Chawan by Ogawa Seiho
Ogawa Seiho (1908-2001) was a Shigaraki chadogu-maker (Tea utensils) of the highest order. His boxes were often signed by the Iemoto of different Tea schools. There is a warmth to his chawan in their rounded forms, very Raku-like, and the classic Shigaraki firing. Here is such a chawan with its o... More
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Objet by Kyoto's Akiyama Yo
Akiyama Yo (1953-) is a major figure in contemporary Japanese ceramics. His work is not in the functional vessel realm nor that of the Tea world. It is dark, mysterious, and unlike anything seen since the days of Yagi Kazuo. Yagi was Akiyama's teacher at Kyoto City University of Art (where Akiyam... More
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Tokuda Yasokichi lll Kutani Vase
Some of the more interesting Kutani glazes have come out of the Tokuda kiln. The current third generation is Tokuda Yasokichi lll, born Masahiko, who was designated a 'Living National Treasure' for his mastery of Kutani glazes. In Kutani pottery the five colors (go-sai) reign supreme: red, blue, ... More
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