Fine Furutani Michio Shigaraki Flask
Space is a premium in a small anagama. A potter often says that loading a kiln is the most important step in the firing process; placement dictates effects. A well-fired pot in one of those valuable spots is also the kind of pot that commands the highest price in the yakishime world. Here is such... More
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Rare 1963 Bizen Tokkuri by Mori Togaku
Bizen potter Mori Togaku(1937-) is already a living legend here in Japan. Born into the famed Mori family, he built his first kiln while still in elementary school. Now, an Okayama Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property, he is working on the finishing stages of his 90 meter anagama! Yes, check ... More
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Rare Neriage-Shino Cup by Kato Kozo
Kato Kozo(1935-) is a Mino potter in the purest sense. He does many things the old way, like his stick-turned wheel and Momoyama period style kiln, and the way he handles himself; humble, sincere, natural, and confident. This character also comes out in his works, which have earned him a sterling... More
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Karatsu Nanban Tsubo by Nakazato Takashi
In the fall of 2000 Karatsu potter Nakazato Takashi(1937-) had an exhibition at the Denver Museum- a very rare event for a living Japanese ceramic artist. Yet Nakazato has never been interested in the norm and found his own way far from the place of his birth in Karatsu. He left behind his famili... More
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Shino Kabura-Turnip Tsubo by Hayashi Kotaro
Few can match the natural kabura(turnip) and tsurukubi(crane's neck) shape of this hi-iro-fire color Shino tsubo by Hayashi Kotaro(1940-1981). I've seen only one potter come close and that was Kaneshige Toyo's younger brother Sozan(1909-1996). Hayashi was amongst a group of Shino potters that dre... More
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Ezaki Issei Chawan
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). He was responsible for reviving Tokoname wares like Kaneshige for Bizen or Miwa for Hagi. If ... More
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Porcelain Cobalt Blue Jar- Eiichi Shofu
During the Showa period in Kyoto many artists were involved with making new and bold designs with sometsuke or underglaze cobalt blue. Yuzo Kondo was named a Living National Treasure for his sometsuke in 1977. Eiichi Shofu(1915-1991), who made this wonderful sometsuke tsubo, was born in Kyoto and... More
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Hakuko Ono Gold Foil Vase
Hakuko Ono(1925-deceased) was only one of three Japanese women potters to win the prestigious Japan Ceramic Society Prize, that was in 1980 This was due to her mastery of a technique that dates back to Sung dynasty China but was used mainly in the Chia Ching era(1522-66) of the Ming dynasty. She ... More
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Warm Mingei Tea Bowl by Gen Murata
Gen Murata(1904-1988) was a mingei(folk craft) potter from Mashiko who was a contemporary of Hamada. In fact, Murata studied with Hamada for a few years starting in 1944. He established his own kiln in 1948. Murata's work rarely comes on the market here in Japan for his fans are passionate about ... More
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