Iga Gourd-Shaped Tokkuri by Tsujimura Shiro
Here is fine, tall hyotan-gata (gourd-shaped) Iga tokkuri by Tsujimura Shiro (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 "eroticism," that on... More
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Neriage Guinomi by Living National Treasue Matsui Kosei
Brilliant by the only neriage LNT Matsui Kosei. More
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Zero by Hayashi Kaku
Hayashi Kaku(b.1953) is a major ceramic artist here in Japan whose work is little known in the west, although her work was part of a traveling exhibition 'Soaring Voices--Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists'--that toured Japan and the US. We've shown some of her classic Zero works in the ... More
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All On Reserve-Hamada Shoj and Murata Gen--Mashiko Yunomi
Here are a few solid Mashiko yunomi, one by Hamada Shoji and four by Murata Gen. All are in perfect condition with signed boxes, basic yunomi sizes. More
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Iron-Glazed Hanko-Jar by Kawai Takeichi
Kawai Takeichi (1908-1989) had a very prolific career as a Mingei potter and kiln manager. He was based here in Kyoto and studied with his 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 ... More
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New Work--'Shining Breeze' by Hiruma Kazuyo
Hiruma Kazuyo(b.1947) is one of Japan's most impressive contemporary female ceramic artists, period. She studied graphic design in her youth and was a graphic designer from 1967-1977. She took up ceramics in 1976 and established her studio in 1988. Since then she has been juried selected and awar... More
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Chosen-Karatsu Vase by Kikuchi Katsu
We offer our first vase of the year by an potter whose work is also a first to the gallery, Kikuchi Katsu(b. 1972). I first met Kikuchi when he was apprenticing to the late great Nakagawa Jinembo in the early 2000s. He established his own noborigama in 2008 in Oita prefecture. Here is a superbly-... More
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Neriage Tsubo by Matsui Kosei
In perfect condition, 23.5cm.tallx27.5, signed box. Matsui-sensei liked this one so much he named it '80 Islands.' More
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Hagi Tokkuri by Kaneta Masanao/Previews
Here is a recently-fired Hagi tokkuri flask by Kaneta Masanao (b.1953). One of the most influential Hagi 'potters' today, Kaneta is an 8th-generation Hagi artist; in a nutshell, he has given the traditional Hagi tea world a very sculptural feel with his kurinuki carved out method and boldly-cut f... More
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