{"title":"Tea Utensils ー茶道具特集","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe feature tea ceremony utensils such as tea bowls and Mizusashi.  Be sure to find your favorite item that is perfect for starting the new year. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"contemporary-porcelain-star-bowl-of-light","title":"Contemporary Porcelain Star Bowl of Light","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAn incredibly delicate bowl of pierced white porcelain by Niisato Akio enclosed in the original sgned wooden bo titled Hikari Utsuwa.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 23 x 16 x 14.5 cm (9 x 6-1\/2 x 5-1\/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eNiisato Akio was born in Chiba, North of Tokyo in 1977. After leaving the philosophy course of Waseda University (one of Japan’s premier universities), he graduated from the Tajimi City Pottery and Design Center in 2001. He received grand prize at the 3rd Paramita Museum Ceramic Competition in 2008. He has participated in a number of group exhibitions as well as solo exhibitions, including at Keiko Gallery in America and in Italy. He served as an Artist in Residence in the Harvard Ceramic Program from 2011-2012, receiving an MA there. Work is held in the collection of the Paramita Museum in Mie and the Faenza International Ceramics Museum in Italy among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Niisato Akio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45095944847607,"sku":"MC316","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-06-2507.08.38.jpg?v=1720673387"},{"product_id":"ancient-hagi-chawan-tea-bowl-with-kintsugi-gold-repair","title":"Ancient Hagi Chawan Tea Bowl with Kintsugi Gold Repair","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA fabulous Edo period large Gohon Chawan from the Hagi region, a classical bowl wearing its history in a spider thread of gleaming gold. The bowl is 12.5 × 15 x 8 cm (5 x 6 x 3 inches) and comes enclosed in a\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eperiod Kiri-wood box.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eKintsugi embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic worldview centered around imperfection, transience, and the beauty of the natural cycle of growth and decay. Embracing the flawed and broken aspects of an object through kintsugi is a way to appreciate the passage of time and the history of the object, recognizing that it gains value and character through its journey. Kintsugi aligns with traditional Japanese values of frugality and resourcefulness. Instead of discarding broken items, kintsugi repairs them, extending their lifespan and reducing waste. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eThis approach reflects a profound respect for resources and a desire to cherish and honor the objects used in daily life. This is also a way to avoid offending the spirit of the object, as all items are embodied with a soul of some sort. The act of repairing broken pottery with gold-laced lacquer carries a symbolic message of resilience and overcoming adversity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eThe restored object becomes a metaphor for the human experience, highlighting that even after suffering damage or hardship, one can find beauty and strength through healing and renewal. In the context of the Japanese tea ceremony kintsugi plays a vital role in enhancing the overall aesthetic experience, especially during the tenth month. The practice of kintsugi encourages contemplation and introspection during the tea ceremony. Guests may be reminded of the impermanence of all things and the beauty that can arise from embracing life's scars and vulnerabilities. Overall, kintsugi holds a deep cultural and philosophical significance in Japanese culture, symbolizing beauty in imperfection, respect for resources, and the resilience of both objects and individuals. In the context of the tea ceremony, it enriches the aesthetics and fosters a sense of mindfulness and appreciation for the present moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Kura Monzen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45095989018871,"sku":"K075","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/HagiYaki_Kintsugi_2.jpg?v=1720674780"},{"product_id":"exquisite-early-karatsu-kintsugi-chawan-w-gold-repair","title":"Exquisite Early Karatsu Kintsugi Chawan w\/ Gold Repair","description":"Golden Maple leaves and five petaled plum blossoms float on the golden pond pooling on this early Edo period Karatsu Chawan decorated with a single Zen circle. Superb quality repairs gleam about the rim, one large repair decorated over top of the gold with fine amages of leaves and blossoms. The base is small and shallow, indicative of the early era. It is 12 cm (just less than 5 inches) diameter, 7.5cm (3 inches) tall and comes enclosed in an old wooden box.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKintsugi embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic worldview centered around imperfection, transience, and the beauty of the natural cycle of growth and decay. Embracing the flawed and broken aspects of an object through kintsugi is a way to appreciate the passage of time and the history of the object, recognizing that it gains value and character through its journey. Kintsugi aligns with traditional Japanese values of frugality and resourcefulness. Instead of discarding broken items, kintsugi repairs them, extending their lifespan and reducing waste. This approach reflects a profound respect for resources and a desire to cherish and honor the objects used in daily life. This is also a way to avoid offending the spirit of the object, as all items are embodied with a soul of some sort. The act of repairing broken pottery with gold-laced lacquer carries a symbolic message of resilience and overcoming adversity. The restored object becomes a metaphor for the human experience, highlighting that even after suffering damage or hardship, one can find beauty and strength through healing and renewal. In the context of the Japanese tea ceremony kintsugi plays a vital role in enhancing the overall aesthetic experience, especially during the tenth month. The practice of kintsugi encourages contemplation and introspection during the tea ceremony. Guests may be reminded of the impermanence of all things and the beauty that can arise from embracing life's scars and vulnerabilities. Overall, kintsugi holds a deep cultural and philosophical significance in Japanese culture, symbolizing beauty in imperfection, respect for resources, and the resilience of both objects and individuals. In the context of the tea ceremony, it enriches the aesthetics and fosters a sense of mindfulness and appreciation for the present moment.","brand":"Kura Monzen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45096001077495,"sku":"K077","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/KaratsuKintsugiChawan_1.jpg?v=1720676872"},{"product_id":"masterpiece-chawan-tea-bowl","title":"Masterpiece Chawan Tea Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking vision of black blasted with ocjer glaze wrapping in rivulets around to a single beaded drop by Oiwa Tomoyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled unpretentiously Chawan. It is 13.5 x 12 x 10 cm (roughly 5 x 5-1\/2 x 4 inches) and in excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOiwa Tomoyuki was born in Hyogo prefecture in 1977, and graduated the Bizen Ceramic Center in 2004. The following year he came to study under the outsider Kakurezaki Ryuichi, where he would remain for 8 years, garnering a lifetime worth of knowledge from the master before going independent. In 2014 he built a half-submerged tunnel kiln (anagama), completing his first firing in 2015. He has since been featured widely and is known for sell out shows, especially for his sake vessels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Oiwa Tomoyuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45110115139831,"sku":"MC333","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/DSC_8103.jpg?v=1721110936"},{"product_id":"5-pc-neriage-porcelain-sencha-tea-cup-set","title":"5 pc. Neriage Porcelain Sencha Tea Cup Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eA set of Five Sencha Tea Cups made like blossoms of pastel colored clay on gray buy Kusaba Yuji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Sai-ka-mon Senchawan zen.  Each is roughly 9.3 cm (just less than 4 inches) diameter, 4.8 cm (2 inches ) tall and all are in excellent condition, directly from the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKusaba Yuji was born in Arita, the heartland of Japanese porcelain, in 1955, and graduated the prestigious Nihon Daigaku in 1979. He returned to the family kiln in 1984, to apprentice under his father, diverging from ordinary porcelain production, he chose to attempt the unexplored techniques of Neriage colored clay in porcelain. His work was first exhibited in 1990 at the Naggray by Kusaba Yuji enclosed in the asaki Togeiten, where he received the Governors prize. Since he has been accepted into or awarded at The Nihon Togeiten National Ceramics Exhibition, Dento Kogeiten Traditional Ceramics Exhibition Saga Kenten Prefectural Exhibition and Asahi Crafts Exhibition among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Kusaba Yuji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45126302400759,"sku":"MC388","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-06-2905.47.46.jpg?v=1721523888"},{"product_id":"hikidashi-guro-chawan-tea-bowl","title":"Hikidashi Guro Chawan Tea Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fabulous chawan by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashi Guro Chawan featuring dark glaze spilling over the rim and running through the stone textured clefts. The bulk is covered in earthy green with raw clay at the base. Osamu is very low production, and very selective of what he allows out into the world, and I am proud to be able to offer this. It is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter, 10.5 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInayoshi Osamu was born in Toyohashi City in 1976, and graduated the Seto pottery school in 2002, the same year he was acknowledged for excellence at the 56th Seto Municipal Art Exhibition. He set up his own studio in 2007, garnering his first of many prizes at the the Oribe no Kokoro (heart of Oribe) Ceramic Exhibition. His unique textures and glaze techniques soon won him acclaim both in Japan and abroad , and he began exhibiting with vigor both domestically and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Inayoshi Osamu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45139804324087,"sku":"MC304","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-06-2905.01.04.jpg?v=1721875574"},{"product_id":"rare-boxed-set-of-5-akashi-yaki-covered-bowls","title":"Rare Boxed Set of 5 Akashi Yaki Covered Bowls","description":"\u003cp\u003eA set of five covered bowls from the Akashi kilns of the 19th century decorated with cotton flowers on brown sandy clay. Each bowl is roughly 11.5 cm (4-1\/2 inches) diameter, 6 cm (2-1\/4 inches) deep. There are minor abrasions to the soft clay along the rims, but no cracks, and overall in rare fine used condition.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkashiyaki is a type of ceramic from Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture influenced by Mishima, Ko-Kiyomizu and Ninsei wares which reached its peak in the latter half of the Edo period.  At the beginning of the Edo period, Tadazane Ogasawara from the Matsumoto domain of Shinano Province was granted the Akashi area with a value of 100,000 koku and founded the Akashi domain. Tadamasa strove to establish Akashi Castle and improve the castle town and economics of the province.  According to one theory, Tadamasa initially invited Nonomura Ninsei from Kyoto, and had him develop a kiln to fire pottery which began the industry development. In the Genna era, a government kiln was built and Toda Oribenosuke began firing pottery in Akaura, Toba village. This is known today as Ko-akashiyaki. Bizen-style and Mishima-style tea pottery were produced and loved by tea masters. After that, the production of Akashiyaki was suspended for a period of time during the Tenmei period, but Tezuka Magoichiro, the group magistrate of Akashi Town, had Yamada Kikutaro reestablish the industry during the boom years of the Bunka\/Bunsei eras in the early 19th century.    Akashiyaki continued to be produced in this way into the Meiji era, however most of the production was for everyday items, and was rarely fired in large quantities, so as mass production took over it declined flourished from the end of the Meiji period to the beginning of the Taisho period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Kura Monzen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45147178205431,"sku":"K142","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/IMG_8744.jpg?v=1722129897"},{"product_id":"contemporary-bachi","title":"Contemporary Bachi ―\"青磁輪花鉢\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA beautiful blue fluted bowl by Kawase Shinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Rinka Bachi.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 19.5 cm (8 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall to the rim and in excellent condition.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eKawase Shinobu was born in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1950, heir to a family tradition of potting.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis grandfather and father were Kawase Chikushun I and II respectively, masters of Chinese based ceramic styles.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe began working with his father, and first came to public attention with his acceptance into the 1969 Nihon Dentō Kōgei Shinsakuten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition for New Works).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis was followed by acceptance into the 1974 Nihon Dentō Kogeiten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition), at both of which he exhibited frequently.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1980 he was selected for the Japan Ceramics Society Exhibition and was awarded there the following year.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1983 his work was selected for the Japanese Ceramics Today exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. and the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum, London.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFrom then his works have been exhibited throughout the globe and he is regarded as Japan’s most outstanding celadon artist working with the traditions of the Tang and Song dynasties. With his exquisite technique, organic forms and pristine glazes, he has developed a unique style that is both traditional and challenging and it is this fusion of contemporary and tradition which draws droves to his art.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWork is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Cincinnati Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Brooklyn, Birmingham Cleveland, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Saint Louis Museums of Art among others.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a plethora of information available on this innovative artist, including: Japanese Ceramics Today: Masterworks from the Kikuchi Collection, (Tsuji, Tomo, Hayashiya, 1983), Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections (Frederick Baekeland and Robert Moes, 1993), Quiet Clarity “RIN” Beauty in Contemporary Ceramics (1996), Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (Joe Earle, 2005), The Betsy and Robert Feinberg Collection: Japanese Ceramics for the Twenty first Century (Mintz, 2014), and or Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection (Harn Museum, 2015)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawase Shinobu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49068947013879,"sku":"MC858","price":1980.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-1707.20.41_f0dfc0be-aae0-4898-bf75-99d4d6568f90.jpg?v=1726632337"},{"product_id":"contemporary-white-gold-bowl","title":"Contemporary White Gold Bowl ー小川 待子 \"白金彩鉢\"","description":"The inside of this bowl has been glazed, the exterior left in raw clay before the entire was dipped in white gold, creating a stark contrast between inner and outer surfaces by Ogawa Machiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakukinsai Hachi. It is 14.5cm (just under 6 inches) wide 8cm (3-1\/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOgawa Machiko was born in Sapporo on the Northern Island of Hokkaido in 1946. She studied under future Living National Treasures Fujimoto Yoshimichi, Tamura Koichi and Kato Hajime at the Tokyo University of Arts, graduating in 1969, then went on to further studies in France and Africa, returning to Japan in 1975. She began garnering attention in the mid eighties, and has since become one of the leading female figures in Japanese pottery. She was awarded the JCS prize in 2001, one of Japans most prestigious awards. Work by her is held in the Brooklyn Art Museum, LACMA, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smith College, MIA, MOMAT and a host of others. For more see “Touch Fire, Contemporary Ceramics by Women Artists” (2009) or Toh, volume 67 (1993). For more information see the current exhibition Radical Clay at the Chicago Art Institute.","brand":"Ogawa Machiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49068947833079,"sku":"MC715","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/MC715_1.jpg?v=1726632689"},{"product_id":"seiji-rinkabachi-青磁輪花鉢","title":"Seiji Rinkabachi ―\"青磁輪花鉢\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eElegance knows no bounds with the artist Kawase Shinobu, and this shallow basin gives evidence to that statement, refined, simple and exquisitely crafted in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Rinka Bachi.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 24.5 cm (10 inches) diameter, 6.5 cm (2-1\/2 inches) tall to the rim and in excellent condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eKawase Shinobu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ewas born in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1950, heir to a family tradition of potting.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis grandfather and father were Kawase Chikushun I and II respectively, masters of Chinese based ceramic styles.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe began working with his father, and first came to public attention with his acceptance into the 1969 Nihon Dentō Kōgei Shinsakuten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition for New Works).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis was followed by acceptance into the 1974 Nihon Dentō Kogeiten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition), at both of which he exhibited frequently.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1980 he was selected for the Japan Ceramics Society Exhibition and was awarded there the following year.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1983 his work was selected for the Japanese Ceramics Today exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. and the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum, London.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFrom then his works have been exhibited throughout the globe and he is regarded as Japan’s most outstanding celadon artist working with the traditions of the Tang and Song dynasties. With his exquisite technique, organic forms and pristine glazes, he has developed a unique style that is both traditional and challenging and it is this fusion of contemporary and tradition which draws droves to his art.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWork is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Cincinnati Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Brooklyn, Birmingham Cleveland, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Saint Louis Museums of Art among others.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a plethora of information available on this innovative artist, including: Japanese Ceramics Today: Masterworks from the Kikuchi Collection, (Tsuji, Tomo, Hayashiya, 1983), Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections (Frederick Baekeland and Robert Moes, 1993), Quiet Clarity “RIN” Beauty in Contemporary Ceramics (1996), Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (Joe Earle, 2005), The Betsy and Robert Feinberg Collection: Japanese Ceramics for the Twenty first Century (Mintz, 2014), and or Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection (Harn Museum, 2015)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawase Shinobu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49073068081399,"sku":"MC372","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-2907.10.21copy_2.jpg?v=1726737037"},{"product_id":"white-porcelain","title":"Wavy White porcelain","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA pale blue basin with wide rim by celadon legend Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Utsuwa.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 19 cm (7-1\/2 inches) diameter, 7 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon. He has been displayed numerous times at the prestigious Nitten, Nihon Togei Ten (National Japanese Ceramic Exhibition) and Nihon Gendai Kogei Ten (National Japanese Modern Crafts Exhibition) among others. He is held in the Yale University Museum among others. For more information on this artist a quick web-search, or a look at the article highlighting his life in the March 2005 edition of Orientations Magazine will be enlightening. The list of museums holding his work is, in fact, much to long for this page, but includes the National Museums of Modern Art, Tokyo \/Kyoto \/ and Osaka, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Philadelphia St. Louis, Portland, Chicago, Minneapolis, Smithsonian, British Museum, Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum, Musée national de céramique, Sèvres, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf and the National Gallery of Australia among many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fukami Sueharu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49078232482039,"sku":"MC908","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-2805.26.11copy2.jpg?v=1726822300"},{"product_id":"chawan-tea-bowl","title":"Chawan Tea Bowl","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk175738574\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eGlaze pools in the center of this stellar large Ido-chawan of ash dusted and flame licked terracotta clay by Fujimoto Hide enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. It is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-12 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eFujimoto Hide was born in the heart of Shigaraki in 1954, and was fascinated with the medium from a very young age.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe worked in several potteries and industrial positions for a decade from 1973, always furthering his understanding of firing technique and glazes, followed by a decade of firing and sculpting, culminating in establishing his own kiln in the forests of Shigaraki in 1995.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis work has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries including several private exhibitions with Kuroda Toen in Ginza, the Togei no Mori Museum in Shiga, and just recently an exhibition in Taiwan.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\" data-mce-style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fujimoto Hide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49078237462775,"sku":"MC162","price":1050.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-08-1807.30.30copy2.jpg?v=1726822599"},{"product_id":"kurinuki-hagi-chawan-萩刳貫茶盌","title":"Kurinuki Hagi Chawan ―\"萩刳貫茶盌\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eAn organic form covered in running pale glaze tinged pink and gray over crackled stone green by Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Kurinuki Chawan.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a masterpiece, exemplifying both the power of nature ever present in Japanese art, and the sense of Wabi degradation which is so much a part of the culture.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 13.5 x 12.5 x 9 cm (5-1\/2 x 5 x 3-1\/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eKaneta Masanao is certainly one of Hagi’s most well-known and easily identifiable names. Born the first son of Kaneta Sanzaemon, the 7th generation of a family of traditional Hagi potters in 1953, he graduated the Tokyo University of Education Sculptural Art department in 1977. For the following 3 years he exhibited sculptures with the Kokuga-ten Exhibition while attending advanced education at Tsukuba University before returning to work under his father in Hagi in 1979. Although an eighth-generation potter inheriting an overtly conservative tradition, he has transcended limitation, and was one of the first to begin carrying Hagi into the 21st century. His work evokes a distinct tension between both function and form, technique and tradition. He began exhibition with the National Ceramics Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten) and National Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dento Kogei ten) in 1981, and has been much awarded at both venues. His first international exhibition was held in New York in 1995. He was awarded the Yamaguchi Prefectural Order of Cultural Merit in 2004, and succeeded as head of the family kiln the following year. His pieces are in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Modern Ceramics in Gifu, Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum and Museum of Modern Art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Museum of Art in Philadelphia among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaneta Masanao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49096100413687,"sku":"MC854","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-1605.45.53.jpg?v=1727072394"},{"product_id":"onigashima-chossen-karatsu-chawan-tea-bowl","title":"Onigashima Chossen Karatsu Chawan Tea Bowl ー大前 悟 \"鬼ヶ島 朝鮮唐津 茶碗\"","description":"A voluminous Tea Bowl in the Korean style by Ohmae Satoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Onigashima Chossen Karatsu Chawan. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1\/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOhmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. He began decorating Kenzan style pottery in Kobe in 1991 with his brother. It was in 1994 he began making Nanban style unglazed pottery. His first solo exhibition was held in Osaka in 1999, and he moved to Shigaraki in 2001 where he began working on Iga and Shigaraki style wood-fired pottery and at the same time began holding solo exhibitions nationwide. He built a fully underground anagama kiln in 2003 but became interested in glazed pottery in 2005 and began creating white porcelain and Karatsu ware. In 2007, he was attracted to Korean pottery from the Joseon Dynasty and started experimenting with Ido tea bowls and persimmon calyx tea bowls using anagama kiln firing techniques. After absorbing many styles, he reached a turning point in 2010, when he moved to Awaji Island and built a semi-underground anagama kiln and a raku kiln. He started making black raku ware. In 2016, he began using clay from Awaji Island to make white raku ware.","brand":"Ohmae Satoru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49097734619383,"sku":"MC876","price":880.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-06-3006.17.45.jpg?v=1727080157"},{"product_id":"red-and-silver-line-chawan","title":"Red and silver line Chawan","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA beautiful and rare Chawan tea bowl by Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eMorino Taimei was born in Kyoto in 1934, and was first accepted into the Nitten National Exhibition at a relatively young age in 1957 (a year before graduating the Kyoto Municipal University of Fine Art!). In 1960 he received the prestigious Hokutosho prize at the same National Exhibition. In the early 60s he worked as a guest professor at the University of Chicago. Upon his return to Japan his career began to lift off with a second Hokutosho Prize at the Nitten, followed by The governors prize and others at the Gendai Kogei Ten (Modern National Crafts Exhibition). He was subsequently selected for display at the Kyoto and Tokyo National Museums in 1972 and was accepted into the first Nihon Togei Ten that same year. Since his list of exhibitions and prizes has continued to grow, with subsequent selections in the Tokyo and Kyoto museums of Art, as well as exhibitions in Paris, Italy, America, Canada, Denmark and others. In 2007 he received the Japan Art Academy Prize, an award to a work of art similar in weight to the bestowing of Living National Treasure to an artist. This puts the artist in a small club, rare and important. For more information on the artist see Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, Fired with Passion by (Lurie\/Chan, 2006) or the more recent exhibition of works titled Generosity in Clay from the Natalie Fitzgerald Collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morino Taimei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49097741762807,"sku":"MC844","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-06-0808.37.28copy.jpg?v=1727080343"},{"product_id":"chawan-純プラチナ彩-夕月","title":"Chawan ―\"純プラチナ彩 夕月\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA platinum glazed porcelain bowl by Yamamoto Ichiyo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jun Purachina-sai Yudzuki (Evening moon).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAutumn grasses, the full moon rising up behind an owl separated by exquisite patterns in pure platinum. It is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-1\/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eYamamoto Ichiyo was born in Nagasaki in 1944. He began his career at an Arita Porcelain ceramic facility in 1969. In 1974 he would spend a year in Taiwan studying porcelain before returning to Japan, where he would establish his own kiln in Imari the following year. He would begin research into platinum glazing in the mid eighties, garnering awards in Paris three years running (1986, ’87, ’88) after which he would move to Takatsuki on the border between Osaka and Kyoto, where he would immerse himself in cultural studies. In 1993 he would move to Hyogo prefecture, then would begin a period where his fame would grow, while his roots in any one place did not, only returning to Imari nearly a decade later in 2001. Since his work has been exhibited throughout Japan and abroad in such places as Valencia, Los Angeles, New York and San Diego.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yamamoto Ichiyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49097787572471,"sku":"MC859","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-1605.58.55.jpg?v=1727080932"},{"product_id":"red-raku-chawan-tea-bowl-kaga-koetsu","title":"Red Raku Chawan Tea Bowl ―\"赤茶碗 加賀光悦\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA masterpiece Aka-Raku Koetsu style Chawan by Ohmae Satoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Aka-Chawan, Kaga Koetsu.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 12 x 13.5 x 10 cm (5 x 5-1\/2 x 4 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eOhmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. He began decorating Kenzan style pottery in Kobe in 1991 with his brother.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was in 1994 he began making Nanban style unglazed pottery. His first solo exhibition was held in Osaka in 1999, and he moved to Shigaraki in 2001 where he began working on Iga and Shigaraki style wood-fired pottery and at the same time began holding solo exhibitions nationwide. He built a fully underground anagama kiln in 2003 but became interested in glazed pottery in 2005 and began creating white porcelain and Karatsu ware. In 2007, he was attracted to Korean pottery from the Joseon Dynasty and started experimenting with Ido tea bowls and persimmon calyx tea bowls using anagama kiln firing techniques. After absorbing many styles, he reached a turning point in 2010, when he moved to Awaji Island and built a semi-underground anagama kiln and a raku kiln. He started making black raku ware. 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He does not seek to make a living through pottery, but through his primal approach has earned a following which keeps his work in high demand. He was born in Aichi prefecture in 1954 and began his stroll down the pottery path in 1980 under the tutelage of Kyoto potter Umehara Takehira. Favoring very rough Shigaraki glaze, he established his own kiln in 1997 in the Kiyomizu pottery district of Kyoto, then moved to Nagaoka in 2002. Although eschewing the world of competitive exhibitions, he has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries, including private exhibitions at the prestigious Kuroda Toen of Tokyo’s Ginza District.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kura Monzen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49097797075191,"sku":"MC589","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-1708.16.53.jpg?v=1727081541"},{"product_id":"set-five-seihakuji-porcelain-bowls-ー青白磁鉢五客組","title":"Set Five Seihakuji Porcelain Bowls ー\"青白磁鉢五客組\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 325.1pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA set of five sculpted bowls of exquisite celadon by master of the craft Yagi Akira enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Wan.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEach is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 6.5 cm (2-1\/2 inches) tall and all are in perfect condition, directly from the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 325.1pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eYagi Akira was born in Kyoto in 1955, son of avant garde Yagi Kazuo (1918-1979) one of the founding members of Sodeisha. Akira was voted one of the 20 most important living artists by Honoho, Japans premier printed ceramic forum. Works by the artist are held in the British Museum, Victoria Albert Museum, Cleveland Art Museum, Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian and Tokyo Museum of Modern Art among many others. He was also the recipient of the Japan Ceramic Society (JCS) award in 1998, one in a long and prestigious list of awards. For more see “Quiet Clarity, Rin” (1996) or the aforementioned “Contemporary Clay, Japanese Ceramics for the New Century “(2005) by Joe Earle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yagi Akira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49110579282167,"sku":"MC991","price":680.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-08-2801.28.26copy2.jpg?v=1727418947"},{"product_id":"masterpiece-rikyu-chawan","title":"Masterpiece Rikyu Chawan ー林 正太郎 \"凌駕\" 利休藤紫志野割高台茶垸","description":"An incredible Chawan in absurdly thick glaze resting on a wari-kodai foot by Master o Shino Hayashi Shotaro named Ryoga (Surpassing) enclosed in the original signed double wood box titled Rikkyu Fuji-Murasaki Shino Wari Kodai Chawan (Rikkyu Purple Wysteria Shino Split Foot Tea Bowl). Inside the bowl is crazed purple tinged smooth glaze, while outside the pink tinged white glaze seems to be pealing away from the surface in thick daubs. It is 14 cm (5-1\/2 inches) diameter, 11.5 cm (4-1\/2 inches) tall and is in perfect condition. Thie inner box is top quality kiri-wood, the outer box coated in black lacquer. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics. Although initially entering regular employment upon graduating high school, in 1967 he returned to Toki city to help his brother Kotaro. Very quickly within him was born the urge to create. He won the highest award at the Gifu Prefectural Art Exhibition in 1968, and from there his talent blossomed. He established his own kiln in 1974. Since then his list of exhibitions and awards has been amazing, including the Nihon Dento Kogei Ten (National Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition), Governors Prize and five times winner of Best of Show at the Asahi Togei Ten (Asahi Ceramics Exhibition), and Best of Show at Gifu Prefectural Exhibition. At the Mino Ceramics Exhibition, in addition to the highest award, the Mino Ceramics Award, he has received all three major awards, including the Shoroku Award and the Kobei Award.","brand":"Hayashi Shotaro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49122657632503,"sku":"MC718","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-02-2902.26.13copy.jpg?v=1728009791"},{"product_id":"silver-glazed-utsuwa-bowl-ーうつわ","title":"Silver Glazed Utsuwa Bowl ー小川 待子 \"うつわ\"","description":"A silver colored bean shaped bowl by Ogawa Machiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Utsuwa (vessel). It is 14 x 10 x 7.5 cm (5-1\/2 x 4 x 3 inches) and is in perfe3ct condition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOgawa Machiko was born in Sapporo on the Northern Island of Hokkaido in 1946. She studied under future Living National Treasures Fujimoto Yoshimichi, Tamura Koichi and Kato Hajime at the Tokyo University of Arts, graduating in 1969, then went on to further studies in France and Africa, returning to Japan in 1975. She began garnering attention in the mid eighties, and has since become one of the leading female figures in Japanese pottery. She was awarded the JCS prize in 2001, one of Japans most prestigious awards. Work by her is held in the Brooklyn Art Museum, LACMA, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smith College, MIA, MOMAT and a host of others. For more see “Touch Fire, Contemporary Ceramics by Women Artists” (2009) or Toh, volume 67 (1993). For more information see the current exhibition Radical Clay at the Chicago Art Institute.","brand":"Ogawa Machiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130059071735,"sku":"MC994","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-09-0706.30.02copy2.jpg?v=1728367722"},{"product_id":"tetsuyu-chawan-tea-bowl-ー鉄釉茶碗","title":"Tetsuyu Chawan Tea Bowl ー村越 琢磨 \"鉄釉茶碗\"","description":"A unique, experimental work covered in thick pin-holed white glaze dripping with dark iron by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tetsu-yu Chawan. This is the only bowl in this pattern he has ever made, entirely one of a kind. It is 13 cm (5-1\/4 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3-1\/4 inches) tall and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMurakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay. 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Although eschewing the world of competitive exhibitions, he has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries, including private exhibitions at the prestigious Kuroda Toen of Tokyo’s Ginza District.","brand":"Murakoshi Takuma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49132406833399,"sku":"MC590","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-1708.25.33_0572a1c2-56ea-43fe-b9de-be6dc27e45d7.jpg?v=1728441849"},{"product_id":"shigaraki-tsutsu-chaawan-tea-bowl-ー信楽-筒茶盌","title":"Shigaraki Tsutsu Chaawan Tea Bowl ー藤本 秀 \"信楽 筒茶盌\"","description":"A steep sided tea bowl by Fujimoto Hide spattered with natural flying ash enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Tsutsu Chawan. 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His work has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries including several private exhibitions with Kuroda Toen in Ginza, the Togei no Mori Museum in Shiga, and just recently an exhibition in Taiwan.","brand":"Fujimoto Hide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49132415156471,"sku":"MC884","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-2102.16.54.jpg?v=1728442496"},{"product_id":"black-chawan-tea-bowl-ー-黒茶碗-時雨","title":"Black Chawan Tea Bowl ー“黒茶碗 時雨”","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eAbsolutely WOW!\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is a bowl which truly expresses the mastery of Ohmae Satoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Chawan Shigure.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eShigure is a late autumn to winter weather condition when light rain falls and lifts repeatedly over a period of time.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe bowl is 12.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003ecm (5 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1\/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eOhmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. He began decorating Kenzan style pottery in Kobe in 1991 with his brother.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was in 1994 he began making Nanban style unglazed pottery. His first solo exhibition was held in Osaka in 1999, and he moved to Shigaraki in 2001 where he began working on Iga and Shigaraki style wood-fired pottery and at the same time began holding solo exhibitions nationwide. He built a fully underground anagama kiln in 2003 but became interested in glazed pottery in 2005 and began creating white porcelain and Karatsu ware. In 2007, he was attracted to Korean pottery from the Joseon Dynasty and started experimenting with Ido tea bowls and persimmon calyx tea bowls using anagama kiln firing techniques. After absorbing many styles, he reached a turning point in 2010, when he moved to Awaji Island and built a semi-underground anagama kiln and a raku kiln. He started making black raku ware. In 2016, he began using clay from Awaji Island to make white raku ware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohmae Satoru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49132416499959,"sku":"MC877","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-06-3006.30.05_1.jpg?v=1728442881"},{"product_id":"ash-glazed-chawan-tea-bowl","title":"Ash Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA green pool fills the basin of this steep sided bowl, the walls dragged by the fingers by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Chawan. Large Shiseki bubbles of white feldspar crystals burst through the surface. It is 12 x 13 x 7.5 cm (4-3\/4 x 5 x 3 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eMurakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay. He does not seek to make a living through pottery, but through his primal approach has earned a following which keeps his work in high demand. He was born in Aichi prefecture in 1954 and began his stroll down the pottery path in 1980 under the tutelage of Kyoto potter Umehara Takehira. Favoring very rough Shigaraki glaze, he established his own kiln in 1997 in the Kiyomizu pottery district of Kyoto, then moved to Nagaoka in 2002. Although eschewing the world of competitive exhibitions, he has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries, including private exhibitions at the prestigious Kuroda Toen of Tokyo’s Ginza District.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murakoshi Takuma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49135055077623,"sku":"MC581","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2023-10-0502.14.30copy.jpg?v=1728544995"},{"product_id":"bachi-ー青磁輪葉鉢","title":"Bachi ー\"青磁輪葉鉢\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk175144403\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA dramatic randomly fluted celadon bowl by Kawase Shinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Rinka Bachi.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 34.5 x 33.5 x 14 cm (13-3\/4 x 13-1\/4 x 5-1\/2 inches) in excellent condition.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eKawase Shinobu was born in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1950, heir to a family tradition of potting.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis grandfather and father were Kawase Chikushun I and II respectively, masters of Chinese based ceramic styles.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe began working with his father, and first came to public attention with his acceptance into the 1969 Nihon Dentō Kōgei Shinsakuten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition for New Works).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis was followed by acceptance into the 1974 Nihon Dentō Kogeiten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition), at both of which he exhibited frequently.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1980 he was selected for the Japan Ceramics Society Exhibition and was awarded there the following year.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1983 his work was selected for the Japanese Ceramics Today exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. and the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum, London.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFrom then his works have been exhibited throughout the globe and he is regarded as Japan’s most outstanding celadon artist working with the traditions of the Tang and Song dynasties. With his exquisite technique, organic forms and pristine glazes, he has developed a unique style that is both traditional and challenging and it is this fusion of contemporary and tradition which draws droves to his art.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWork is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Cincinnati Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Brooklyn, Birmingham Cleveland, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Saint Louis Museums of Art among others.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere is a plethora of information available on this innovative artist, including: Japanese Ceramics Today: Masterworks from the Kikuchi Collection, (Tsuji, Tomo, Hayashiya, 1983), Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections (Frederick Baekeland and Robert Moes, 1993), Quiet Clarity “RIN” Beauty in Contemporary Ceramics (1996), Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceramics for the New Century (Joe Earle, 2005), The Betsy and Robert Feinberg Collection: Japanese Ceramics for the Twenty first Century (Mintz, 2014), and or Into the Fold: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection (Harn Museum, 2015)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawase Shinobu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49147002028279,"sku":"MC856","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-1604.29.41.jpg?v=1728957796"},{"product_id":"black-raku-chawan-tea-bowl-ー黒茶碗","title":"Black Raku Chawan Tea Bowl ー\"黒茶碗\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA fabulous, slightly closed bowl perfect for winter tea in igneous black glaze by Ohmae Satoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro Chawan.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 11,5 cm (4-1\/2 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1\/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eOhmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. 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It is 22.5 cm (9 inches) diameter, 18 cm (7 inches) tall and in excellent condition. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics. Although initially entering regular employment upon graduating high school, in 1967 he returned to Toki city to help his brother Kotaro. Very quickly within him was born the urge to create. He won the highest award at the Gifu Prefectural Art Exhibition in 1968, and from there his talent blossomed. He established his own kiln in 1974. Since then his list of exhibitions and awards has been amazing, including the Nihon Dento Kogei Ten (National Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition), Governors Prize and five times winner of Best of Show at the Asahi Togei Ten (Asahi Ceramics Exhibition), and Best of Show at Gifu Prefectural Exhibition. At the Mino Ceramics Exhibition, in addition to the highest award, the Mino Ceramics Award, he has received all three major awards, including the Shoroku Award and the Kobei Award.","brand":"Hayashi Shotaro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49164859900151,"sku":"MC625","price":1320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-07-2802.06.17copy2.jpg?v=1729387110"},{"product_id":"hagi-kurinuki-mizusashi-ー萩白釉窯変刳水指","title":"Hagi Kurinuki Mizusashi ー\"萩白釉窯変刳水指\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003eLavender tinges the fog-gray surface of this chilling torn form by Hagi legend Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Haku-yu Yohen Kurinuki Mizusashi. It appears to be torn and wrestled, or perhaps chiseled from the earth, the p@ale glaze running over the ragged surface, settling into the clefts and folds. It is 20.5 x 23 x 20.5 cm (8 x 9 x 8 cm) and is in excellent condition.\u003ca name=\"_Hlk175131065\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk175059455\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003eKaneta Masanao is certainly one of Hagi’s most well-known and easily identifiable names. Born the first son of Kaneta Sanzaemon, the 7th generation of a family of traditional Hagi potters in 1953, he graduated the Tokyo University of Education Sculptural Art department in 1977. For the following 3 years he exhibited sculptures with the Kokuga-ten Exhibition while attending advanced education at Tsukuba University before returning to work under his father in Hagi in 1979. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eAlthough an eighth-generation potter inheriting an overtly conservative tradition, he has transcended limitation, and was one of the first to begin carrying Hagi into the 21st century. His work evokes a distinct tension between both function and form, technique and tradition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003eHe began exhibition with the National Ceramics Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten) and National Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dento Kogei ten) in 1981, and has been much awarded at both venues. His first international exhibition was held in New York in 1995. He was awarded the Yamaguchi Prefectural Order of Cultural Merit in 2004, and succeeded as head of the family kiln the following year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eHis pieces are in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ethe Museum of Modern Ceramics in Gifu, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eYamaguchi Prefectural Museum and Museum of Modern Art, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ethe Asian Art Museum in San Francisco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003e, the Brooklyn Museum, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175131065;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk175059455;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ethe Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Museum of Art in Philadelphia among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaneta Masanao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49167305474295,"sku":"MC845","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-06-0808.59.48copy.jpg?v=1729475620"},{"product_id":"ash-glazed-awabibachi-ーあわび鉢","title":"Ash Glazed Awabibachi ー\"あわび鉢\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA set of large Abalone Shell Shaped bowls covered in ash glaze with liquid pools of jade green by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Awabi Bachi. Perfect for winter food, Oden or even Niku-jaga. These are 16 x 13 x 6 cm and are in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eMurakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay. He does not seek to make a living through pottery, but through his primal approach has earned a following which keeps his work in high demand. He was born in Aichi prefecture in 1954 and began his stroll down the pottery path in 1980 under the tutelage of Kyoto potter Umehara Takehira. Favoring very rough Shigaraki glaze, he established his own kiln in 1997 in the Kiyomizu pottery district of Kyoto, then moved to Nagaoka in 2002. Although eschewing the world of competitive exhibitions, he has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries, including private exhibitions at the prestigious Kuroda Toen of Tokyo’s Ginza District.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murakoshi Takuma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49167362851063,"sku":"MC587","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-03-1305.25.53copy.jpg?v=1729476717"},{"product_id":"white-glazed-chawan-tea-bowl-ー白釉-茶碗","title":"White Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl ー\"白釉 茶碗\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eA new series, experimenting with his recently developed glossy white glaze, a chawan with iron decoration by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haku-yu Chawan. It is 12 x 13 x 8 cm (4-3\/4 x 5 x 3-1\/4 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eMurakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay. He does not seek to make a living through pottery, but through his primal approach has earned a following which keeps his work in high demand. He was born in Aichi prefecture in 1954 and began his stroll down the pottery path in 1980 under the tutelage of Kyoto potter Umehara Takehira. Favoring very rough Shigaraki glaze, he established his own kiln in 1997 in the Kiyomizu pottery district of Kyoto, then moved to Nagaoka in 2002. Although eschewing the world of competitive exhibitions, he has been picked up by many of Japan’s preeminent galleries, including private exhibitions at the prestigious Kuroda Toen of Tokyo’s Ginza District.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murakoshi Takuma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49172060602615,"sku":"MC580","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2023-10-0502.59.50copy.jpg?v=1729584575"},{"product_id":"exquisite-edo-period-ko-hagi-chawan-tea-bowl","title":"Exquisite Edo period Ko-Hagi Chawan Tea Bowl","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003eWhite slip covers the dark clay of this striated tea bowl from the Edo period kilns of Hagi stored in a beautiful silk pouch in a period wooden box annotated with a poem by Tea Master Kawakami Soju (1777-1844).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSlightly elongated, the bowl measures 12 x 10.5 x 9 cm (5 x 4 x 3-1\/2 inches).\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere are two hairline cracks on the inside of the bowl which do not appear to go through to the outside.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eー降りつみし高根のみゆきとけにけり清瀧河の水のしふなみ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kura Monzen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49207766679799,"sku":"K475","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-08-2408.05.12copy2.jpg?v=1730769848"},{"product_id":"bronze-serving-vessel-by-living-national-treasure","title":"Bronze Serving Vessel by Living National Treasure","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003eA Fabulous Bronze Serving Vessel with Rams-head handle lined with silver by Living National Treasure Katori Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hitsuji-mimi Hissen.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 19.5 x 14 x 7.5 cm (8 x 5-1\/2 x 3 inches) and in overall excellent condition, signed on the base Masahiko.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Gothic';\"\u003eKatori Masahiko (1899-1988) was born into the family of prominent Bronze Artist Katori Hozuma in Chiba. 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Work by the artist is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York, Brooklyn Museum, Minneapolis, Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, LACMA, Musée national de Céramique- Sèvres, France, National Museum of Scotland as well as the Museum of Ceramic Art in Hyogo and the Sano Museum among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sakiyama Takayuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49219951689975,"sku":"MC1105","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-11-0206.52.48copy2.jpg?v=1731140877"},{"product_id":"spectacular-mizusashi-ー-聴涛","title":"Spectacular Mizusashi ー崎山 隆之 “聴涛”","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA spectacular spiraling water jar with the original ceramic lid by Sakiyama Takayuki in his signature sandy clay enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Choto (Sound Wave). 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It is 42.5 cm (16-3\/4 inches) diameter, 13 cm (just over 5 inches) tall and in perfect condition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However, he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature. From there he studied at the Kyoto Prefectural Technical Institute of Ceramics, followed by a year at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Research. 15 years later he would spend a year in Edinburgh studying glass making, and with this combination of skills, was born the silver mist series for which he is so highly acclaimed. Work by him is held in Museums throughout the world, including the National Museum of Scotland, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Museum of Arts \u0026amp; Design, New York, Spencer Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Hamilton Art Gallery, Australia, Miho Museum. National Gallery of Victoria, Paramita Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki, and The São Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil among others. Without a doubt one of the most important contemporary artists in Japan today. 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Yuriko is an avid exhibitor; it is a wonder she has time to do any work at all. Both within Japan (Nihon Togei Ten, Gendai Togei Ten etc.) and without she has an impressive list of exhibitions in a host of countries. She received the Yagi Kazuo prize in 1986 among many others. According to the book “Touch Fire”, Many of the women artists included in this exhibition are independent innovators who work outside the constraints of Japanese ceramic traditions. However, several of the artists, including Matsuda Yuriko, continue to use traditional techniques with skills that rival, if not exceed, those of their predecessors, and in doing so they create new and challenging contemporary ceramic art. They reinterpret the traditional decorative technique for porcelain vessels, called iro-e over-glaze enameling, and transposes its motifs onto nonfunctional objects. Her beautifully enameled iro-e porcelain sculptures are witty odes to two favorite subjects: the female body and Mount Fuji. For more information on this artist and examples of her work see the books Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, Fired with Passion by Beatrice Chang and Samuel Lurie. Also see Contemporary Clay, Japanese Ceramics for the New Century based on the Museum of Fine Arts Boston exhibition or Soaring Voices, Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists (2010). 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A strong adherent to the Zen tradition, Sadamitsu established his own kiln at 33, receiving the kiln name from his mentor Daitokuji priest Tachibana Oki. His Zen studies have refined the spiritual side of his work, and all of his wood fired ceramics have a quiet and confident power. He has spent his life in the research of kohiki, Shigaraki Iga and Raku wares, and is more than well known in tea circles for the discriminating soul of his works. For more information on this artist see the book Fired with passion : contemporary Japanese ceramics ISBN 1-891640-38-0.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 325.1pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eTachibana Daiki (1898-2005) born in Osaka, entered the Buddhist orders at Nansoji. He later moved to Myoshinji in Kyoto where he received Inka. He would go on to serve as the 511th abbot of Daitokuji, and be given the reins of Nyoian in Tokusenji, a subtemple of Daitokuji. 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Aside from this iron circle, and the wear earned over centuries on the slightly oblong shape, there is no decoration. It is 12.6 x 10.9 x 6.2 cm (5 x 4-1\/4 x 2-1\/2 inches) and comes wrapped in a crepe silk pouch enclosed in an old, fine quality kiri-wood box.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKintsugi embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic worldview centered around imperfection, transience, and the beauty of the natural cycle of growth and decay. Embracing the flawed and broken aspects of an object through kintsugi is a way to appreciate the passage of time and the history of the object, recognizing that it gains value and character through its journey. Kintsugi aligns with traditional Japanese values of frugality and resourcefulness. Instead of discarding broken items, kintsugi repairs them, extending their lifespan and reducing waste. This approach reflects a profound respect for resources and a desire to cherish and honor the objects used in daily life. This is also a way to avoid offending the spirit of the object, as all items are embodied with a soul of some sort. The act of repairing broken pottery with gold-laced lacquer carries a symbolic message of resilience and overcoming adversity. The restored object becomes a metaphor for the human experience, highlighting that even after suffering damage or hardship, one can find beauty and strength through healing and renewal. In the context of the Japanese tea ceremony kintsugi plays a vital role in enhancing the overall aesthetic experience, especially during the tenth month. The practice of kintsugi encourages contemplation and introspection during the tea ceremony. Guests may be reminded of the impermanence of all things and the beauty that can arise from embracing life's scars and vulnerabilities. Overall, kintsugi holds a deep cultural and philosophical significance in Japanese culture, symbolizing beauty in imperfection, respect for resources, and the resilience of both objects and individuals. In the context of the tea ceremony, it enriches the aesthetics and fosters a sense of mindfulness and appreciation for the present moment.","brand":"Kura Monzen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49235995623671,"sku":"K402","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/k402_5.jpg?v=1731649079"},{"product_id":"fabulous-porcelain-dobin-teapot-ー宇佐美-賢祐-土瓶","title":"Fabulous Porcelain Dobin Teapot ー宇佐美 賢祐“土瓶”","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 325.1pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eAnother Exquisite Tea Pot by the young Kyoto University graduate Usami Kensuke enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Dobin.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is 10.5 x 13 x 16.5 cm (4 x 5 x 6-1\/2 inches) and in perfect condtion, directly from the artist.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"tab-stops: 325.1pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003eUsami Kensuke was born in Saitama prefecture in 1995, and graduated the elite Kyoto University Faculty of Comprehensive Human Studies in 2020, before making the life-altering choice to march down the path of a potter.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe enrolled in the Tajimi Municipal Ceramics Research Facility where he initially drew our attention with his absolute perfection and sublime forms.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe has since been chosen for several important contemporary exhibitions, being prized at the Ceramic Synergy exhibition held the Kyoto-City Kyocera Museum in 2023 as well as the Judges award at the 13th Mino International Ceramics Exhibition in 2024.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Usami Kensuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49236045168887,"sku":"MC1058","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-10-1202.06.35.jpg?v=1731650020"},{"product_id":"1960s-bowl-ー熊倉順吉-鉢","title":"1960s Bowl ー熊倉順吉“鉢”","description":"A large serving bowl with incised designs in cloudy pale glaze by Kumakura Junkichi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Hachi. 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The tea ceremony during the Edo period emphasized natural beauty, simplicity, and humility, and Hagi ware embodied these principles. The soft, often uneven glaze and earthy tones of Hagi pottery highlight the handmade nature of the work, and any imperfections, such as cracks or asymmetry, were seen as adding to the piece's character and value. A key feature of Hagi ware is its ability to change over time, which made it particularly valued in the tea ceremony. The soft, porous clay and glaze of Hagi pottery gradually absorb tea, and over time, the ware develops unique stains and crackles, known as \u003ci\u003ekeshiki\u003c\/i\u003e (scenery). This change symbolized the passage of time and the deepening of the relationship between the tea practitioner and the object, reflecting the fleeting nature of life—a concept deeply embedded in the practice of tea. Additionally, the neutral, soft tones of Hagi bowls provided a gentle contrast to the bright green of matcha tea, enhancing the visual appreciation of the ceremony.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kura Monzen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49239184310519,"sku":"K554","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2024-11-0404.05.01.jpg?v=1731813685"},{"product_id":"outstanding-chawan-tea-bowl-ー安食-潤-塩釉-碗","title":"Outstanding Chawan Tea Bowl ー安食 潤 “塩釉 碗”","description":"A spectacular bowl by Ajiki Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shio-yu Wan. 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Her ceramics resemble those of Sozan I, but are considered to be more graceful and feminine. Torako assumed the family name upon her uncles death in 1922. 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Internationally, we participated in numerous exhibitions to promote Kyōyaki (Kyoto ware), from the 1873 Vienna World's Fair (Meiji 6) to the 1924 Paris Exposition. After World War II, the 7th Gyōzan focused particularly on exports, spreading Gyōzan-branded Kyoto Satsuma ware internationally. 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