Cotton futonji with beautiful tsutsugaki (glue resist dyeing) with motifs such as sparrow, turtle, butterfly, grapes etc., which is made of hand-spun cotton. It is dyed with vegetable indigo and colored with pigments. 19th century. In excellent condition. W:32.5cm, L:180cm 　

A 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. It 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.
Ohmae 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...

A dramatic deeply fissured Toban platter by Kato Tsubusa fired in an Anagama kiln enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 35 x 35.5 x 3.5 cm (14 x 14 x 2-1/2 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979. From then to 1983 he worked as a decorator at the Otai Kiln moving out on his own in 1984...

A massive stone-like sculptural vessel by Hagi legend Kaneta Masanao enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Hai-yu Kuri-nuki Kaki. It is 49 x 22.5 x 31 cm (19-1/2 x 9 x 12 inches) and is in perfect condition weighing 14 kg (roughly 31 pounds) excluding the wooden box.
Kaneta Masanao is certainly one of Hagi’s most well-known and easily identifiable names...

Gray clouds over vivid flame red draped over thick white glaze on this igneous work by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nezumi Shino Hana-ike. It is 27.5 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hayashi 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...

A fine pair of Chosho school maurugata form iron daisho tsuba. Sukashi work depicting blossoms on budding prunus branches. Strongly and well carved decoration. Edo period, 18th century. Good condition, with the nakago-ana filed larger at some point. Larger, 3 1/8 diameter. Smaller, 2 7/8 by 2 13/16 inches.

Japanese Jubako—traditional stacked lacquerware food boxes—represent not only a high level of culinary refinement, but also demonstrate the importance the Japanese place on food culture in general. These elegantly tiered containers, often adorned with intricate designs and vibrant colors, are integral to the presentation of meals on special occasions such as New Year’s celebrations and formal picnics...

Exquisitely painted willow branches (yanagi) on a background of jet-black traditional lacquer; this exquisite functional art object appeals not only to practitioners of the ancient art of tea ceremony but also to those who admire beauty and artistic accomplishment in all its forms.

The craftsman, 3rd generation Kawase Hyokan (b. 1964) was born in San Francisco in the US but was raised and taught the traditional craft of lacquer-work in Kyoto, the cultural heart of Japan...

With a captivating color described in Japanese as “moegi” or a distinctive shade of light green, this delicately constructed flower display basin is the creation of one of Japans premier creators from the previous century...

An off-balance J assembled from moon-colored shards by Yorigami Munemi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Re-Creations, Shiko Suru J (thought inspiring J). It is 26 x 34 x 6.5 cm (10-1/4 x 13-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches) excluding the wooden stand and is in excellent condition.
Yorigami Munemi was born in Kyoto in 1944, but went to Tokyo to study gardening at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, graduating in 1967...

A dramatic sculpture in raw white porcelain partly coated in crystalline glaze by Kato Tsubusa enclosed in the original box titled Freeze Flame 1996. It is 33.5 x 27.5 x 28 cm (13-1/4 x 11 x 11-1/4 inches and is in perfect condition.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979. From then to 1983 he worked as a decorator at the Otai Kiln moving out on his own in 1984...

A tall cylinder with one flattened wing extending by Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji To-tsutsu, Kaze. It is 32 cm (12-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Fukami 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...

Sweeping arcs filled with liquified green ash cross this large flat platter by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Shinonome Sara. Shinonome is written East Cloud, and is a poetic term for Dawn, or clouds wavering in the early light of Dawn. Here he has brought the rim out to a razors edge, no easy feat for this rough clay. The vessel is 31 cm (over 12 inches) diameter and in perfect condition...

Embers clamber up the side of this organic vessel covered in molten pine ash by Fujimoto Hide enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Hana-ike. It is 17.5 cm (7 inches) diameter, 24.5 cm (10 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Fujimoto Hide was born in the heart of Shigaraki in 1954, and was fascinated with the medium from a very young age...

1930's Japanese Namiki Kokkokai Pilot Makie Lacquer Box with Birds Signed

It is 1.5 inches (3.81 cm) tall by 6 inches (15.24 cm) in length by 4 inches (10.16 cm) wide

It has chips, cracks, rubbing of gold, wears at the velvet lining, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Vase Marked "真山"

It is 4.8 inches (12.2 cm) tall by 2.7 inches (6.9 cm) wide...

18/19th Century Chinese Canton Enamel Paste Ink Box with Immortal God and 3 legged Toad Marked

It is 0.9 inch (2.3 cm) tall by 1.45 inches (3.7 cm) wide. It is 26.4 gram.

It is tarnished and has mild missing enamels, stains, a cut mark at the rim, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A matched pair of iron tsuba. Geese and ginger. Not a true daisho pair, the workmanship and subject are close enough to consider for a daisho with smaller kasane for the daito. Daigoro was a later Akasaka district artist known for this motif. Later Edo (19th century). Good condition. Larger, 3 by 2 5/8 inches. Smaller 2 5/8 inches by 2 3/8 inches. Note that the smaller one is a bit thicker (see pics).