Ever elegant, a form harkening back to Song period Chinese celadons by legendary artist Kawase Shinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Hanaire. The jade glaze is widely fissured, likening to cracked green ice. It is 22 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kawase Shinobu　was born in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1950, heir to a family tradition of potting...

A beautiful Apple-shaped bowl by Kato Tsubusa with two crystalline drips clinging to the sheer porcelain foot enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 11.5 cm (4-3/4 inches) diameter, 10.5 cm (just over 4 inches) tall and in excellent 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...

Maku (curtain) made of hand-spun cotton for warps and hemp for wefts, which is rather rare. It is tsutsugaki warabi (brackets) motif and kamon (family crest), vegetable indigo dye. In excellent condition. 19th century. W:108cm, L:170cm

Cotton kimono with beautiful lining with Itajime shibori (board-clamp dye), both outside cloth and lining are made of hand-spun cotton and vegetable indigo dye. In good condition but has one hole and one mending patch. 19th century. W:124cm, L:136cm

TWO DORO-E PAINTINGS

Aged Japanese distemper paintings so-called 'doro-e', Meiji period (1868-1912), 33.5 x 24.5 cm (13.18 x 9..64in) each. Aged deterioration as is, with stains, tears, etc...

Thick pitted pink-white glaze tinged with burnt orange covers the torm surface of this lovely vase by Shino Legend Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Shino Tsubo. It is rouhgoy 25 cm (10 inches) diameter, 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics...

Enjoy your afternoon tea in this fabulous deep cup covered in pitted Shino glaze by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled E-Shino Yunomi. It is 9.5 cm (3-3/4 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 vibrant set of five small plates covered in mustard yellow speckled with copper green and iron by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ki-Seto Meme-sara. Each is roughly 16 cm (6-1/4 inches) diameter and all are 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 quashed bottle form vase by Murakasho Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titeld Hai-yu Hana-ire. The unruly rough clay is heavily studded with shiseki stones and mottled with iron and rich green ash glaze. It is roughly 13 cm (5 inches) diameter, 14.5 cm (5-3/4 inches) tall and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Murakoshi Takuma is one of those enigmas who simply lives to work with clay...

A dramatic randomly fluted celadon bowl by Kawase Shinobu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seiji Rinka Bachi. It is 34.5 x 33.5 x 14 cm (13-3/4 x 13-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches) in excellent condition.
Kawase Shinobu was born in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1950, heir to a family tradition of potting. His grandfather and father were Kawase Chikushun I and II respectively, masters of Chinese based ceramic styles...

Rich reds smoke the surface of this incense burner by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original singed wooden box titled Aka-Shino Koro. The over-thick daubs of white glaze tinged tangerine on the side are a hallmark of this artists work. It is roughly 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 15 cm (6 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics...

Sakura blossom on the foggy surface of this large vessel by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyo Nezumi Shino Sakura-mon Tsubo. It is (22.5 x 30 x 28 cm ( 9 x 12 x 11 inches) and is 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 large Silent Shadows Series Sculpture by Sugitani Keizo in his signature oxidized copper green glaze. It is 46.5 x 27.5 x 14.5 cm (18-1/4 x 11 x 5-3/4 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. It is signed on the base Sugitani Keizo 210909 and comes with an artists certificate as well...

Golden eddies glimmering with cobalt and jade flow over the dark glazed body of this small koro by Yamamoto Ichiyo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jun Purachina-sai Ryusui (Pure Platinum Glazed, Flowing Water)...

How much drama can be infused into one piece of pottery, lets try Murakoshi Takuma with this outstanding Tobe (Fly!) vase covered in his signature combination of Shunju glazes. It is 55 x 12.5 x 20 cm (21-1/2 x 5 x 8 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist this summer. It comes in the original signed wooden box.
Murakoshi 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 appro...

A very cute Small patchwork rice silk bag from the Edo period. The cotton lining is beautiful, natural, hand-spun madder dyed, and has a very warm feel. It is slightly distressed.Size:13cm ×9cm

A moulded dish made up of five lotus petals and entirely decorated in underglaze blue. Each petaloid panel with raised ribs and impressed central groove decorated with a single plant with three "gobenka" five petal flowers and elaborate foliage; possibly intended to represent Japanese Azaleas, revered for there evergreen leaves and hence an auspicious association with longevity. The reverse painted with a typical karakusa vine ring, and a double seal to the interior of the foot-ring within a ...

A mysterious carved cylinder of beautifully textured Shigaraki clay displaying HI-iro flame colors, light charring and a light dusting of flying pine ash by Fujimoto Hide enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Tagui Enchu (Round Pilar). 13.5 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter, 16 cm (6-1/4 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. He work...