Modern Japanese Ceramics
$350.00
$350.00
The green on this slab is so dark it appears black, an amazing work by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Ita-zara. It is 22.5 x 18.5 x 3.5 cm (9 x 7-1/4 x 1-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition directly from the artist this winter.
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 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.
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 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.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$3,600.00
$3,600.00
Wow! A powerful large Tsubo by Murakoshi Takuma covered in his signature Shunju glaze combination of iron, feldspar an Kunugi-ash enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Otsubo. It is 35 cm (14 inches) diameter, 42 cm (16-1/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this winter.
Due to size the cost of shipping will be accrued separately
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 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.
Due to size the cost of shipping will be accrued separately
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 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.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$700.00
$700.00
A large rectangular slab platter, very flat, covered in kunugi ash glaze by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haiyu O-Itazara. It is 41.5 x 31 x 4 cm (6-1/2 x 12 x 1-1/2 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
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 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.
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 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.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$400.00
$400.00
A striking set of four heavy ash glazed slabs in rich deep green by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haiyu Kakuzara. They are 14.5 x 12.5 x 3 cm (5-1:2 x 5 x 1 inches) ad in excellent condition, directly rom the artist.
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 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.
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 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.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$550.00
$550.00
A large open vessel covered inside with glossy dark iron, outside I fissured soft white by Ichino Kenta enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saishoku Tamba Kaki. It is 22.5 cm (9 inches9 diameter, 27 cm (11 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ichino Kenta, born in 1986 in Tamba Tachikui, is a potter dedicated to preserving the traditions of Tamba ware while embracing innovative approaches to pottery. He graduated from the Kyoto Prefectural Advanced Technical School of Ceramic Art in 2006 and completed further studies at the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute in 2007. Since his first solo exhibition in 2011, Ichino has showcased his work in solo and group exhibitions across Japan. His creations include vessels featuring turquoise glaze (Turkey blue) and pieces that highlight the qualities of Tamba clay, fired in traditional climbing kilns. Notable exhibitions include a three-person Tamba ware showcase at Daimaru Kobe Art Gallery in 2013 and group exhibitions highlighting young Tamba artists in Nagoya and Kobe in 2014.
Tamba ware is one of Japan’s six ancient kilns, alongside Seto, Tokoname, Shigaraki, Bizen, and Echizen, with origins tracing back to the late Heian to early Kamakura periods. Its defining feature is yakishime (unglazed stoneware), fired in climbing kilns without artificial glazes. During the firing process, ash from burning firewood settles on the clay, fusing with the iron in the native soil to produce natural hues of green and brown. This natural ash glaze, known as bidoro, was a hallmark of Tamba ware during the anagama (single-chamber kiln) period.
Ichino Kenta, born in 1986 in Tamba Tachikui, is a potter dedicated to preserving the traditions of Tamba ware while embracing innovative approaches to pottery. He graduated from the Kyoto Prefectural Advanced Technical School of Ceramic Art in 2006 and completed further studies at the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute in 2007. Since his first solo exhibition in 2011, Ichino has showcased his work in solo and group exhibitions across Japan. His creations include vessels featuring turquoise glaze (Turkey blue) and pieces that highlight the qualities of Tamba clay, fired in traditional climbing kilns. Notable exhibitions include a three-person Tamba ware showcase at Daimaru Kobe Art Gallery in 2013 and group exhibitions highlighting young Tamba artists in Nagoya and Kobe in 2014.
Tamba ware is one of Japan’s six ancient kilns, alongside Seto, Tokoname, Shigaraki, Bizen, and Echizen, with origins tracing back to the late Heian to early Kamakura periods. Its defining feature is yakishime (unglazed stoneware), fired in climbing kilns without artificial glazes. During the firing process, ash from burning firewood settles on the clay, fusing with the iron in the native soil to produce natural hues of green and brown. This natural ash glaze, known as bidoro, was a hallmark of Tamba ware during the anagama (single-chamber kiln) period.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$270.00
$270.00
A stellar black Tea bowl by Osumi Arata enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hikidashi Guro Wan. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 8 cm (just over 3 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Osumi Arata was born in Tokyo in 1988, and graduated from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2014 after which he worked at a ceramic factory in Toki City for 5 years before establishing his own studio in Yaotsu-cho, Gifu Prefecture.
Osumi Arata was born in Tokyo in 1988, and graduated from Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2014 after which he worked at a ceramic factory in Toki City for 5 years before establishing his own studio in Yaotsu-cho, Gifu Prefecture.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
A fabulous Seihakuji Koro by Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Three points rise perfectly spaced about the shoulder, cascading down in razor edges to the base, The lid is pierced with three evenly spaced triangular holes about the finial to allow the smoke to escape. It has the artists signature incised into the base. The work is 7.5 cm (3 inches) diameter, 17.5 cm (7 inches) tall and in perfect condition wrapped in the original stamped cloth pouch.
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. 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 & Albert Museum, Musée national de céramique, Sèvres, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf and the National Gallery of Australia among many others.
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. 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 & Albert Museum, Musée national de céramique, Sèvres, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf and the National Gallery of Australia among many others.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
A striking large vessel in rich Oribe green by Takauchi Shugo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Otibe Te-tsuki Oke Kaki. It is 25 x 13 x 47 cm (10 x 5-1/4 x 18-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Takauchi Shugo was born in Tokyo in 1937, opening his kiln in Mashiko at the age of 31. He has exhibited at the Nihon Dento Kogeiten National Traditional Crafts Exhibition, Nihon Togeiten National Ceramics Exhibition and as well as Gendai Nihon Togeiten National Modern Ceramics Exhibition in addition to innumerable public and private exhibitions. He is recipient of the Order of Cultural Merrit from Tochigi Prefecture, and his works have been selected for international exhibitions (Paris, London, Denmark and America) and work by him is held in the V&A, The Art Gallery of New South Wales. For more see the Book “Japanese Studio Crafts” (1995) by Rupert Faulkner of “Fired with Passion” (2006) by Beatrice Chang and Samuel J Lurie.
Takauchi Shugo was born in Tokyo in 1937, opening his kiln in Mashiko at the age of 31. He has exhibited at the Nihon Dento Kogeiten National Traditional Crafts Exhibition, Nihon Togeiten National Ceramics Exhibition and as well as Gendai Nihon Togeiten National Modern Ceramics Exhibition in addition to innumerable public and private exhibitions. He is recipient of the Order of Cultural Merrit from Tochigi Prefecture, and his works have been selected for international exhibitions (Paris, London, Denmark and America) and work by him is held in the V&A, The Art Gallery of New South Wales. For more see the Book “Japanese Studio Crafts” (1995) by Rupert Faulkner of “Fired with Passion” (2006) by Beatrice Chang and Samuel J Lurie.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
A split hemispherical form flattened on the sides decorated with swirling designs in a fractured circle laid over impressed clay and enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The form is quite unique, the split circle motif actually falling from the center around the mouth to form the opposite side. Not apparent when viewing from the side but easily distinguished from above. It is signed on the base and measures 22 x 27 x 15.5 cm (9 x 11 x 6 inches) and is in perfect condition.
Wada Morihiro (1944-2008) was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to Kasama in 1976. He has been displayed at the Nihon Togei Ten (National Ceramics Exhibition), Nihon Dento Kogei Ten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition) Gold medal at the Florence International Ceramics Exhibition in 1980 as well as being displayed at the Victoria Albert and Smithsonian as one representative of modern Japanese ceramics in 1983. He subsequently received the Japanese Ceramic Society Award in 1988, one of the highest honors for a Japanese potter.
Wada Morihiro (1944-2008) was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before moving to Kasama in 1976. He has been displayed at the Nihon Togei Ten (National Ceramics Exhibition), Nihon Dento Kogei Ten (National Traditional Crafts Exhibition) Gold medal at the Florence International Ceramics Exhibition in 1980 as well as being displayed at the Victoria Albert and Smithsonian as one representative of modern Japanese ceramics in 1983. He subsequently received the Japanese Ceramic Society Award in 1988, one of the highest honors for a Japanese potter.
One of his most popular new forms, this starkly arching elevated dish is by Murakoshi Takuma is covered in white over shadows of iron with areas of thin green revealing the clay beneath, weeping giant droplets onto the swirling center. It comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Geta-zara. It is called a Geta-zara, named after the traditional elevated wooden sandals worn in Japan in previous eras. Quite large it is 39 x 21.5 x 12.5 cm (15-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 5 inches) weighing in at 5.2 kg (almost 12 pounds!) in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
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 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.
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 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.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$370.00
$370.00
Not just for alcohol, this is perfect for winter tea, a beautifully formed deep cup covered in tri-colored glaze occasionally revealing the rough clay beneath by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Shochu-nomi. Literally translated Shunju is Spring and Fall, a phrase denoting all the colors of the seasons, and it is the term he has chosen to poetically describe the various colorations of his work. This cup is 11.5 x 10.5 x 9.5 cm (roughly 4-1/2 x 4 x 4 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
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 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.
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 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.
A pair of sake cups by Living National Treasure Tokuda Yasokichi I enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Both feature inside birds and flowers in gosai five colors, outside one is burn yellow, the other deep purple. They are roughly 5.5 cm (2 inches) diameter each and in excellent condition, both signed inside the foot ring.
Tokuda Yasokichi I (1873 –1956)was born into a family of textile dyers in Ishikawa prefecture, but entered the ceramics world under the tutelage of his Brother Matsumoto Sahei, specializing in the Yoshidaya decorative technique of Kutani ware in 1890. In 1922 he received Imperial patronage. He was named one of the first living National Treasures in 1953 (and his grandson, Yasokichi III would also be named such).
Tokuda Yasokichi I (1873 –1956)was born into a family of textile dyers in Ishikawa prefecture, but entered the ceramics world under the tutelage of his Brother Matsumoto Sahei, specializing in the Yoshidaya decorative technique of Kutani ware in 1890. In 1922 he received Imperial patronage. He was named one of the first living National Treasures in 1953 (and his grandson, Yasokichi III would also be named such).
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$550.00
$550.00
A dramatic vessel by rent from the earth by Onishi Masafumi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Tamba Kaki. It is 38.5 x 32.5 x 14 cm (15 x 13 x 5-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Masafumi Onishi, born in 1980 in Sasayama City, is the eldest son of the fourth generation of the Tambo Kiln family. In 2000, he graduated from Osaka University of Arts Junior College, specializing in crafts within the Department of Design and Fine Arts. He apprenticed under Hiroshige Kato of Kasusen Tohen in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. In 2004, Onishi returned to Tachikui to begin his pottery career. The following year, he held his debut solo exhibition at a department store in Kakogawa. Since then, he has showcased his work extensively through numerous solo and group exhibitions.
Masafumi Onishi, born in 1980 in Sasayama City, is the eldest son of the fourth generation of the Tambo Kiln family. In 2000, he graduated from Osaka University of Arts Junior College, specializing in crafts within the Department of Design and Fine Arts. He apprenticed under Hiroshige Kato of Kasusen Tohen in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. In 2004, Onishi returned to Tachikui to begin his pottery career. The following year, he held his debut solo exhibition at a department store in Kakogawa. Since then, he has showcased his work extensively through numerous solo and group exhibitions.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$550.00
$550.00
Fractured green glass pools in the center of this spectacular platter by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Haiyu Kakuban. It is 29.5 x 29.5 x 8.5 cm (roughly 12 inches square, 3 inches tall) and is in excellent condition directly from the artist this winter.
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 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.
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 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.
A squared bottle form in graduations of color by Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saide Ginsai Kobin, Haruka. It is 15.5 x 7 x 35 cm (6 x 3 x 14 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Miyashita Zenji (1939-2012) was born into the family of potter Miyashita Zenju, and graduated the Kyoto Municipal University of Art under Kiyomizu Kyubei and Kusube Yaichi. Starting with the most difficult, he worked from Celadon, which relies on shape and extreme control of firing. He began exhibiting in the annual Nitten exhibitions in 1964, eventually winning eighteen prizes. According to the Sackler, which holds 6 works by him, “ His mature work was a modern embodiment of a classic Kyoto mode associated with the Heian period (794–1185). He applied delicate layers of color—reminiscent of multilayered court robes or decorated papers made for inscribing poetry—using not over-glaze enamels or glazes but clay itself, dyed with mineral pigments”. He is held in the aforementioned Freer-Sackler, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, and the Brooklyn Museum the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and of course the National Museums of Modern Art both in Kyoto and Tokyo among a host of others.
Miyashita Zenji (1939-2012) was born into the family of potter Miyashita Zenju, and graduated the Kyoto Municipal University of Art under Kiyomizu Kyubei and Kusube Yaichi. Starting with the most difficult, he worked from Celadon, which relies on shape and extreme control of firing. He began exhibiting in the annual Nitten exhibitions in 1964, eventually winning eighteen prizes. According to the Sackler, which holds 6 works by him, “ His mature work was a modern embodiment of a classic Kyoto mode associated with the Heian period (794–1185). He applied delicate layers of color—reminiscent of multilayered court robes or decorated papers made for inscribing poetry—using not over-glaze enamels or glazes but clay itself, dyed with mineral pigments”. He is held in the aforementioned Freer-Sackler, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, and the Brooklyn Museum the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and of course the National Museums of Modern Art both in Kyoto and Tokyo among a host of others.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$2,700.00
$2,700.00
A heavily sculpted work of colored slabs with linear decoration dissonant to the form which causes a tension between the two by Kato Yasuhide (Kato Kobei VII) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Rittai Shito no Tsubo, Rokusai. It is 31.5 x 22 x 44.5 cm (12-1/2 x 9 x 17-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Kato Yasuhide was born the eldest son of (to be) Living National Treasure Kato Takuo in 1945. He came to prominence when he was awarded top prize at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition in 1975. Focusing on sculptural forms, he was awarded and served as a juror for the Nitten National Exhibition where he exhibited consistently. In 1995 he succeeded the family name, becoming Kato Kobei VII. In 2000, upon the death of his father, he withdrew from the Nitten and in 2006 picked up his fathers legacy of research into Persian and silk Road ceramics. He has received high praise, awarded the status of holder of intangible cultural properties in Tajimi City and is former President of the Mino Ceramic Society.
Kato Yasuhide was born the eldest son of (to be) Living National Treasure Kato Takuo in 1945. He came to prominence when he was awarded top prize at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition in 1975. Focusing on sculptural forms, he was awarded and served as a juror for the Nitten National Exhibition where he exhibited consistently. In 1995 he succeeded the family name, becoming Kato Kobei VII. In 2000, upon the death of his father, he withdrew from the Nitten and in 2006 picked up his fathers legacy of research into Persian and silk Road ceramics. He has received high praise, awarded the status of holder of intangible cultural properties in Tajimi City and is former President of the Mino Ceramic Society.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$800.00
$800.00
A tapering heavy cylinder in striking black and red by Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kuro-sabi Kabin. It is 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) diameter, 21 cm (8-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Morino 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 recent exhibition of works titled Generosity in Clay from the Natalie Fitzgerald Collection.
Morino 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 recent exhibition of works titled Generosity in Clay from the Natalie Fitzgerald Collection.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
A bold flower vessel by Murakoshi Takuma covered in rich green Kunugi Ash and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hai-yu Tobe! (Fly). It is 40.5 x 15.5 x 21.5 cm (16 x 6 x 8-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist this winter.
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 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.
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 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.