Kakiyu Tea Bowl by world famous Shoji Hamada 1.600 $
A Mashiko ware tea bowl (chawan) by Hamada Shoji. The bowl is glazed in a style known as kaki yu or nagashi color glaze which is often seen in Mashiko wares.
Hamada Shoji along with Yanagi Muneyoshi and Barnard Leech were part of the mingei movement in the 20th century. The movement emphasized the simple minimalist beauty found in daily objects made by unknown artists.
Throughout a lifetime dedicated to making pottery he achieved international recognition and his works have been collected by museums across the world. Hamada influence was felt not only in his native Japan, particularly in Mashiko, but also in the West. In the United Kingdom and the US his style and philosophy became well known amongst studio potters, and he was revered as the archetypal "Oriental" potter. In 1955 he was designated a “Living National Treasure”.
Today Hamada’s works are greatly sought after and attain high prices at auction.
Original signed wood box included as well as a purple Shifuku.
Size: 7,5 cm height x 12,5 cm diameter.
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Ishiguro Munemaro Nezumi Shino Chawan 1.200 $ sold
A valuable Shino Nezumi Chawan by legend and Living National Treasure Ishiguro Munemaro, 1893-1955.
It is in mint condition and comes with its original signed box.
In 1918, Ishiguro Munemaro set his goal of becoming a ceramist after seeing a spotted tenmoku tea bowl at Tokyo Art Club. On his own, he researched Chinese ceramics of the Tang and Song dynasties, Korean ceramics, and so on, and grounded on abundant experience and skill, he established a richly lyrical and elegant style. In 1955, he was designated a "Living National Treasure" (Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties) for his iron glaze techniques.
Selected Experiences
1968 Award the Third Class Order of the Sacred Treasure
1963 Awarded Purple Ribbon Medal
1955 Selected as a Living National Treasure ( iron glaze pottery )
His works are hold in many museums and have been sold at Sotheby's and Christie's. Please check.
Size: 4,7'' x 5,3'' x 3,5''.
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Rare tetsu-yu chawan by Kanjiro Kawai sold
A tetsu-yu chawan by greatest Kanjiro Kawai with signed box.
Mint, no cracks or repairs.
Size: 8,6 cm height, 13,1 cm diameter.
No ceramic artist of the Showa approached Kanjiro Kawai (1890-1966) for creativity and artisanship. Kanjiro was a true artist by nature, and together with Hamada Shoji, set a pattern of study for modern potters. After graduating the Tokyo School of Industrial Design, he came to study in Kyoto, eventually establishing his own kiln on the Gojo-no-Saka (It remains standing today and is a must see for anyone visiting Kyoto). Together with compatriots Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach (with whom he traveled throughout Asia) established the modern Mingei movement in ceramics, the most influential ceramics movement in the 20th century. His research on glazes (of which he developed thousands over a lifetime of work) remains influential as well. Refusing to be limited to ceramics, Kanjiro also worked in bronze, wood and paint. An interesting final note on this unusual artist, when offered the title of Living National Treasure, an honor bestowed on very few, he declined.
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Chawan by Living National Treasure Toyozo Arakawa 1.600 $
This is a wonderful chawan of Living National Treasure Potter Arakawa Toyozo with its original signed wooden box.
It is in mint condition with no cracks and no repairs.
Size: 5,3 inches x 4,9 inches x 3,0 inches
Toyozo Arakawa (1894 - 1985) rediscovered the techniques of manufacturing Shino glazes first perfected during the Momoyama and Edo periods. Arakawa also proved that these legendary ceramics originated in his native Mino province (not Seto as previously believed), and was responsible for the revival of the Mino kilns. In 1955, in recognition of his work, he was awarded the title 'Living National Treasure'.
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