Mint Mashiko Chawan in museum quality by Shimaoka Tatsuzo 1500 $ sold
Here is a brilliant Chawan by Master Mashiko Potter and Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. It is in mint condition with no chips or cracks.
Shimaoka Tatsuzo (1919-2007) is one of the best-known Japanese potters. The artist studied under another pottery legend, Hamada Shoji, to become one of Mashiko master craftsmen. Shimaoka Tatsuzo became independent in 1953 and after having exposed in renowned venues in Japan, the potter held his first international exhibition in Boston, in 1974. His work can be found in many museums around the world among which are the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York. In 1996, Shimaoka Tatsuzo became the second Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Japan (Living National Treasure) for Mashiko-yaki (Mashiko ware), after Hamada Shoji. He is well known for using the combined Jomon technique of rope marking and traditional Korean technique of white slip applied to the created patterns.
Size: 8,9 cm height x 12,9 cm in diameter.
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Japanese Bizen Masterpiece Chawan by great Hiroshi Toyofuku 500 $
Fantastic and perfectly shaped Bizen chawan by great contemporary artist Hiroshi Toyofuku. It has a stunning glaze with a fine abstract 'landscape' of colors on it. It fits smooth in the palm of the hands and gives you a real warm feeling.
The chawan has his sign and comes with the original woodbox. Please note, his art connects perfectly past and present and is hard to get on the market.
Toyofuku Hiroshi was born in Saitama in 1973. Graduated from International Christian University in 1996. Ceramic art studies under Fumio Kawabata. Exhibition of Bizen art in 1998, Okayama Ceramic Art center. In 2009 he won the "tea ceremony molding exhibition" excellence prize. Permanent exhibition in Ikebukuro Tobu since 2010. In 2012 he won the 62nd. Okayama art exhibition prefecture prize. In 2015 he is participating at the famous Kikuchi Biennale.
Size: 2,8'' height x 3,1'' in diameter.
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Fantastic Iga Chawan by Master Tanimoto Kosei sold
A masterpiece tea bowl by Iga master Tanimoto Kosei, accompanied by his signed and sealed original storage box.
Kosei was born in 1916 in Iga city, Mie Prefecure. He made his National Debut as an oil painter artist, his interest in traditional Iga-yaki ceramics started in 1945, and he becomes an Iga potter in 1947, enjoying a long apprenticeship under master potter Komori Shinobu and Sakuzo Hineno at the Institute of Nanagu Ceramics in Ueno, Mie Prefecture.
Tanimoto Kosei opened his own kiln (Mitagama) in 1956. Since 1960 his works are held by a number of public and private institutions and museums as well as numerous collections in Japan and abroad. He combines the traditional technique "Ko-Iga" with a modern architectural form.
Tanimoto received many many awards for his wonderful works, including the Regional Culture Merit Award from the Minster of Education in 1996 as a regional contribution to the development of modern Iga and has won the Mie Prefecture Education Award in 1997. He was named an Intangible Cultural Property for Mie prefecture (the state level version of Living National Treasure) in 1980. He is mentor and teacher for a new generation of Japanese Iga potters including Fujioka Shuhei.
Mint condition.
Size: 8,9 cm height x 12,4 cm in diameter.
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Museum Quality Lavender Kuriniki Hagi Chawan by Kaneta Masanao sold
Lavender clouds, rain on a foggy morning, snowy mountain landscapes, this is what comes to your mind when you look on this superb pale kurinuki Hagi tea bowl, made by Master and potter legend Kaneta Masanao, enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
Kurinuki is a technique carving and scooping out forms from a solid block of clay to produce boldly-cut forms, an approach the artist is famous for. Kaneta Masanao is an 8th generation Hagi potter. He likely needs no introduction, certainly one of the most well known names, he has been displayed both - nationally and internationally innumerable times. His pieces are in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum and Museum of Modern Art Brooklyn. He has been displayed at the Nihon Dento Kogei Ten and Nihon Togei Ten among many many others.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Kaneta Masanao started his career producing pieces on a potter’s wheel. However, in time he began to feel the constraints of the wheel and instead opted to sculpt the clay by hand in order to discover and convey its unique spirit.
He starts by repeatedly throwing a lump of clay on a wooden board and then uses a wooden modeling tool to coax it into different shapes, leaving ridges and hollows which give the piece its dramatic shape. The interior is then gouged out to the required thickness and the exterior coated in glaze, resulting in pieces imbued with a strong presence which deftly showcase the true character of Hagi clay. A free spirit who expertly combines Hagi traditions with his own original creativity, Kaneta Masanao is highly regarded both by ceramic experts and pottery collectors.
Size: 9,0 cm height x max.13,9 cm in diameter.
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Sculptural Masterpiece Oribe Chawan by legendary Suzuki Goro 4500 $
This magnificent chawan is a perfect embodiment of the Oribe tradition of Japanese pottery by legendary master and modern avangarde artist Suzuki Goro, enclosed in its original signed wood box.
He surely needs no introduction. Suzuki Goro is a potter who goes beyond that usual appellation. He has developed his own way of expressing himself through ceramics, basing his work on traditional styles from the Mino tradition: Shino, Oribe, Ki-Seto, Setoguro and the Karatsu tradition.
For Suzuki Goro a chawan should be a kokoro-utuswa, a 'place' in which to discover oneself, a vessel to hold your spirit. A chawan must have sublime grace and depth, being a visible (and invisible) expression of the potter's understanding of chado, the Way of Tea.
Suzuki imbues all his chawan with such a feeling. Even the ones that at first appear uninviting, with spiraling pointed spurs or deeply pinched grooves, offer up untold delights when handled.
And that's the purpose of a chawan. On the surface, the chawan is a receptacle from which to drink tea. But if that were the only purpose, why not use a paper cup? The true chawan, like Suzuki's, hints at the connections between space, time and the divine. It brings art into our hands and touches us in profound ways. The very best arouse a silent wonder that permeates the skin-encapsulated ego we call 'I'.
Suzuki Goro has a list of shows and prizes too lengthy to go through, but the highlights are, Nitten National Art Exhibition, Nihon Shin Kogei Ten (New National Crafts Exhibition), Nihon Gendai Kogei Ten (National Modern Crafts Exhibition), Asahi Togei Ten-(First of Show and governors prize), as well as the Kofukai Ten among many others. He has a strong and devout following both domestic and international.
Perfect condition.
Size: 8,2 - 9,6 cm height x 14,2 - 17,2 cm in diameter.
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Museum quality Iga Chawan by Mater Potter Tanimoto Kosei 1500 $ sold
A masterpiece tea bowl by Iga master Tanimoto Kosei, accompanied by his signed and sealed original storage box.
Kosei was born in 1916 in Iga city, Mie Prefecure. He made his National Debut as an oil painter artist, his interest in traditional Iga-yaki ceramics started in 1945, and he becomes an Iga potter in 1947, enjoying a long apprenticeship under master potter Komori Shinobu and Sakuzo Hineno at the Institute of Nanagu Ceramics in Ueno, Mie Prefecture.
Tanimoto Kosei opened his own kiln (Mitagama) in 1956. Since 1960 his works are held by a number of public and private institutions and museums as well as numerous collections in Japan and abroad. He combines the traditional technique "Ko-Iga" with a modern architectural form.
Tanimoto received many many awards for his wonderful works, including the Regional Culture Merit Award from the Minster of Education in 1996 as a regional contribution to the development of modern Iga and has won the Mie Prefecture Education Award in 1997. He was named an Intangible Cultural Property for Mie prefecture (the state level version of Living National Treasure) in 1980. He is mentor and teacher for a new generation of Japanese Iga potters including Fujioka Shuhei.
Mint condition.
Size: 8,9 cm height x 12,4 cm in diameter.
Shipping included.
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