Japanese Ceramic Swirl Bowl

Large mid century ceramic bowl with a repeated incised design. Has what appears to be a Japanese signature. 1960s

Incredibly cool ceramic bowl with a figuration libre design. This piece is unique and one of a kind. The smooth texture in a grayish blue material, this organic form envelops a fes...

Beautiful ceramic bowl by Jerome Heck crafted in the Raku firing technique. This one of a kind piece stands on four legs and develops and opens upwards. The glaze has variations of greens that ondulate in shape around the bowl. Inside the bowl, different designs come forward (turtle figure...

Japanese Nambu cast iron incense holder or bowl. Beautiful minimalist iron piece that could be used to hold incense with sand or as a decorative bowl...

Contemporary Ceramic Bowl by Stacey H. Hammond. Blue and turquoise bowl in color, with undulating edges similar to petals or up-side-down jel...

Glazed ceramic bowl by Lee McCarty, of Marigold Mississippi. It retains an original business card that was taped to the bottom decades ago. It appears to be signed under the card, a rare ephemera artifact in itself. Beautiful glaze decoration on a subtle squared off bowl form. Lee McCarty (1923-2015) grew up in Merigold, Mississippi. After serving in WWII and graduating from university, he and his wife Pup returned to Merigold in 1954 where they co-founded McCartys Pottery...

Ceramic Japanese Ikebana Bowl with an irregular shape.

Decorative mid-century ceramic bowl from Japan with glaze painted yellow and white fish.

A small but heavy reddish brown amber swirl bowl made of Onyx. Italy, circa 1950s.

Handcrafted Japanese ceramic bowl signed Jin Kobayashi. Large stoneware plate hand made and hand painted with autumn leaves design. Hand-carved ge...

A rare ceramic bowl with over glaze painted decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916). Unlike the better known works Kozan made for the expositions in the west and export to the foreign market, this piece exemplifies his work for the domestic market and the tea ceremony. The bowl was made in the so called "Utusushi" Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), an celebrated Edo painter and ceramicist. Utusushi is loosely translated as "in the spirit of". It is not at all a simple imitation of a master, but a Japanese concept of embracing the spiritual essence of a master while the creator is free to mix in his or her own unique artistic interpretation and flavor. The bowl was made to hold fruits during the tea ceremony. It has a very distinguished form with a circular lower body morphing into a square upper portion that further opening with flared rim. The surface has a grey glaze onto which Asagao flowers (Japanese morning glory) on the vines were painted in a free and poetic style. White was used for the petals, green for the leaves with touches of gold highlight. Asagao, the symbol of the summer was rendered in the spirit of Ogata Kenzan, and interestingly the shape of the blossom echoes the unique form the bowl. It was likely reserved for the tea ceremony during the summer months. Under the base, Kozan was signed in black on an white porcelain plaque inlay. For two similar examples of Kozan's work Utusushi Kenzan, see Page 168-169 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...

Glazed Ceramic bowl, stamped on underside Holland.