Higashida Shigemasa

Shino Teabowl with Box by Higashida Shigemasa (INV# NP2777)

TATSUZO SHIMAOKA YUNOMI WITH BOX (INV# NP3196) stoneware and glaze 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.5” date unknown signed

Suzuki Goro - Nude Woman Sake Cup stoneware, underglaze and glaze 1.75 x 2 x 2” date unknown signed comes with a signed wooden box BIO- Revered Japanese ...

TATSUZO SHIMAOKA YUNOMI SET WITH SIGNED BOX II (INV# NP3206) stoneware and glaze 3.25 x 3” 3.5 x 3.5” date unknown signed

Shoji Hamada Lidded Jar with Signed Box stoneware and glaze 4.5 x 5.75 x 5.75" date unknown signed

This is a tea bowl for matcha. It was used to use during tea ceremony. This bowl is made with porcelain and it will come with a wooden box. This bowl was made with style Raku (Raku yaki...

A small but powerful Japanese white oni hagi yaki chawan (teabowl) by renowned contemporary master potter Seigan Yamane (b. 1952), circa 2010, Japan. The small tea bowl of typical t...

This exquisite Japanese tea bowl is a prime example of Hagi Ware, crafted by renowned potter Seigan Yamane. Known for his innovative approach to traditional Hagi pottery...

A rare published glazed ceramic bowl with surface paint decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916) with its original inscribed tomobako storage wood box. 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 specifically, the tea ceremony. The bowl was made in the so called "Utusushi" Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), a 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 sweet cakes during the tea ceremony. It has a very distinguished form with a circular swelled lower body morphing into a square upper portion that further opening with flared rim. The surface has a distinct glaze pattern partitioned diagonally in black and brown. On top, snow-covered branches of prunus flowers were painted overglaze in a poetic near-abstract fashion. Blooming in winter, prunus flower is the symbol of the season and cherished for its resistance to cold. The bowl was likely reserved for the tea ceremony during the winter months. A white porcelain plaque with Kozan in black inlay was placed on the black glaze toward the bottom. Under the base, the bowl was further branded with two incised characters "Makuzu" as shown. The original tomobako bears ink inscription and paper slip label "Sweet Bowl...