Mid Century Japanese Studio Ceramic Vase

Japanese Bronze Ogencho Usubata Vase, in two parts, open work scalloped edges, and incised inscription to base. 8.75" H x 8.75" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.

Nahum Tschacbasov (American-Russian, 1899-1994) modern art ceramic vase, signed on bottom. Measures: 10.5" height x 5.75" diameter. Note: Nahum Tschacbasov and Irene Zevon were resid...

Chinese Peacock Blue Glazed Porcelain Small Meiping Vase, 19th century, with incised pomegranate decoration under glaze, together with carved ebonized wood stand. Vase: 5.25" H x 2.5...

Chinese Yellow Crackle Glazed Porcelain Bottle Vase, with long tapering neck above bulbous base. 9.25" H x 5" Diameter. Provenance: From an East 72nd Street Estate.

An impressive stoneware bottle form vase by contemporary Japanese studio potter Ken Matsuzaki (1950-) circa 2010s. The solid form takes its cue from Chinese traditional plum vase (Meiping) with raised and swelled shoulder and a small opening, yet it rises from a non-conventional pentagonal faceted base. The extraordinary surface was covered with Yohen Shino glaze in a deep iron hue. Thick white slips were applied in bold strokes to the lower portion of the vase. The abstract pattern calls to mind of the imagery of the iconic ocean waves found in traditional Japanese art. The presence of the vase is strong and none-compromising, reaching back to the past yet appearing utterly modern. It is marked by the artist underneath and comes with the original tomobako with title and author inscriptions and a wrapping cloth with the artist's seal. "Ken Matsuzaki’s haptic ceramics bring a contemporary approach to traditional Japanese ceramicware, most notably 16th-century Oribe pottery...

With organic abstract design. Artist signature on the bottom and on original storage box: Hasegawa Isamu. This vase exhibited at the 2nd Nitten in 1970. Hasegawa Isamu was born in 1925 in Kyoto, son of famed porcelain artist Hasegawa Hakuho...

With lovely magnolia tree in bloom and finch on blue background. Signed: Fukugawa.   

Very unique tall Japanese vase with abstract pattern in a variety of brown tones. The deepest brown glaze is raised, giving the vase a wonderful tac...