Large Modernist Japanese Ceramic Charger

Mashiko Yaki Art Pottery Charger, Japan, Circa 1970 Mashiko Yaki ware is made in the Japanese town of Mashiko in the Tochigi Prefecture. The area is kn...

A very impressive large Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese cloisonné enamel charger. Having a scalloped edge, the margin depicting mythical dragons and birds amongst various classical...

Decorative large circular bowl or wall decor by Italian ceramic workshop Fratelli Fanciullacci, made ca 1950s or 1960s. The bowl is decorated with stylized birds and has a structu...

A large Clyde Burt (Ohio, 1922-1981) ceramic charger / plate, circa 1960s. This glazed stoneware charger features a sgraffito abstract design in dark brown on a beige / tan background. Dark brown glazed rim. CB inscribed signature to underside. Measures 1.25" Height x 15.5" Diameter. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. Born in Melrose, Ohio in 1922, Clyde Burt would go on to become a major voice in American studio ceramics. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School and later at the Cape Cod School of Art before landing at the Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel to Cranbrook, Burt made it central to his practice and his thrown works express the same endless curiosity as his teacher. Upon returning to Ohio, Burt built a home studio on his family’s farmland near the Little Auglaize River and harvested rich clay from the surrounding area. He started every day at 5:30 in the morning and would work until he knew he “had enough”. Constantly experimenting with glazes, colors and surface decoration, Burt painstakingly recorded his successes and failures in a small notebook...

A gorgeous, substantial work. Beautifully designed and made. Signed/ chop stamped by the artist on the base. From a collection of Japanese and Asian ceramics and art. Dimens...

Danish modernist decorative plate / wall decoration / centerpiece with strong graphic decor from the Tribal Harlekin series by ceramic artist Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Shiny bone white glaze with hand-carved sgraffito graphic lines and patterns in raw anthracite colored clay...