Japanese Shigaraki Inspired Handmade Stoneware Vase with Barnacle-Like Texture

This vintage stoneware vase from Strehla Keramik, made in the GDR (East Germany) during the 1970s, features a handle and is finished with a speckled white, grey, and yellow glaze.

Mustard Brown Bitossi Vase with Celadon Green Bird Medallions. This rare Bitossi vase, designed by Aldo Londi around 1960, features a striking mustard brown glaze with a celadon gree...

Handcrafted in the mid-20th century, this exquisite stoneware vase bear the distinctive mark of Søholm Stentøj. Produced by the renowned Danish company Soholm Stentoj on the pictures...

Handcrafted in the mid-20th century, this large (40 cm) and exquisite stoneware floor vase bear the distinctive mark of Søholm Stentøj. Produced by the renowned Danish company Soholm...

Absolutely beautiful antique Japanese shigaraki vessel from the early 19th century. Has the family crest stamped into the neck of the piece. Artist marking on the bottom. Tokugawa era.

This is a Shigaraki ware ceramic piece, crafted in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Shigaraki ware originates from the Shigaraki region and dates back as far as the 8th century. It is one of...

This is Shigaraki ware pottery made in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Shigaraki ware is said to have been born in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture around the 8th century and is one...

A tall ceramic vase made in the tradition of Shigaraki ware by Japanese potter Takahashi Shunsai (1927-2011), the fourth heir of the famed Rakusai lineage of potters. The vase is heavily potted in the reddish sandy Shigaraki clay. It has a Classic vase form made for Ikebana display. The surface is thickly draped with natural ash glaze that deposited onto the body during the firing process in the kiln. It also features decoration of carved lines. Nuggets of feldspar were incorporated in the clay and exposed onto the surface as crystal like jewels. Substantial and archaic looking, the vase also has a strong modern appeal due to its Mingei styling. It was signed on the base with a pressed seal Shunsai as shown. The vase comes with its original wood storage box (tomobako) with bears the title and signature in Kanji and a seal. It also retains a paperwork noting the artist's biography and practice philosophy in Japanese. Born in Shigaraki, Shunsai was the second son of renowned potter Takahashi Rakusai...