Vintage Japanese Shigaraki Kanji Vase

Fantastic Japanese ceramic vase/Ikebana from the Shigaraki region. Incredible textured glaze treatment with a gold brushstroke detail. Comes with original box, signed by artist.

Gorgeous deep green glazed ceramic bottle vase by an unknown Japanese artist, c1970s. It almost looks like a bronze vase. The green glaze is incredible and has a ton of depth.

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...

This exquisite handmade stoneware vase is reminiscent of the famed Japanese Shigaraki pottery tradition, renowned for its use of local sandy clay from the bed of Lake Biwa, imparting...