All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1162328
(stock #TCR4099)
The Kura
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Scholars stand among the bamboo on the color infused sides of this large hand painted 19th century jar made to contain dry goods. The vessel is 14 inches (35 cm) tall, 11 inches (28 cm) diameter with no chips or cracks. A beautifully executed bit of Mingei.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1145312
(stock #TCR1830)
The Kura
$950.00
$950.00
A spectacular Naeshirogawa Mimitsuku Tsubo dating from the Edo period, the rich red clay covered in thick splatters of dark glaze. This is one of the pots we picked up in a recent trip through the kiln sites of Kyushu, Japans Southernmost Main Island. The tsubo has been built up with coils of clay, and smoothed with a slightly textured paddle. The olive glaze has then been applied over a resistant surface preparation, causing it to peel back creating the unusual affect...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1145311
(stock #TCR1840)
The Kura
$795.00
$795.00
This is a shell shaped serving dish from the Usunokochi-yaki Kilns of Southern Kyushu dating from the Edo period used as a serving dish on pleasure boats which plied the seas and rivers of Kagoshima, the ancient seat of government for the Satsuma fief. The theme of shellfish likely reflects what it held, with a large tray for fish, and smaller trays for side dishes, pickles or soy sauce. The barnacle in center would have held the chopsticks upright...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1700
item #1145305
(stock #TCR2736)
The Kura
1,100.00
1,100.00
A smattering of goma ash surrounds but is almost worn from the top of this ancient Bizen footed bowl which had been used as a Kensui spent water jar for the Japanese Tea ceremony. A pale gray is visible below the surface, as if looking through the outer red. The bowl is heavily worn outside from much handling, and was likely used on a daily basis. Likely Momoyama period, I have not seen another like it. Judging by the shape it is possibly a priests begging bowl, although unusual with a foot...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1144409
(stock #TCR4039)
The Kura
$350.00
$350.00
A haunting crackled glaze of pale yellow and cream with clouds of gray covers the faceted sides of this exquisite antique Mentori Chawan of light soft clay. Inside it is filled with color from years of use. The bowl glows in the dim candle light of the tea room, like the spirit of some past tea master kneeling beside the kama. A stamp beneath appears to read Mukashi (Long Past), but is partly obscured by glaze which makes it difficult to be sure...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1119481
(stock #TCR3063)
The Kura
2,600.00
2,600.00
A large and unusual Raku hand warmer (Shuro) in the shape of a monkey Charm (sarubobo) by representative Kyoto artist Kiyomizu Rokube IV (Rokuko, 1847-1920) dating circa 1920 enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The Sarubobo is a Mingei Monkey Charm from the Gifu area, here recreated in the low-fired Raku pottery tradition of Kyoto and seated on the original silk pillow. The walls of this unusual piece of Raku ware are more than 1/2 inch (1.5 cm) thick, making it quite sturdy...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1103320
(stock #TCR3012)
The Kura
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A spectacular Meiji period Tenmoku Chawan by Eiraku Zengoro decorated in a flamboyant style with precious metals. A golden pine trunk rises, almost entirely obscured by the mass of silver pine needles built up both within and without the bowl. It is most powerful in comparison to the ordinarily subdued Kyo-yaki ware of the Meiji era. The stamp on the base is undoubtedly that of Wazen. The bowl is just less than 5 inches (12.5 cm) diameter and in perfect condition...