Boxed Cargo exhibition - Wood-fired ceramics from Bizen, Iga and Shigaraki
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We believe that the Harlequin Gallery was the first British gallery to deal in general Japanese studio pottery when we started to do so back in 2005.
A full set of larger images are always available upon request.
TAKU ISEZAKI (b. 1963) boxed Bizen chawan with incised potter's mark on the base. The maximum height is 7.4 cm (2.9 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.2 cm (4.8 inches) by 10.9 cm (4.3 inches). £150
KAZU & YU FUJIWARA Bizen "Happy" guinomi that was decorated and signed by NLT, Yu, and thrown by his son Kazu with his potter's mark on the base. The storage box is not signed. The maximum height is 3.0 cm (1.2 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 9.4 cm (3.7 inches). £85
RAKUSAI OKUDA Shigaraki chawan with potter's personal mark near foot ring and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 7.9 cm (3.1 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.2 cm (4.8 inches) £95
MITSUNOBU ISHINO (b. 1950) boxed Bizen chawan with incised potter's mark on the base. The maximum height is 7.9 cm (3.1 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.2 cm (4.8 inches). £85
KOSHUN YOSHIDA Iga chawan with potter's personal mark near foot ring and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 8.6 cm (3.4 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 10.7 cm (4.2 inches) £95
KIZAN KAMIDE (1898 - 1972)E Shigaraki chawan with potter's seal near foot ring and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 7.6 cm (3.0 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.7 cm (5.0 inches) £85
HIDEAKI FUKUDA (b. 1950) Shigaraki chawan with potter's personal mark near foot ring and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 8.1 cm (3.2 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.2 cm (4.8 inches) £150
YU FUJIWARA (1932 - 2001) Bizen summer chawan with rice straw ash decoration; incised potter's mark and signed wooden box. Fujiwara san was made the Bizen National Treasure in 1980. The maximum height is 3.6 cm (1.4 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 15.2 cm (6.0 inches) £265
TOHO KIMURA Bizen vase with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 22.1 cm (8.7 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 8.4 cm (3.3 inches) £100
SHINJI BUYO Bizen tokkuri with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 12.7 cm (5.0 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 9.7 cm (3.8 inches) £145
YUKEI KIMURA XIV Bizen chawan with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 12.7 cm (5.0 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 8.9 cm (3.5 inches) £95
ATSURO YABE (b. 1941) Bizen vase with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 24.1 cm (9.5 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 9.9 cm (3.9 inches) £185
RAKUZAN FUJIWARA II (1910 - 1996) Bizen vase with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box that shows signed of water damage. The maximum height is 13.5 cm (5.3 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 9.7 cm (3.8 inches) £125
SHOJI TAKAHARA (1941 - 2000) Bizen vase with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 22.1 cm (8.7 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 13.2 cm (5.2 inches) £265
TADASHI YOSHIMOTO (b. 1943) Bizen bowl with rice straw ash pattern; incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. Yoshimoto san was designated a Human Intangible Cultural Treasure of Okayama Prefecture in 2007. The maximum height is 7.9 cm (3.1 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 15.7 cm (6.2 inches) £145
RAKUSAI TAKAHASHI IV (b. 1925) Shigaraki chawan with potter's seal near foot ring and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 7.6 cm (3.0 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.2 cm (4.8 inches) £200
KIYOTO SAKAKIBARA (1941 - 2022) boxed Bizen chawan with incised potter's mark on the base. The maximum height is 8.1 cm (3.2 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 11.9 cm (4.7 inches). £125
MARUMI OKUMOTO (b. 1964) Stylised Bizen vase with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 22.6 cm (8.9 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 15.7 cm (6.2 inches) by 13.7 cm (5.4 inches) £300
KOKEN HIBATA (1920 - 2002) Bizen handled vase with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 25.9 cm (10.2 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 13.7 cm (5.4 inches) £275
KASHO MORIOKA III (1937 - 2009) Iga hanging vase with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 14.2 cm (5.6 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.7 cm (5.0 inches) £145
AKIHIKO KISHIMOTO Bizen tokkuri with incised potter's signature and signed wooden box. The maximum height is 12.7 cm (5.0 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 8.9 cm (3.5 inches) £125
HIROSHI EMA (b. 1963) boxed Bizen* tokkuri with incised signature to the base. *He was trained in Bizen but works near Nagano. The maximum height is 15.5 cm (6.1 inches) and the maximum dimensions are 13.0 by 11.4 cm (5.1 by 4.5 inches). £275
EIICHI KOJIMA (b. 1946) boxed Kasama-yaki thrown and cut summer chawan. Impressed seal mark near foot ring but under the glaze. The height is 6.4 cm (2.5 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 15.7 cm (6.2 inches). £145
SOZAN EGUCHI boxed Karatsu chawan with brush decoration. Incised mark near the foot ring. The height is 8.1 cm (3.2 inches) and the maximum external diameter is a2.7 cm (5.0 inches). £85
MASANDO OSHIO VIII boxed Akahada yaki teabowl with a dedication to the Zen Buddhist monk, Gozan Osho. The potter's mark is within the foot ring of the teabowl. The height is 9.1 cm (3.6 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 9.4 cm (3.7 inches). £100
AKIO ISOMURA boxed Hagi chawan with cut foot. There is no sign of a mark on the chawan, although it could be covered by the glaze. The maximum height is 8.4 cm (3.3 inches) and the maximum external diameter is 12.4 cm (4.9 inches). £100