Large Mashiko Folk Pottery Dish, Kaki Glaze
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Pre 1970 item# 351230 (stock# 2B-709)
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This impressive heavily-potted Hamada style Japanese ceramic plate is skillfully decorated with a transparent wax resist design against a brown, black and traditional kaki glazed background. Mid-20th century. The kaki glaze drips over the edge of the lip onto the transparent glaze covering the back in places. The high foot ring is unglazed. Mashiko has been a major folk pottery center since the 1850’s producing primarily utilitarian table wares. Kaki (persimmon red) is one of the most popular Mashiko glazes used on the standard kitchen wares. In the early 1900’s, Shoji Hamada established his kiln there and became internationally famous. The traditional pottery concept was to not pursue artistry apart from everyday life but to create practical beauty as a part of the crafted items to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this plate is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is excellent. Overall dimensions: 12” diameter, 2 ¼” high.
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Okinowan Tsuboya Ware Hip Flask
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Pre 1960 item# 317930 (stock# 2C-386)
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This portable crescent-shaped ceramic sake container, called a “dachibin,” is one of the classic shapes of Tsuboyan pottery (tsuboya-yaki) and unique to Okinawa. Mid-20th century. The body is randomly covered with a buff colored glaze which exhibits the normal glaze crazing. The pottery biscuit shows through areas along the shoulder and side where the glaze did not spread. There are splashes of rich speckled copper green glaze around the spout and both lugs. The neck is finished in a rich brown glaze, and the unglazed base has the texture of fabric. This flask’s unique shape conforms to the curve of a person’s hip. The flask is filled through the neck in the center, and the inclined, tubular spout directs a stream of sake or water into one’s mouth when the flask is tipped. The flask’s two perforated lugs would accommodate a shoulder cord, so the flask would be handy for journeys or for festivals. Over the centuries, Okinawa has become quite well-known for its cultural heritage and art. One of Okinawa's most distinct and well-known art forms is pottery, and the center for the pottery movement for the past three hundred years has been Tsuboya. This flask is an example of “joyachi” tsuboya ware, which is glazed and often colorful. Throughout the 20th century, Tsuboya had to overcome many challenges, including World War II, but it still remains famous as the center of quality art form pottery on Okinawa. Condition is very good, with just a tiny nick in the unglazed corner beneath the spout. Dimensions: 6” long, 2 ½” wide, 4” high.
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Mashiko Stoneware Sake Bottle, Hamada Style
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Pre 1980 item# 312154 (stock# 2C-383)
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Crafted in the style of Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), this striking square Japanese ceramic sake bottle (“tokkuri”) is artfully decorated with a simple transparent wax resist design against a richly mottled turquoise glazed background. Mid-20th century. The front and back sides of this press-molded bottle are decorated with the wax resist design of a stylized leafy stalk with a white slip blossom. The transmutation effects from the kiln have left numerous random mottled spots of dark turquoise which are particularly attractive against the light turquoise ground. The thick square foot is unglazed. Hamada Shoji is modern Japan’s most renowned potter. After studying painting and ceramics and traveling abroad, he settled in the town of Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, where he lived and worked for over fifty years. As the foremost proponent of the folk art movement, he embodied its values and believed that pots should be functional, utilitarian and traditional. Mashiko potters did not pursue artistry apart from everyday life, but tried instead to create practical beauty as a part of the items crafted to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this sake bottle is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is perfect. Dimensions: 10” high, 4” square.
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Japanese Bizen Maneki Neko Beckoning Cat
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Pre 1940 item# 306818 (stock# 2B-689)
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This unusual little Bizen ware model of a maneki-neko (“enticing” or “beckoning cat”) with dramatic pierced eyes has a stamped signature mark on his back side. Early Showa period. His right paw is raised, and he holds two oval coins with his left paw. Originally the term maneki-neko referred to a cat’s supposed ability to charm and bewitch passersby. This connotation gave way to an auspicious interpretation, and today the maneki-neko symbolizes a merchant’s success in attracting customers as well as a householder’s financial good fortune. Such cats sit upright, with one paw lifted in a welcoming gesture to “beckon in” customers or good fortune. These delightful creatures exhibit a raw individuality that makes them completely unpredictable. Maneki neko figures from the Bizen kiln are striking in the contrast they provide to the colorful porcelain or painted clay figures more frequently seen. Bizen ware traditionally came from the village of Imbe, on the Inland Sea. It is most noted for its unglazed treatment of a rich chocolate brown clay. When applied to the creation of a maneki neko, the result is beautifully elegant, with emphasis on the form itself: the curvature of shoulders and haunches, the soft modeling of the face or the playful placement of an outstretched paw. (See “Maneki Neko: Feline Fact and Fiction,” a wonderful article by noted authority Alan Pate, which was the cover story in DARUMA 11.) Condition is perfect. Dimensions: 4 ½” high, 3” wide, 2 ¼” deep.
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Mashiko Stoneware Tokkuri, Hamada Style
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Pre 1980 item# 300595 (stock# 2C-384)
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Crafted in the style of Hamada Shoji (1894-1978), this handsome square Japanese ceramic sake bottle (“tokkuri”) is artfully decorated with a simple transparent wax resist design against a rich iron brown glazed background. Mid-20th century. The front and back sides of this press-molded bottle are covered with brown glaze upon which the wax resist design of a stylized leafy stalk with a mottled turquoise blossom has been painted. The brown glaze overlaps on the two undecorated sides of the bottle, which are covered in a transparent nuka glaze, leaving the effect of large stripes. The thick square foot is unglazed. Hamada Shoji is modern Japan’s most renowned potter. After studying painting and ceramics and traveling abroad, he settled in the town of Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, where he lived and worked for over fifty years. As the foremost proponent of the folk art movement, he embodied its values and believed that pots should be functional, utilitarian and traditional. Mashiko potters did not pursue artistry apart from everyday life, but tried instead to create practical beauty as a part of the items crafted to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this sake bottle is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is perfect. Dimensions: 10” high, 4” square.
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Mashiko Pottery Dish, Wax Resist Design
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Pre 1980 item# 172392 (stock# 2B-613)
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This thickly-potted Japanese ceramic plate is decorated with a transparent wax resist design against a rich brown glazed background. Mid-20th century. The brown glaze drips over the edge of the lip onto the transparent glaze covering the back. The high foot ring is unglazed, and there is an impressed mark stamped in a small circle on the glazed base. Mashiko has been a major folk pottery center since the 1850’s producing primarily utilitarian table wares. In the early 1900’s, Shoji Hamada established his kiln there and became internationally famous. The traditional pottery concept was to not pursue artistry apart from everyday life but to create practical beauty as a part of the crafted items to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this plate is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is perfect. Overall dimensions: 10 7/8” diameter, 1 7/8” high.
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Mashiko Pottery Dish, Kaki Glaze
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Pre 1970 item# 161081 (stock# 2B-612)
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This heavily-potted Hamada style Japanese ceramic plate is skillfully decorated with a transparent wax resist design against a brown, black and traditional kaki glazed background. Mid-20th century. The kaki glaze drips over the edge of the lip onto the transparent glaze covering the back in places. The high foot ring is unglazed. Mashiko has been a major folk pottery center since the 1850’s producing primarily utilitarian table wares. Kaki (persimmon red) is one of the most popular Mashiko glazes used on the standard kitchen wares. In the early 1900’s, Shoji Hamada established his kiln there and became internationally famous. The traditional pottery concept was to not pursue artistry apart from everyday life but to create practical beauty as a part of the crafted items to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this plate is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. The condition includes some crazing and two gold lacquer repairs to the rim which have been reflected in the price. Overall dimensions: 10 7/8” diameter, 2” high.
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Japanese Ceramic Pitcher, Hamada Style
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Pre 1980 item# 156222 (stock# 2B-619)
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This large handsome contemporary ceramic pitcher from the Mashiko kilns has been crafted in the style of Hamada Shoji (1894-1978). The thickly potted cylindrical body is set on an unglazed raised foot ring. The exterior is decorated in turquoise and yellow ochre pigments splashed on a background of rich iron brown glaze, and the interior is covered with clear transparent glaze. Hamada Shoji is modern Japan’s most renowned potter. After studying painting and ceramics and traveling abroad, he settled in the town of Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, where he lived and worked for over fifty years. As the foremost proponent of the folk art movement, he embodied its values and believed that pots should be functional, utilitarian and traditional. Mashiko potters did not pursue artistry apart from everyday life, but tried instead to create practical beauty as a part of the items crafted to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this pitcher is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is excellent, with only a small firing glaze crack on the foot. Dimensions: 7 ¼” high, 4 ½” diameter.
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Japanese Mashiko Pottery Dish, Kaki Glaze
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Pre 1970 item# 139279 (stock# 2B-611)
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This heavily-potted Japanese ceramic plate is skillfully decorated with splashes of white hagi glaze against a brown, black and traditional kaki glazed background. Mid-20th century. At first glance, the white hagi design suggests pussy willows. The kaki glaze drips over the edge of the lip onto the plain nuka glaze covering the back. The high foot ring is unglazed. Mashiko has been a major folk pottery center since the 1850’s producing primarily utilitarian table wares. Kaki (persimmon red) is one of the most popular Mashiko glazes used on the standard kitchen wares. In the early 1900’s, Shoji Hamada established his kiln there and became internationally famous. The traditional pottery concept was to not pursue artistry apart from everyday life but to create practical beauty as a part of the crafted items to be used in daily living. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this plate is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is perfect. Overall dimensions: 10 7/8” diameter, 2” high.
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Japanese Ceramic Ishizara Serving Dish
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Pre 1940 item# 125746 (stock# 2B-593)
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Handsome glazed and decorated stoneware serving dish (“ishizara”) with overall mustard color on the interior accented with bold splashes of green and blue. The textured rim is decorated all around with short brown drips which match the rich brown glaze covering the exterior. This impressive folk ceramic, possibly Seto ware, appears to date to the1940’s or earlier. It is often difficult to identify the specific place of manufacture of many Japanese folk ceramics because the spread of technology from one area to another was a particularly distinctive feature since the early to mid-19th century. This gave rise to a situation in which ceramics of closely similar types were made all over Japan. Ishizara are large serving dishes or bowls with sloping walls and a characteristically broad, almost horizontal rim. Ishizara is thought to have derived its name from either the stone-like appearance of the glaze or from its use in serving fish and vegetables cooked in soy sauce. These plates usually average about 13” in diameter. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this ishizara is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. The qualities of beauty found in these objects are seen to derive from their having been made by craftsman working close to nature, using simple techniques and traditional styles. Condition is excellent, with only a couple of tiny kiln irregularities. Overall dimensions: 13 ¾” diameter, 3 ½” high.
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