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03/14/2026

Korean bottle vase with beautiful underglaze copper red design of grasses bending in the wind. Something happened and the bottle collapsed under its own weight while being fired. The accident made the piece no less beautiful.

For more information see:
https://www.trocadero.com/stores/welcometo/items/1514220/Collapsed-porcelain-bottle-vase-grass-design-copper-Korea

12/28/2025

A squash-shaped tea caddy made of amethyst-colored glass and gold foil by the glass artist Akira Ichiya (1937-2003). The cover is made of a white resin imitating ivory.

Japan, 1987 or a little earlier.

H with cover 4.9 x diam 2.6 in.

Comes with the original wooden storage box, signed and sealed by the artist.

Akira Ichiya (1937-2003) was born in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture in 1937. He taught himself the art of glass blowing and became a pioneer in contemporary glass art in Japan. He developed his signature technique in which silver or gold leaf sealed within glass is transformed through controlled firing into radiant hues of gold, amber, green, and violet.

For more information see
https://www.trocadero.com/stores/welcometo/items/1510746/Chaire-tea-caddy-squash-shape-glass-gold-foil-Akira-Ichiya-Japan

11/09/2025

Statue of Shiba or Akita dog, by Ohi Toshiro (Chozaemon X), Japan

Molded and hand-modeled grayish stoneware, covered in a beautiful multi-shaded ameyu (iron-brown) glaze.

Artist stamp impressed in the bottom: Toshi. Seal of Ohi Toshiro, also known as Ohi Chozaemon X (1927-2023).

Japan, 1980s or 1990s.

H 10 x W 4.3 x D 5 in.

Comes with the original wooden storage box. The cover is inscribed on the outside Inu (dog), and signed on the inside Toshiro with the seal Toshi.

For more information, see https://www.trocadero.com/stores/welcometo/items/1510496/Ceramic-Shiba-Akita-dog-brown-glaze-by-Ohi-Toshiro-Japan

10/04/2025

October. Halloween is around the corner

09/02/2025

A Mashiko style platter with a geometric design created in wax-resist technique. The back is not typical for Mashiko, the potter is unknown (unidentified mark), but the platter speaks to me. Timeless freshness.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4362110229/stoneware-serving-platter-greenish-brown?ref=shop_home_active_1&sts=1&logging_key=74f6687512e06fa608d7ab9d9d59d9f5e686477f%3A4362110229

06/23/2025

Green Oribe ware from the late 19th century. Routine productions still show individuality.

This Figurines & Knick Knacks item is sold by WTACJapaneseAntiques. Ships from New York, NY. Listed on Jun 22, 2025

06/17/2025

Hawaiian born potter Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) formally trained at the University of Hawaii and the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. She is best known for her ceramics, although she made bronze sculptures, paintings and textile art.

This Fine Art Ceramics item is sold by WTACJapaneseAntiques. Ships from New York, NY. Listed on May 30, 2025

06/17/2025

Apart from some glaze chips, these soft stoneware dishes by Kikko Jusoken VI (1866-1933) came through time amazingly well.

This Fine Art Ceramics item is sold by WTACJapaneseAntiques. Ships from New York, NY. Listed on May 30, 2025

06/01/2025

Sun rising above the clouds by Kasai Toshiyuki, a Showa era painter. A worthy variant to the theme of the sun rising above the waves of the ocean.

https://www.trocadero.com/stores/welcometo/items/1482788/Hanging-scroll-sun-rising-above-clouds-by-Kasai-Toshiyuki-Japan

06/01/2025

Kato Kiyonobu (b. 1936). A potter on whom we hardly find any information at all, but who was 'big' enough to have his own exhibition in the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 1976: “Physician as Potter: Ceramics & Watercolors by Kiyonobu Kato”. He has worked in various regional traditions, such as Bizenyaki and Korean styles.

This Fine Art Ceramics item is sold by WTACJapaneseAntiques. Ships from New York, NY. Listed on Mar 24, 2025

05/31/2025

Although I like mingei very much, I am not a big fan of Koishiwara ware or Ontayaki. It is just too much of the same, as the quantities are endless. But then you come across a piece that is so beautiful and you forget your dislike.

This Fine Art Ceramics item is sold by WTACJapaneseAntiques. Ships from New York, NY. Listed on May 25, 2025

02/11/2025

More Oribe to enjoy. Large irregularly shaped serving platter in intense green and iron brown.

This Fine Art Ceramics item is sold by WTACJapaneseAntiques. Ships from New York, NY. Listed on Feb 10, 2025