Heisei period, dated 2000
H. 26.8 cm x Diam. 18.8 cm (10 9/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA
Onda ware, 'zogan' technique: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip on the interior and over white slip brushed over chatter marks on the exterior; with three- (or four-?) character stamp of the Onda kilns impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseOnda ware: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip enlivened with chatter marks on the interior and over brush-applied white slip spirals on the exterior
21st centuryJapaneseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature of the artist reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapaneseOff-white stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze over marks from shells used as firing supports; with signature reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with variegated copper-green glaze applied with a brush, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseLacquered wood
21st centuryJapaneseGray stoneware with variegated clear, white, and pale lavender blue glazes over impressed decoration (so-called "mishima" technique); with incised signature of the artist reading "Makoto YABE" on the unglazed base, the surname written idiosyncratically
21st centuryJapanesePorcelain with underglaze copper red design
21st centuryJapaneseOnda ware: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip enlivened with chatter marks on the exterior
21st centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with mottled iron-cobalt-brown glaze over wax-resist brushwork decoration, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseKohiki type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip carefully applied to form hard-edged geometric patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature of the artist reading "Ken '00" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapanese