
Matsui Kōsei (1927-2003)
Platter with Streaming River and Floating Clouds patterns
ca. 1986
Neriage (marbleized) stoneware
3 1/8 x 20 3/4 inches
Inv# 10166
POR
Yagi Akira (b. 1955)
Covered ribbed seihakuji (bluish-white) mizusashi (water jar)
2015
Glazed porcelain
4 5/8 x 8 inches
Inv# 9574
Kiyomizu Rokubei VI (1901-1980)
Kakewake (multi-glazed) crane necked vase
ca. 1970
Glazed stoneware
9 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches
Inv# 11011
Ōhira Kazumasa (b. 1943)
Wind Vessel
1990
Unglazed stoneware
9 5/8 x 9 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches
Inv# 10459
SOLD
Kaneta Masanao (b. 1953)
Scooped-out hook-shaped vessel
2009
Stoneware with Hagi glaze
11 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Inv# 10081
Matsui Kōsei (1927-2003)
Small spherical neriage (marbleized) vessel
ca. 1989
Glazed marbleized stoneware
6 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches
Inv# 11085
SOLD
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Washing Her Hair (Araigami)
Second series of Modern Beauties
1936
Dai ōban tate-e
11 1/4 x 17 1/8 inches
Inv# 9938
Fukumoto Fuku (b. 1973)
Tiered sculpture of two shallow, and one large conical stacked bowls and decorated with blue glazes
2016
Glazed porcelain
8 1/2 x 13 x 12 1/2 inches
Inv# 10989
SOLD
Tanimoto Kei (b. 1948)
Iga-glazed straight-sided teabowl
2017
Glazed stoneware
4 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Inv# 11194
Suzuki Hiroshige II (1826-1869)
Seven Mile Beach Shichirigahama
100 Views of the Provinces
1859
Ōban tate-e
Inv# 7103
Yagi Akira (b. 1955)
Seihakuji (Bluish white-glazed) shallow bowl with two carp in relief in the bottom
ca. 1995
Glazed porcelain
5 1/4 x 17 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches
Inv# 10724
Miura Koheiji (1933-2006)
Craquelure celadon-glazed sake cup
ca. 1993
Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze
2 1/8 x 3 inches
Inv# 11167
Sakurai Yasuko (b. 1969)
Small globular lidded container with skeletal perforations
2007
Porcelain
3 x 3 inches
Inv# 5240
Itō Tadashi (b. 1952)
Ocean Mist 2012
2012
Glazed stoneware
8 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 11 inches
Inv# 7686
Kurokawa Tōru (b. 1984)
Black sculpture of two interlaced loops
2018
Smoke-infused stoneware
17 x 16 x 12 inches
Inv# 11030
Takeuchi Seihō (1864-1942)
View of the Summer Moon
1902
Ink and light color on silk
Hanging scroll
48 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
84 7/8 x 25 3/4 inches (inclusive of mount)
Inv# 9741
POR
Suzuki Tetsu (b. 1964)
Undulating rectangular platter
2012
Glazed stoneware
2 3/4 x 22 x 10 3/4 inches
Inv# 9462
Kawase Shinobu (b. 1950)
Mizusashi (water jar) with a matching ceramic lid, Title: "Flare"
1994
Unglazed, charcoal [made of mikan (mandarin orange)]-fired stoneware
7 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches
Inv# 11044
Kawase Shinobu (b. 1950)
Large celadon bowl with foliated rim
2015
Celadon-glazed porcelaneous stoneware
5 1/2 x 13 5/8 inches
Inv# 11043
SOLD
Tsuji Seimei (1927-2008)
Shigaraki water jar with crescent-shaped sagar mark and matching cover
ca. 1977
Natural ash-glazed Shigaraki stoneware
8 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches
Inv# 10956
Suzuki Hiroshige II (1826-1869)
Maiko Beach in Harima Province
100 Views of the Provinces
1859
Ōban tate-e
Inv# 8072
Ichino Masahiko (b. 1961)
Small footed sake cup with raised, striped patterning
2016
Akadobe glazed Tamba stoneware
2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches
Inv# 11007
Yamada Hikaru (1923-2001)
White-slip and iron-glazed painted vase
ca. 1965-70
Glazed stoneware
7 3/4 x 4 inches
Inv# 9318
SOLD
Suzuki Osamu (1926-2001)
Abstract sculpture titled "Fireman"
1989
Red-slip-glazed stoneware
21 1/4 x 16 x 6 1/4 inches
Inv# 10975
POR
Katō Hajime (1900-1968)
Chinese-style square plate
ca. 1954
Glazed porcelain
1 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches
Inv# 10005
Ichino Masahiko (b. 1961)
Lobed bowl with rising wave-like mouth
2016
Unglazed stoneware with Tamba clay and white slip-glazed interior
7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
Inv# 10966
SOLD
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)
Evening on the Chikugo River in Hida
1927
Ōban yoko-e
Inv# 9976
SOLD
Azuma Kaori (b. 1972)
Matte white and silver, carved shell patterned sculpture
2017
Glazed stoneware with silver
6 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 5 inches
Inv# 10937
SOLD
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Misty Morning at Yotsuya Approach
1931
Ōban tate-e
Inv# 8091
Makuzu Kōzan II (1859-1940)
Yellow-glazed, blue chrysanthemum-patterned standing vase with flared mouth
ca. 1930
Glazed porcelain
12 x 6 1/4 inches
Inv# 9955
Fukumoto Fuku (b. 1973)
Large conical bowl with narrow foot, roughly sliced and re-adhered with blue glaze
2018
Glazed porcelain
8 3/4 x 17 5/8 x 17 inches
Inv# 10991
Miwa Kyūsetsu XI (Jusetsu) (1910-2012)
Pinkish-white, crawling, Hagi-glazed plate
ca. 1970
Glazed stoneware
2 x 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
Inv# 10036
Abe Ajin (b. 1938)
Bizen water jar with extensive kiln effect and matching color
2017
Natural ash-glazed, multi-fired stoneware
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches
Inv# 10511
Wada Morihiro (1944-2008)
Teabowl with Cloud-and-Flower pattern
ca. 1977
Slip-glazed stoneware
3 1/2 x 5 inches
Inv# 11110
SOLD
Kiyomizu Rokubei VI (1901-1980)
Tri-color-suffused-glazed crane-necked vase
ca. 1952
Glazed stoneware
11 3/4 x 4 inches
Inv# 11010
Itō Sekisui V (b. 1941)
Standing four-sided rough grey vessel with raised torn mouth
2012
Unglazed stoneware with crushed embedded stones and iron-oxide clay
14 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
Inv# 8156
Itō Hidehito (b. 1971)
Neriage (marbleized) amphora-shaped bottle
2015
Marbleized porcelain
18 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches
Inv# 9363
SOLD
Kimura Chōjūrō XII
Double gourd-shaped sake bottle with leaves and wasp decoration
Bizen, natural ash-glazed stoneware with metal ring at mouth
Meiji period, ca 1900
Inv# 9884
Kawamoto Gorō (1919-1986)
Pouring vessel with surface decoration of dancing figures done in relief
ca. 1976
Glazed porcelain
10 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 11 3/8 inches
Inv# 6203
Uraguchi Masayuki (b. 1964)
Straight sided teabowl with irregular mouth
2018
Glazed stoneware
3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches
Inv# 11022
SOLD
Hamada Shōji (1894-1978)
Flattened vessel with textured surface
ca. 1955
Shiogusuri (salt-glaze) stoneware
8 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches
Inv# 9187
Tsuji Seimei (1927-2008)
"Beer Can"
1993
Shigaraki Stoneware
8 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 5 inches
Inv# 10766
Koie Ryōji (b. 1938)
Wide shouldered and broad-mouthed vessel
ca. 1989
Glazed stoneware
5 1/8 x 6 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches
Inv# 9711
Nakajima Kiyoshi (1907-1986)
Gourd-shaped attenuated vase with raised geometric design
1960
Glazed stoneware
13 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches
Inv# 7632
SUMMER CLAY: TEXTURES OF THE SHORELINE
JULY 1 - AUGUST 29, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ceramics appeal to collectors, in part due to their tactility. Viewing and handling a vessel may spark associative memories of places visited and times-gone-by. Summer Clay: Textures of the Shoreline at Joan B Mirviss LTD, opening on July 9th, showcases contemporary Japanese ceramics – the textures and shapes of which evoke reminiscences of idyllic days spent at the seaside.
For this exhibition, works have been selected for their ability to prompt such palpable recollections. The sculptures of Itō Tadashi (b. 1952) and Kiyomizu Rokubey VII (1922-2006) and a platter by Miwa Kyūsetsu XI (1910-2012) recall sandy shores. Likewise, the surfaces of vessels created by Azuma Kaori (b. 1972), Itō Hidehito (b. 1971), Matsui Kōsei (1927-2003) and Takiguchi Kazuo (b. 1953) call forth images of polished, tumbled stones. Broken or fossilized shells are evoked by the sculptural works of Ichino Masahiko (b. 1961) and Kurokawa Tōru (b. 1984), while bright bits of sea glass washed ashore might be suggested in a bowl by Yagi Akira (b. 1955) amusingly calls to mind the beachcomber with his metal detector seeking hidden treasure. Lastly, wave patterns on the vessels of Kamoda Shōji (1933-1983), Suzuki Tetsu (b. 1946), and Fukumoto Fuku (b. 1973) serve as visual metaphors for the lapping water itself.
About Joan B. Mirviss LTD
Joan B. Mirviss has been a distinguished expert in Japanese art, specializing in fine art and ceramics for more than forty years. She is the leading Western dealer in the field of modern and contemporary Japanese ceramics, and from her New York gallery on Madison Avenue, JOAN B MIRVISS LTD exclusively represents the top Japanese clay artists. As a widely published and highly respected specialist, Mirviss has advised and built collections for many museums, major private collectors and corporations.
Summer Clay: Textures of the Shoreline will run from July 1 - August 29, 2019 with gallery hours Monday - Friday 11 am - 6pm. For more information or images please contact gallery director, Tracy Causey-Jeffery at 212-799-4021 or director@mirviss.com