Onishi Gallery

Dreaming of flowers continues on this rainy Friday morning with Sakaida Kakiemon XIV Sakaida Kakiemon, the 14th generation head of the Kakiemon family, specializes in porcelains with strong compositional motifs. He trained in nihonga, or Japanese-style painting, prior to working in porcelain production with his grandfather, Kakiemon XII (18781963), and father, Kakiemon XIII (19061982). In 2001, Sakaida Kakiemon was designated a Living National Treasure for his excellen...ce in over-glazed enamel porcelains. Sakaida’s work harmoniously combines traditional colors and motifs in the Kakiemon style with his own contemporary aesthetic. SAKAIDA KAKIEMON XIV JAPANESE, LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE, 1934-2013 NIGOSHIDE WHITE VASE WITH CHERRY BLOSSOM PATTERNS, 2012 Porcelain 7 2/5 8 7/10 8 7/10 in (18.8 22 22 cm) Unique . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #japaneaselivingnationaltreasure #onishigallery #SakaidaKakiemonXIV #flowervase #shakudo #shibuichi #metalwork See more

Sunday Sunday Snow.. Inspired by Imazumi Imaemon XIV After the passing of Imaizumi Imaemon XIII (1926-2001, Living National Treasure), Imaizumi Imaemon XIV became the head of their celebrated family of Iro-Nabeshima ceramicists. In 2014, at the age of 51, Imaizumi Imaemon XIV became the youngest artist in Japan to be designated a Living National Treasure for his achievements in elevating contemporary Nabeshima porcelain. IMAIZUMI IMAE...MON XIV JAPANESE, LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE, B. 1962 BOWL WITH SNOWFLAKE PATTERNS, 2012 Porcelain with iro-e polychrome enamel painting with sumi and sumi-hajiki 18 in diameter (45.6 cm diameter) Unique . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #japaneaselivingnationaltreasure #onishigallery #ImaizumiImaemonXIII #snowflakepatterns #snowflake #shakudo #shibuichi #metalwork See more

Dreaming of flowers continues on this rainy Friday morning with Sakaida Kakiemon XIV Sakaida Kakiemon, the 14th generation head of the Kakiemon family, specializes in porcelains with strong compositional motifs. He trained in nihonga, or Japanese-style painting, prior to working in porcelain production with his grandfather, Kakiemon XII (18781963), and father, Kakiemon XIII (19061982). In 2001, Sakaida Kakiemon was designated a Living National Treasure for his excellen...ce in over-glazed enamel porcelains. Sakaida’s work harmoniously combines traditional colors and motifs in the Kakiemon style with his own contemporary aesthetic. SAKAIDA KAKIEMON XIV JAPANESE, LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE, 1934-2013 NIGOSHIDE WHITE VASE WITH CHERRY BLOSSOM PATTERNS, 2012 Porcelain 7 2/5 8 7/10 8 7/10 in (18.8 22 22 cm) Unique . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #japaneaselivingnationaltreasure #onishigallery #SakaidaKakiemonXIV #flowervase #shakudo #shibuichi #metalwork See more

Happy Lunar New Year Dreaming of Living National Treasure, Okuyama Hoseki’s, Flowers and Dew Grass Today. Okuyama Hoseki (b. 1937), excels in the kiribame method, hammering intricate designs onto metal surfaces, then extracting the design and fitting it onto the object. Both methods allow the artist to create skillful designs of nature; damascening techniques to his metal pieces to incorporate expressive motifs inspired by nature. ... Okuyama Hoseki (b. 1937), FLOWER VASE DEW GRASS, 2003 Gold, silver, shakudo (alloy-copper,gold) and shibuichi (alloy-copper, silver) h. 8 1/2 x dia. 5 in (22 x 13 cm) . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #japaneaselivingnationaltreasure #onishigallery #OkuyamaHoseki #flowervase #shakudo #shibuichi #metalwork See more

Stay warm and healthy this winter season with a cup of tea, resembling amber and the sun by hi Chzaemon Toyasai X. hi Chzaemon Toyasai X (b. 1927), was the head of this important lineage of potters who specialize in tea ceramics, until he was recently succeeded by his son, hi Toshio Chzaemon XI. He is among the best known of contemporary Japanese ceramicists and received the Order of Cultural Merit from the Emperor of Japan. To... develop his own tea ceremony style, Lord Maeda Toshitsuna in 1666 invited the Urasenke tea master, Senso Sshitsu, to his court in Kanazawa. The tea master brought the potter Chzaemon Hodoan (16301712) with him from Kyoto, and he became the first hi Chzaemon. hi (both a family and ware name) works are closely associated with Raku ware, as Chzaemon studied with a Raku master in Kyoto. By the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Raku ware made by the hi family was used exclusively by the Maeda clan for tea ceremonies. hi Chzaemon Toyasai X (b. 1927) HI AMBER GLAZE TEA BOWL, 2015 stoneware 3 1/8 4 3/4 4 3/4 in (7.9 12.1 12.1 cm) . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #teabowl #amberteabowl #hiChzaemonToyasaiX #pottery #onishigallery #artwork See more

Happy Lunar New Year Dreaming of Living National Treasure, Okuyama Hoseki’s, Flowers and Dew Grass Today. Okuyama Hoseki (b. 1937), excels in the kiribame method, hammering intricate designs onto metal surfaces, then extracting the design and fitting it onto the object. Both methods allow the artist to create skillful designs of nature; damascening techniques to his metal pieces to incorporate expressive motifs inspired by nature. ... Okuyama Hoseki (b. 1937), FLOWER VASE DEW GRASS, 2003 Gold, silver, shakudo (alloy-copper,gold) and shibuichi (alloy-copper, silver) h. 8 1/2 x dia. 5 in (22 x 13 cm) . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #japaneaselivingnationaltreasure #onishigallery #OkuyamaHoseki #flowervase #shakudo #shibuichi #metalwork See more

Spending the holidays in New York City? Head over to Japan: A History of Style at The Met @metmuseum Featured are a few of the many exquisite array of Japanese Contemporary works now being showcased until April 2022. 1) Osumi Yukie: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/838330 Osumi Yukie, Living National Treasure (b. 1945) SILVER VASE BAKUFU (WATERFALL), 2011... hammered silver with nunome zgan (textile imprint inlay) decoration in lead and gold h. 10 x dia. 9 7/8 in (25.5 x 25 cm 2) Iede Takahiro: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/839558 Iede Takahiro (b. 1962) VESSEL HIBIKI (RESONANCE), 2018 Metal weaving of shakudo, shibuichi and silver h. 9 1/2 x w. 9 x d. 9 1/4 in (24 x 23 x 23.5 cm) 3) Nakagawa Mamoru: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/839548 Nakagawa Mamoru, Living National Treasure (b. 1947) VASE (CALM SEA) , 2016 cast alloy of copper, silver, and tin with copper, silver, and gold inlay h. 7 1/2 x w. 14 3/8 x d. 8 1/4 in. (19 x 36.5 x 21 cm) . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #japaneaselivingnationaltreasure #OsumiYukie #NakagawaMamoru #IedeTakahiro #metalobject #onishigallery #artwork See more

Stay warm and healthy this winter season with a cup of tea, resembling amber and the sun by hi Chzaemon Toyasai X. hi Chzaemon Toyasai X (b. 1927), was the head of this important lineage of potters who specialize in tea ceramics, until he was recently succeeded by his son, hi Toshio Chzaemon XI. He is among the best known of contemporary Japanese ceramicists and received the Order of Cultural Merit from the Emperor of Japan. To... develop his own tea ceremony style, Lord Maeda Toshitsuna in 1666 invited the Urasenke tea master, Senso Sshitsu, to his court in Kanazawa. The tea master brought the potter Chzaemon Hodoan (16301712) with him from Kyoto, and he became the first hi Chzaemon. hi (both a family and ware name) works are closely associated with Raku ware, as Chzaemon studied with a Raku master in Kyoto. By the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Raku ware made by the hi family was used exclusively by the Maeda clan for tea ceremonies. hi Chzaemon Toyasai X (b. 1927) HI AMBER GLAZE TEA BOWL, 2015 stoneware 3 1/8 4 3/4 4 3/4 in (7.9 12.1 12.1 cm) . . . #japaneasecontemporary #eternalbeautyofmetal #forsale #teabowl #amberteabowl #hiChzaemonToyasaiX #pottery #onishigallery #artwork See more