Vintage Japanese Mashiko Vase — Ceramic, 2000, Heisei Era (SKU: 25M-540)
Vintage Japanese Mashiko Pottery Vase — 2000s, Heisei Era (SKU: 25M-540-1)
Where Earth Meets Sky in Ceramic Harmony
This breathtaking Mashiko-yaki (益子焼) vase embodies the quiet power and raw beauty of Japanese ceramic tradition. With its rounded, organic silhouette and a glaze that flows like a mountain stream in spring, the piece speaks not only of nature but of the hands that shaped it. The creamy clay body is partially cloaked in a veil of emerald green and smoky ash-black, cascading from the rim in soft rivulets—each one capturing the spontaneity and soul of the kiln.
Hand-thrown in the famed pottery town of Mashiko, this vase reflects both wabi-sabi simplicity and refined craftsmanship. Its thick walls and slightly uneven surface are not imperfections, but living traces of the artisan’s gesture. Whether displayed on a tokonoma or holding a seasonal ikebana arrangement, this piece invites quiet contemplation, grounding any space with its elemental grace.
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Origin: Mashiko, Japan
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Era: 2000s, Heisei Period
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Material: Stoneware clay with natural ash and iron oxide glaze
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Use: Vase for flowers or as a standalone sculptural piece
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Features: Thick-walled, hand-thrown construction; waterfall-like glaze; classic Mashiko form
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Dimensions: 13" Diameter x 9"H
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Condition: Excellent condition with minor surface crazing typical of the glaze technique
A fusion of fire and earth, this Mashiko vase is not merely an object—it is a landscape in ceramic form, a meditation in clay.
- size:
- 13" Diameter x 9"H