
Kohiki-glazed water jar with calligraphic decoration in iron glaze and a fitted black lacquer lid
ca. 2008-2010
Glazed stoneware
7 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
Inv# 9258
SOLD
Rounded vessel
2005
Stoneware with oribe glaze
7 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches
Inv# 5693
SOLD
Koie Ryōji (b. 1938)
Large stoneware vessel with green oribe glaze
2002
13 1/4 x 10 3/4
Inv# 2997
Green oribe-glazed round vessel with multiple “dragonfly-eye” effect on bottom and incised decoration
ca. 2000
Glazed stoneware
10 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.
Inv# 8051
SOLD
Koie Ryōji (b. 1938)
Dark brown, oribe-glazed tsubo (vessel) with splash patterning in iron-oxide and incised abstract patterning
1991
Glazed stoneware
11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.
Inv# 11185
SOLD
Blue-green and brown oribe-glazed low sake cup with incised abstract designs on exterior wall
ca. 1985
Glazed stoneware
1 5/8 x 2 3/4 inches
Inv# 8181
SOLD
Born in Tokoname in 1938, one of the oldest ceramic centers in Japan, Koie Ryoji studied ceramics locally until 1966 when he began working independently. One of the most versatile and forward-thinking of Japan’s contemporary artists, Koie is best known as a ceramist. His love for experimentation has led to his creation of “ceramic happenings,” with themes that are social and often political critiques of the horrors of the 20th century.