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Hoshino Sei cup is gone.

Kondowase shincha available at $15/30g, along with a couple teas from Yakushima: Kuritawase sencha and white tea at $10/80g and $8/20g respectively.

Mostly same items and pictures, with price drops across the board. Pots: 1. Yellow clay backhandle with carving - 170ml - $40 (I think Taiwanese?) 2. Fukagawa Seiji sometsuke chrysanthemum porcelain pot - 170ml - $70 3. Bamboo shaped clay decorated pot - ~150ml (I think, haven't used it, still seems...

The March update is in below. New items marked with stars. Several new teapots this time around. Pictures available at: https://ibb.co/album/9w051c Pots: 1. Yellow clay backhandle with carving - 170ml - $50 (I think Taiwanese?) 2. Fukagawa Seiji sometsuke chrysanthemum porcelain pot - 170ml - $80 *3...

Time for a new update, although there are not a lot of changes. A few price drops and the new items are marked with stars. Pictures available at: https://ibb.co/album/5h7ymw Pots: 1. Yellow clay backhandle with carving - 170ml - $70 (I think Taiwanese?) *2. Fukagawa Seiji sometsuke chrysanthemum por...

Haven't seen his pots in person, but this style is not uncommon in modern Jingdezhen pottery. With an image search on taobao you can find plenty of options that are on the more affordable side.

Why not 光造? (disclaimer: I know a lot more about calligraphy than about Japanese pottery marks.) Mainly because I've seen 光達 in listings before, but not 光造. 造 usually comes at the end after a name, which commonly has two kanji. For example pieces with 光達 on the item sometimes have 光達造 on the box. T...

That sign says 光達. I used to have a teapot from the same person/kiln but unfortunately it seems to be another one of these nebulous Kyoyaki potters with close to no information available online besides a few second hand listings. That being said I also think it's fairly modern.

Thank you Victoria! The Yamada Sou kyusu is already off to a new home, the rest are still available.

And an update to the list above as all of the teapots are now gone. Added several new pots and cups. Slowly running out of teapots to put up for sale, I doubt there'll be many more after these. Pictures available at https://ibb.co/album/GnF2TN. Pots: 1. Yamada Sou shudei flat pot with box - ~110ml -...

I've tried finding more information about these online, but it is very scarce unfortunately. There is more information about Mikawachi Yaki - one of my favorite regions for porcelain - here: https://www.mikawachiware.or.jp.

There is not a lot of information about most of these Kyoto potters online, even in Japanese. Found something on Shunpou here: http://shunteian.com/%E5%8F%96%E6%89%B1%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81%EF%BC%8F%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%B6/%EF%BC%93%E4%BB%A3%E3%80%80%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%A5%E5%B3%B0%EF%BC%88%E3%81%84%E3%81%...

Heian by itself is not a family, it broadly refers to Kyoyaki wares. So the individual families/kilns here would be Shunpou, Shougetsu, Gyokudou, where each likely span several generations. Some like Shunpou and Seisho seem to have more of a presence online/abroad, while a lot of the others don't ma...

Another update with some price drops and several new items. Pictures available at: https://ibb.co/album/d78mpJ Pots: 1. Murata Yoshiki Shudei backhandle with 木瓜 stamp under lid, the lid is constructed such that it doesn't fall when pouring. - ~160ml full - $100 2. Heian Shunpou - Porcelain teapot - ...

Again most of the items are gone so this is due for an update: Pictures available at https://ibb.co/album/VYWFWL 1. Murata Yoshiki Shudei backhandle with 木瓜 stamp under lid, the lid is constructed such that it doesn't fall when pouring. - ~160ml full - $110 2. Shigaraki hohin and katakuchi set - $40...

Unfortunately what you're looking for is not easy to find at all. Your best bet is either a porcelain hohin or something like that kyusu from Ippodo. Sazen has one without the blue motif and also has a couple of hohins so you could take a look at their store. I rarely see modern flat porcelain kyusu...