Yoshito Takenishi Collection

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All occasion dishware made in Japan Shima White 4 piece modern style glossy white glaze deep blue accents
Shima White 4-Piece Japanese Modern Dinnerware Set
$230.00
Japanese modern dinnerware place setting Seto Blue shown with cloth napkin finished with twig of Japanese Maple
Seto Blue 4-Piece Japanese Modern Dinnerware Set
$230.00
Kage Ao ceramic tea cup set valentines day or anniversary gift
Kage Ao Tea Set with Tea Sampler | Japanese Ceramic
$210.00
Two cup Joshua Blue Tea Set deep blue and white
Joshua Blue Tea Set | Ceramic
$110.00
Japanese sake cup collaboration Suiroku elegantly packaged in signed wooden box
Suiroku Cup 水鹿 | Sake/Tea
$138.00
Midnight blue and white Japanese modern Suiroku vase packaged in signed wooden box
Suiroku Vase 水鹿 | Japanese Ceramic
$75.00
V-shaped ramen bowl blue white table setting
Ramen Bowl Seto Blue | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$62.00
Midnight blue dissolving to white Japanese modern ramen bowl
Ramen Bowl Shima White | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$62.00
White dessert plate Joshua Blue Premium with deep blue moon shaped crescent
Joshua Premium Dessert Plate | Japanese Ceramic
$65.00
Japan-made coffee cup Shima White Seto Blue deep blue glaze contrasting white saucer matching deep blue border
Seto Blue Shima White Coffee/Tea Cup and Saucer
$65.00
Maru Donburi Bowl Seto Blue | Modern Ceramics
Maru Donburi Bowl Seto Blue | Modern Ceramics
$62.00
Maru Donburi Bowl Shima White | Modern Ceramics
Maru Donburi Bowl Shima White | Modern Ceramics
$62.00
Genuine Japanese dinnerware Shima White pasta bowl glossy deep blue glaze diffusing to white at base
Shima White Pasta Bowl | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$65.00
Contemporary Japanese tableware Seto Blue pasta bowl glossy white glaze diffusing to deep blue
Seto Blue Pasta Bowl | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$65.00
Modern Japanese ceramic Seto Blue mug deep blue glaze diffusing to lighter shades of blue at base
Seto Blue Mug | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$52.00
Contemporary Japanese mug Shima White glaze diffusing to a deep blue at base
Shima White Mug | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$52.00
Japanese modern deep blue dinner plate Seto Blue collection
Seto Blue Dinner Plate 11.5" | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$110.00
Modern Japanese ceramic dinner plate Shima White glaze deep blue border diffusing to delicate green at rim
Shima White Dinner Plate 11.5" | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$110.00
Modern Japanese ceramic Seto Blue Bowl deep blue glaze diffusing to glossy white
Seto Blue Bowl | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$55.00
Modern simple elegant Shima White bowl deep blue glaze outside diffusing to white at base deep blue bottom rim
Shima White Bowl | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$55.00
Japanese modern salad plate Seto Blue Collection deep blue glaze diffusing to white one edge
Seto Blue Salad Plate 8"| Modern Japanese Ceramic
$60.00
Japanese salad plate design Shima White glossy white glaze diffusing to deep blue border
Shima White Salad Plate 8"| Modern Japanese Ceramic
$60.00
Modern blue and white Japanese ceramic small dessert cup Seto Blue Collection white and deep blue glaze
Seto Blue Small Dessert Cup | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$40.00
Modern elegant Shima White Japanese dessert cup deep blue interior
Shima White Dessert Cup | Modern Japanese Ceramic
$40.00
Sugar and creamer set Shima White Seto Blue made in Japan glossy white and deep blue colors
Seto Blue/Shima White Sugar and Creamer Set
$70.00
Modern blue and white small vase Rin 2 round-cornered rectangular vase with a cylindrical opening at the top
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Rin 2 | Blue and White Japanese Vase
$48.00
Blue and white Japanese ceramic bud vase with blue circular patterns
Rin 7 | Blue and White Japanese Vase
$48.00
Blue gradient to white set of 4 chopstick holders
Kaku Hashioki Collection | Japanese Chopstick Rest
$49.00
Blue gradient to white set of 2 leaves and 2 island shaped chopstick rests
Hashima Hashioki Collection | Japanese Chopstick Rest
$49.00
Blue gradient to white set of 4 teardrop shaped chopstick holders
Rui Hashioki Collection | Japanese Chopstick Rest
$49.00
Deep blue-green striped glaze design on a glossy white backdrop single stem bud vase
Rin 12 | Blue and White Japanese Vase
$48.00
Contemporary handcrafted bud vase deep blue with white highlights
Rin 14 | Blue and White Japanese Vase
$48.00
Usagi Hashioki Collection | Japanese Ceramic Chopstick Rest
Usagi Hashioki Collection | Japanese Ceramic Chopstick Rest
$49.00
Rin 6 | Blue and White Japanese Vase
Rin 6 | Blue and White Japanese Vase
$48.00
Maru Donburi Bowl Mizu-Oto | Modern Ceramics
Maru Donburi Bowl Mizu-Oto | Modern Ceramics
$62.00
Mizu-Oto Pasta Bowl | Modern Ceramics
Mizu-Oto Pasta Bowl | Modern Ceramics
$67.00

Yoshito Takenishi 

Born into a family of potters in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, Yoshito Takenishi has been working with pottery for over 40 years. His father founded Keisen-gama (Keisen Kiln) in 1966 and in 2001, Takenishi inherited the workshop and renamed it Joshua Koubou (Joshua Atelier) after his signature blue color, Joshua Blue. Though he continues to preserve the techniques and traditions that his father passed down to him, Takenishi is creating new and unprecedented Tobe ware with timeless beauty.

Joshua Blue is the product of tedious experimentation and refinement. For over five years, Takenishi dedicated himself toward the creation of this rich deep blue color, ultimately developing such severe tenosynovitis that he could barely hold his chopsticks after spraying tenaciously with his paint gun. After finishing development, the Joshua Blue gradient has become the flagship feature of Takenishi's pottery, and is nothing short of masterful.