Medium-sized, ceramic, bottle-shaped vases by Tetsuya Ōzawa, from the exhibition "serious PLAY", August 2025 at DEA EAST.

Elegant, minimal and perfectly balanced, these sublime vessels are the perfect way to display small arrangements of fresh or dried blooms. They're also perfect on their own

Available in five colours - white, yellow, red, black or blue.

dimensions
height: 18cm
diameter: 12cm
opening: 2cm
base: 6cm
weight: 470g

Nb. this work is handmade and measurements are approximate.

Ceramic vase.
Handmade in Japan.

In this series, Tetsuya has made three sizes of bottle vase - Small, Medium or Large - each lovely on its own but divine as a group.

See all Tetsuya's work from this exhibition, as well as our complete collection by Tetsuya Ōzawa.

Born in 1984, Tetsuya Ōzawa lives and works in the ancient ceramic town of Tokoname, Japan. After studying Fine Arts at Nagoya University, he apprenticed under ceramic master, Yoshikawa Masamichi.

In his work, executed with exceptional restraint and refinement, there's a nod to classicism, yet also a sense of lightness and a modern fresh brilliance wrought into his surfaces - achieved by his special take on kofuki, a traditional glazing and finishing technique. Originally his palette was restricted to four traditional colours - white, black, rust and his signature yellow, however he has recently perfected two new and equally stunning colour ways - blue and sage green.

Read more about Tetsuya Ōzawa.