A large Sumida vase, finely decorated with irises and cattails, on a ground of transmutation glazes (Shekwan). The base has the impressed mark of Ishiguro Koko. The vase dates from the late Meiji - Taisho period (1900-1925) and is approximately 12 ½ (32 cm) high by 12 (30 cm) wide. The condition, shallow chip on the foot and the large iris has some damage (see photos) - No other chips, cracks or restoration. .......................................................................... ...click for details
Kato Monuemon VI (1853-1911) became head of his family porcelain studio in 1870, the workshop became well known for its blue & white wares. Kato produced pieces for the domestic market & export, and was well versed in Western tastes. In 1893 he signed an exclusive agreement with Morimura (gumi) Company, which was later to be renamed the Noritake Company. In 1896 Kato created the Aiji Company. The garden seat is decorated in underglazed blue and depicts a garden scene of flowers and bush ...click for details
Japanese Seto porcelain B & W vase, dating to 1900-1925, Meiji to Taisho period. The vase is approximately 7 ½ high and in very good condition, without any chips, cracks or restoration - a few small minor glaze skips/flaws original to the piece. ................................................................................................................................................ Insured shipping will be $10.00 in the mainland US, if you want it shipped to Hawaii, Alaska ...click for details
A fine Japanese late Edo period large antique Arita/Imari plate, decorated in underglaze blue on the front & back. Measured diagonally the plate or small charger is approximately 11 ½ (29.5 cm) x 11 ½ (29.5 cm) and 2 (5.1 cm) high. The condition is good with a chip on the outside rim (see photo) - no other chips, cracks or restoration. The dish does have small scratches from use, a good sign of age. The base, inside the foot rim has an underglaze blue mark, a spur mark and probably an eng ...click for details
A fine and unusual Japanese Imari porcelain bowl decorated with four elephant head vases, Kotobuki & Fuku symbols, on a marvelous vibrant red ground. The base of the bowl has a six character underglaze blue apocryphal Ming Dynasty Chenghua mark. The base also has some faded writing in red that a previous owner wrote stating the mark was Ming Dynasty Chenghua 1465-1487, I scrubbed the base and was able to get rid of most of it. The bowl is approximately 10(25cm) in diameter and a little mo ...click for details
An unusual Japanese porcelain moon flask made by Koransha. In 1875 Ezaiemon Fukagawa started to produce porcelain for export to the west under the company name Koransha which means "The Company of the Scented Orchid." In 1894, the Fukagawa Porcelain Manufacturing Company was founded by Chuji Fukagawa and split from Koransha. According to the book Oriental Decorative Arts by Sandra Andacht, in 1894 the overglaze red orchid trademark was discontinued, which would date the flask to 1875 ...click for details
A marvelously painted Japanese Kutani pitcher, the decoration depicting a procession of foxes. I have seen numerous pieces of Satsuma earthenware with paintings of processions of the Daimyo or feudal lords, but this is one of the first I have seen of foxes dressed as samurai and lords. The pitcher is approximately 4(10.2cm) high and in very good condition without any chips, cracks or restoration. The base is marked in Japanese characters Kutani Oda Sei or Kutani made by Oda. In my opinion t ...click for details
A beautifully decorated Japanese Imari Charger from the late Edo period. There is a dish with similar decoration in the Shibata collection, which they date to 1780-1830 - I am adding a photo of the piece I am referring to in the Shibata books. The charger is approximately 13(33cm) in diameter. The condition is very good without chips, cracks or restoration - There is a minor amount of loss to the green enamels in the center decoration of the charger(see photos). Insured shipping will be $18.00 ...click for details
Japanese Imari rectangular dish(nagazara), decorated with underglaze blue & overglaze enamels. The painting depicts a night and day scene, a crane in the day and a sea tortoise(minogame) at night, as well as the three friends of winter, pine, prunus and bamboo. The dish is approximately 7 Ύ(19.7cm) long, 4 ½(11.7cm) wide and 1 Ό(3.2cm) high. The condition is very good, without chips, cracks or restoration. The dish is from the late 18th- early 19th century, probably dating to the later pa ...click for details
A fine pair of Japanese Arita/Imari square dishes, white slip decorated using stencils & painted with underglaze blue. The decoration consists of cocks/chickens in a garden setting with a poem or dedication, probably something to do with the Year of the Cock. Each dish has one spur mark on the base inside the foot & the paste is very fine. The six character underglaze blue mark on the bases are apocryphal Ming Dynasty Chenghua marks, The dishes date to the late Edo period, circa 1800-18 ...click for details
