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Japanese Mingei Studio Pottery Box Fukuhara
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Pre 1970 item# 547777
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$750 includes shipping from Japan please inquire for availability
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14 cm x 6.5 x 8. 5.5" x 2.5" 3.25. Excellent condition, no damage. Beautiful Mingei Studio box, with post card that shows the show came from (a gallery at Mitsukoshi). There is no date on the piece but the post card appears to date from the 60s. The name of the potter seems to be Tatsuro Fukuhara. The Mingei movement was an artistic and also somewhat philosophical movement starting in the early twentieth century that took inspiration from the great tradition of anonymous craftsmanship of mostly Japan but also Korea, with a modern air contemporary with the cultural and artistic climate of early twentieth century Japan. This is a lovely example of Mingei Studio pottery.
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Japanese Mingei Plate Vintage Fine Studio Pottery
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Pre 1940 item# 547771
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22 cm square, 8.5" square. c1930-1950. Signed but unconfirmed. Very good condition, two miniscule nicks along edge. This is a lovely square plate, porcelain, impressed and textured from the use of a textile, and decorated with over enamaling, which appears to be a design derived from the character for happiness in Japanese. It is marked with characters that appear to me similar to some of Tomimoto Kenkichi's signatures (which varied considerably) and has visible age. It's a dynamic spirited piece very much in place with other examples from famed Mingei potters of the early 20th century, it does not feel at all derivative or dull like so many later or contemporary examples. The Mingei movement was an artistic and also somewhat philosophical movement starting in the early twentieth century that took inspiration from the great tradition of anonymous craftsmanship of mostly Japan but also Korea, with a modern air contemporary with the cultural and artistic climate of early twentieth century Japan. This is a striking example of Mingei Studio pottery.
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Korean Chawan for the Japanese market Gohon Tea Bowl
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Pre 1900 item# 514733
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5.8" wide x 3" tall. Accompanied by an unmarked tomobako. Excellent condition with normal crazing, with some faint weak glaze hairlines. Choson / Yi Dynasty (1392-1910), 15-16c. Interest in Choson ceramics began in the 15c in Japan, and by the latter part of the 16c the tea bowls known as “Koryo” or “Korai chawan” saw frequent use in tea ceremony. Certain types were preferred by the Japanese, not white porcelain but various punchong (powder green) stoneware, coarse porcelains and coarse ash glazed stonewares, all manufactured in local provincial Korean kilns. From 1639 to 1737 the Japanese even ran a kiln in Pusan (southwest Korea) where such teabowls were made to order to Japanese taste (these are known generally as Gohon chawan in Japan). Other teabowls were casual made for local use but then utilized for tea in Japan. (see KOREAN CERAMICS from the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, p 28). Author Ito Ikutaro in his essay from this book classifies these ceramics as fitting within what he calls an “anti-classic” type of beauty, which “rebels against perfection in search of a unique aesthetic” p 31. Teabowls of this type are rare to see outside of Japan, being quite scarce and sought by collectors in Korea, where most of these are scarce domestically.
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Kakiemon Brass French mounts France 18c porcelain box
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Pre 1900 item# 469781
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4 x 3.25 x 7.5" with mounts, or 10 x 8 x 19 cm with mounts. Dating estimated 18c, unlikely 19c, certainly not 20c. This is a beautiful mounted porcelain box done in the Kakemon style. Let's begin by saying we are specialists in Japanese porcelains, so we can say with confidence the box is not Japanese kakiemon (the type of box is wrong for Japan, the style of the painting derivative, and the palette different), but we don't know enough about European versions to say with any sureness where this was made. I think most likely it is French or English, but could be German. too (so I guess that doesn't help at all! Kakiemon porcelains were made from the 17c in Kyushu, Japan, and Europeans were crazy about them, with royalty eagerly collecting the pieces, inspiring both copies and newly derived local versions. Japanese pieces were often accentuated wih brass mounts in Europe, but this piece seems to have been intended for mounts from its manufacture. It has the qualities of older (18c and before) porcelains in the slight unevenness of surface consistency. It is beautifully hand painted with the addiiton of the handsome brass mounts. It is in perfect condition and is guaranteed not to be a modern reproduction, (of which ebayers are quite familiar with now, especially with Japanese porcelains!. ) This is a lovely piece but simply not our specialty and it is offered at a reasonable reserve.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony Lacquer Mizusashi signed
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Pre 1980 item# 462149
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6.75" tall x 7" wide. Signed (Mafu?) with marked tombobako box, "Kobai Makie Mizusashi" and dating probably second half of the twentieth century. Excellent condition, very minor surface wear. This piece shows fine lacquer work done in low relief, of a design of plum blossoms on branches. The low relief work highlights the texture of the flower branches beautifully in shades of brown and gold. Mizusashi, also known as the fresh water jar, are of particular importance among tea utensils used for tea ceremony. Generally brought into the room by the host, it is made to be a reasonable weight when filled with water, and at the same time as a relatively larger piece, to work harmoniously with the utensils as whole. This is an unusual example of lacquer work, being more common to see in the form of the smaller tea storage jars, natsume.
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Japanese Porcelain Imari - Kutani Figure of a Woman
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Pre 1900 item# 427950
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14.4" tall x 4" wide. Dating 19th century, made in either Arita / Imari or Kutani. The figure seems to have had some damage to the head, and has retouches on the face and hair. Porcelain figures have been made since the 17c in Japan. This particular piece while having some restorations has exceptionally fine enamelling on the kimono; it is gorgeously designed and enamelled in a rich jewel like palette. It is a very nice piece for an interior and priced reasonably reflecting its condition. Most pieces on the market date from the 20th century and lack the quality detail work of 19th century and earlier pieces; this is a nice example to compare these differences with.
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