This is a handsome Kyo-Yaki chawan – tea bowl – that is covered in a thick enamel design of irises. The irises are dark purple and white on golden enamel crackle glazed ground and are further highlighted with bright emerald green leaves. The piece measures 4 ¾” diameter at the top and is 3 5/8” high and is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. There is an incised mark on the base that translates as “Kutani Toho”. We date it to any time between 1910 and the 1950s. A striking colorful pi ...click for details
This is a stunning Japanese Kyo-Yaki Ninsei style censer decorated in overglaze blue and green enamels with gilt highlights in the Nonomura Ninsei manner. Kyo-Yaki translates as 'ware from Kyomizu', Kyomizu is located in Kyoto.
The censer is in the shape of a scroll with a large green bow tied at the center and gold enameled ends ...click for details
Beautiful Japanese pottery vertical cylindrical brush holder in the shape of a bundle of bamboo stalks tied with a blue cord ending in green tassels. Most probably Kyoto-Yaki - pottery from the Kyoto area. This handsome piece measures 2 1/2" in diameter and is 4 1/2" tall. Dates from late Meiji to early Showa period. Excellent condition.
This is molded pottery figure of the legendary Japanese Daruma. He is shown clothed in a rust colored robe with yellow pants showing at the bottom of the figure. His chest is bare and he carries the traditional fly whisk of the Buddhist priest, The okimono stands 6 7/8” high and id 2 5/8” wide by 2” deep. There is an impressed potters mark on the base which we have not been able to translate. In excellent condition, we date the figure to the late Meiji Period, circa 1880-1905. Daruma is known ...click for details
An interesting Kyo-Yaki or Kutani Barber ceramic barber bowl with a cut out to put under the chin while shaving. The bowl has muted colors in the Kutani palette (eggplant, yellow, green and blue) with a scene of a man on a bullock crossing a bridge. The yellow colored bridge appears to be across an inlet of a larger lake with weeping willows and hills in the distance. The man is facing backward on the bullock and is playing a flute – for some reason he does not have any pants on. (One could spe ...click for details
A charming little pure white porcelain infant feeding cup decorated with underglaze blue peaches and branches. The pottery is that of Kyo-Yaki as they produced white porcelains to rival those of Hirado. The cup measures 3 ¾” long by 3” wide and is 1 ¾” deep. We date it to the mid Meiji period, circa 1890s. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restorations. There is a four character mark on the base which has been translated as “Heian Kouraku” – “Heian” means Kyoto. The Sacred Peach has ...click for details
A Kyo-Yaki (Kyoto Ware) Hanging Bowl decorated with overglaze enamel design of brightly colored autumn leaves. The side of the bowl bears the Kenzan signature , however we believe it is one of the many later copies of the signature - probably mid 20th century, possibly as early as the late Meiji period. Very food condition with a few rim frits. Two small holes in opposite sides of the upper part of the bowl are indicative that the bowl was designed to be a hanging bowl for flowers. It measures ...click for details
The very fine covered jar is round box is typical of the ceramics made in Kyoto from the beginning of the Edo period at the end of the 17th century onwards. The bowl and its domed lid are decorated in overglaze enamels on a tannish white crackle finish base. There are four designs of floral patterns on both the lid and the body of the piece. At the base of the body there are vertical blue stripes reminiscent of Nabeshima foot rims. The top has been broken many years ago and expertly repaired wit ...click for details
A superb pair of pottery figures of the legendary monks - Jittoku and Kanzan. Jittoku is the standing figure holding a bloom and measures 8 ¼” tall by 5 ¼” wide by 3 ½” deep. Kanzan is the seated figure reading a scroll and measures 5 3/8” tall by 5 ¾” wide by 5 ½” deep. They are glazed in the traditional rich thick colors of aubergine, gold and green – the heads are unglazed although the hair has a light black/brown glaze. The hands appear to have been inserted into the body of the pieces at ...click for details
A handsome Japanese porcelain koro (incense burner) from the late Edo to early Meiji period - circa 1850-1875. We can'r be sure whether it comes from the Kutani or Kyo-Yaki potters. The color palette would indicate Kutani to us. The koro is formed in an unusual rectangular form and stands on four feet. On one side is a very large phoenix bird - the ho-o traditionally used to signify the empress - done in thick overglaze enamels. The other side and the ends are decorated with overglaze enamel ...click for details
A nice small round footed kogo from the Kyoto kilns – ware known as Kyo-yaki. It might also be an example of Kiyomizu-yaki. The small lidded pot is decorated on one side with overglaze enamel flowers – could be either cherry blossoms or plum blossoms. On the opposite side is calligraphy design – not translated. The lid also has two Kanji characters – most probably the signature of the potter. The lid has been broken in half and cleanly restored. There are several hairlines on the body of the pot ...click for details
A very handsome Kyo-Yaki Vase with two handles from the famed kilns of the Kyoto potters. The vase has a colorful and bold design in typical Kyo-yaki overglaze enamels of lotus blossoms and leaves. It is signed on the base, however we have not had the signature translated. The vase measures 10 5/8" high by 5 3/4" diameter wide at the handles - the body is 5 1/4" diameter at its widest. Excellent condition with two tiny rim frits on the top rim. We date this piece to the late Meiji ...click for details
A nicely decorated bowl from Kyoto area in the style of Ogata Kenzan and carrying a late variation copy of the Kenzan signature on one side. The bowl is decorated in bright overglaze enamels on all sides with stylized figures of five seated lohans (holy men) - there is also one in the center of the inside of the bowl. The base glaze is a fine tan crackle glaze - the foot is unglazed. Excellent condition - no chips, cracks of restorations. The bowl measures 5 3/8" diameter at the shoulder be ...click for details
The very fine covered jar is typical of the ceramics made in Kyoto from the
beginning of the Edo period at the end of the 17th century onwards. It is nicely decorated in over glaze enamels in the classic dusty blue and dusty green so typical of the Kyoto potters of the 18th/19th century. The design is of flowers ( probably plum flowers) interspersed with pine branches and bamboo stalks - the traditional "Three Friends of Winter". The top knopf is decorated with the dusty green stripes ...click for details
This is a beautifully designed bowl from the Kyoto area - with vibrant shades of red, green, yellow, blue, and white. The painting is of fruit and flowers. The glaze is bubbled in a few places. It stands around 2 1/2 inches tall, and is 4 3/4 inches in diameter. The bowl is signed on the bottom with four characters inside of a pentagon. I believe the signature to be that of Tosa - a noted potter who worked in Gojosaka and learned his art from the Rokubie family. According to Edward Morse, in h ...click for details
