This is a handsome round covered box kogo with an unusual, and quite lovely, matte green glaze. The lid of the box has a curling carp as its finial. The box measures 3 ½ diameter at the top and is 3 ½ high to the top of the finial. We date it to the mid Meiji period, circa 1880s 1900. It is in excellent condition. On the base another carp is seen as a signature made with the same matte green glaze.
This is a true museum quality Momoyama period(1568-1615) guinomi sake cup dating from the 16th century. It measures 2 7/8 diameter at the top 1 diameter at the low footed base and is 1 Ύ tall. It has a myriad of colors caused by the ash falling on the piece in the kiln browns, greens, reds, tans, blacks. The interior has one area that is so shiny that it almost looks like green glass. The top diameter is slightly irregular in roundness and the glazes all flow in natural patterns. It ...click for details
This is a very lovely pouring cup with a short spout on one side - presumably used in the tea ceremony. The glaze is a very lovely dark chocolate brown with many blue overtones - it shimmers as you turn it. The piece measures 5" diameter and is 3 1/4" high. We date it to the late Meiji period, circa 1885-1910. It is in excellent condition. There is what appears to be some kind of potters mark on the unglazed foot - however, we have not been able to get it translated.
A very handsome dark purple/red okimono of a shi shi balancing his front paws on a ball. The detail work is quite excellent showing every item of the piece in very close detail. The shi shi measures 8" long by 8 5/8" high by 5" thick and is in excellent condition. It is not signed or bear any potters marks. We date the piece anywhere from the late Meiji to early Showa period, circa 1900 - 1930s.
This is a large Japanese Kutani studio vase with an unusual glaze. The body of the vase is glazed in a dark brown glaze that is covered with small black spots done in a spattered pattern of overglaze enamels. There are three stylized cloud formations executed in overglaze enamels in several colors - gold, blue, light turquoise, green and red.
This is an early and simple Vietnamese low bowl with a pale tannish celadon glaze with a crackle finish. The top and the bottom of the bowl are glazed, but the interior of the footed rim has some glaze drips but is primarily unglazed natural clay. The glaze tended to run unevenly in some areas, making for an unusual pattern. It has an interesting rim that is wider than one would expect and has a dip surrounding it. The bowl measures 7 7/8" diameter and is 1 3/8" deep. It is in excellen ...click for details
This is a fine Japanese Kyoto Kiyomizu-yake vase by the artist known as Tosa, early Meiji period, circa 1870-1895. It has three different glaze colors the first glaze is grayish white that covers the body of the vase. The second overglaze is a medium tan that flows irregularly down the sides. The final overglaze is a striking flambι orange/red that also flows down the sides in different lengths and patterns there are even two ends of the flambι glaze that end in a light purple. All of the g ...click for details
This is a 20th century set of Kutani ware for serving sake consisting of two tokkuri (sake bottles), one octagonal bowl with lovely floral design and five matched sake cups also with floral designs. The bowl was probably used to hold snacks such as a pile of edamame - a preparation of baby soybeans in the pod commonly found in Japan, China and Korea. A traditional custom of the Japanese is the belief that odd numbers can bring lucky so that sake cups come in a set of five. All of the items are ...click for details
A lovely little tulip shaped pottery cup with a lemon yellow crackle glaze. We are not positive whether this cup is Chinese or Japanese - however that shade of yellow has tipped us towards Chinese in origin and to the late Qing dynasty in age - circa 1875-1910. It could possibly be quite a bit older.
This is a rather unusual figure of Daruma in that the background clay on the face, chest and hands is the chocolate brown color of Bizen pottery - yet the robe and scepter are done in a thin overglaze enamel in a dirty white color with tan and brown highlights. The Daruma has a particularly piercing look to his face as if he were mad about something. The figure measures 9 high by 4 wide by 3 deep. There is no signature the base in not glazed and has the impression of cheesecloth that it st ...click for details
This is a superb Vietnamese stoneware jar with many intricate underglaze light blue cobalt designs. The vase measures 10 tall and is 9 diameter at the shoulder - - the top opening is 4 5/8 diameter and the slightly flared base is 6 ½ diameter. The jar has a rough texture with sandy grit in the clay. The top of the vase has a rolled rim with a low collar that has four small floral sprays in on the collar.
This is a handsome low dish in the shape of a large white chrysanthemum with dark green leaves at the left end and yellow stamens in the middle of the flower. The dish is done in molded low relief. The base of the dish a dull white glaze with an impressed mark - the mark has been translated as "Ooke". (This pottery or artist is totally unknown to us). The dish measures 6 long by 5 wide by 1 1/8 deep. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restorations. We date it to ...click for details
The exterior of this bowl decorated with raised Fahua style karakusa vines in green and aubergine (eggplant purple) flowers all on a beautiful egg yolk yellow ground glaze. The interior of the bowl is just the pure lovely yellow. The bowl has two indents in the sides that give it additional character. There is an impressed mark that has blurred in the firing and we have been unable to translate. We believe it to be the mark of the Eiraku line of potters. This unusual fahua style of Eiraku ware i ...click for details
An unusual Japanese Shino glazed stoneware bowl with two holes near the rim on opposite sides for attaching small ropes for hanging the bowl probably for a hanging floral arrangement. The interior of the bowl has a cobalt blue underglaze design of a village scene on two opposite sides of a river where small boats are sailing. The rim is bordered with a band of round connected circles. On the sides of the bowl a fierce dragon encircles the entire bowl - a Greek key band forms a border on the u ...click for details
A sweet little globular shapes bowl with an apple green crackle glaze - the the upper rim done in a medium brown glaze. The interior of the bowl is a crackle finish glaze - there are two small firing dots where ash fell onto the surface during the firing. The person from whom we purchased the item attributed the bowl to Vietnamese origin - we have no reason to doubt that, but cannot unconditionally verify it to be so. The bottom is unglazed and shows signs of quite a bit of usage. ...click for details
