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Antique Japanese porcelain figure of Manjushri. The bodhisattva is seated on a moss covered rock with one hand on a sword and scroll and the other on the fu-dog in his lap. Manju is usually seen riding on a large fu-dog, this image is a sweet departure from that tradition. The fu-dog look up admiringly. Mulit color glaze and gold details.
Age: Late Meiji Period
Dimensions: 18" high x 9" wide x 7" deep.
Age: Late Meiji Period
Dimensions: 18" high x 9" wide x 7" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR
item #1470047
(stock #EW3230)
EastWest Gallery
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A very finely painted Nabeshima Okawachi porcelain bowl on a high footrim of Mokuhaigata form decorated in under-glaze blue with a pattern of five Hydrangea's in Bloom painted in “Korin Style”. The reverse decorated with three Peony motifs, botan karakusa, and the foot-ring with finely painted kushide comb pattern to the outside of the footring. The dish dates to the late Edo period circa 1800-1840...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1469970
(stock #8338)
C.P.Sheffield
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An Arita Blue and White Tea Bowl and Saucer.
Decorated with a Sage and attendant visiting a Lady,
two geese seemingly arguing below them.
Arita, Japan C17/18thC.
Diameter saucer; 11.6 cm.
Condition; tea bowl perfect, some glaze crazing to the saucer
Tora Tori Gallery
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Important dish, very decorative, in porcelain enamelled in polychrome, underglaze blue and gold, Imari, decorated with chrysanthemums and peonies in reserves of different shapes. Period: Meiji (1868-1912). Diameter: 63cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1469625
(stock #OC064)
The Kura
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An exquisite porcelain vase decorated with a delicate depiction in over-glaze enamel of plum and bamboo by Suwa Sozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gosai Bichiku-e Kabin (Vase with Plum and Bamboo in Five-Color Glaze). A rare work reflecting his roots in Kutani ware. It is 29.5 cm (11-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1469440
(stock #OC058)
The Kura
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Were one to describe THE piece which epitomizes the vase aesthetic of Suwa Sozan I, it would be this epochal Red Fish design flaring celadon bottle. This is a superlative example, exquisite detail and come enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 29.5 cm (11-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Suwa Sozan I (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Ishikawa prefecture, where he initially studied before moving to Tokyo in 1875...
Suwa Sozan I (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Ishikawa prefecture, where he initially studied before moving to Tokyo in 1875...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1469371
(stock #L009)
The Kura
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Suwa Sozan I enclosed in the original wooden box titled Kagyu-tsuki Take Kake-hana-ire (Bamboo Hanging Vase with Snail) bearing the Teishitsu Gigei-in Seal of the Imperial Art Academy signed inside “Sozan, with Amateur Skill” followed by the artists seal in red. It is 49 cm long and in excellent condition. The only other I have ever seen in this style is published in the rare 1971 book Suwa Sozan Sakuhin Shu page 59...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1468955
(stock #TRC220229)
Here we see a Chinese style celadon floral bowl by one of the 5 Imperial Court Artists of Meiji. The potter, Sozan, spent his life perfecting techniques for celadon production first used in the Southern Song Dynasty as evidenced here with his powdery blue “kinuta” glaze...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1467551
(stock #EW3227)
EastWest Gallery
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A fine seji, celadon, and sometsuke style dish. In the early eighteenth century it would appear that this style of decoration was the preserve of the Nabeshima kiln. However in the Kyoho era during the Shogunates economy drive this style of porcelain was largely replaced with sometsuke patterns...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1465117
(stock #8277)
C.P.Sheffield
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An Unusual Imari Teapot
of compressed form with loop handle and upright spout,
raised on three short legs.
Decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gilt with a peony scroll.
Japan 1700/20.
Height; 3" (7.5 cm).
Condition; shallow chips to end of spout, firing glaze flaw to side (image 3),
cover with a 1.5 cm hairline
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR
item #1464778
(stock #021807e)
The size of Plate: 5 5/8" Dia x 1 1/16" High.
This is beautiful Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain plate with Dragon and Ho-O bird design intricately painted in deep cobalt blue. There is also the clouds and Ho-ju design. There is marking on the back of plate. The condition of plate excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. One little spot on the rim has thin blue paint as showing on the photo. The surface of blue and white glazing area painting has little raised finish. Dating from 1800-1830's...
This is beautiful Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain plate with Dragon and Ho-O bird design intricately painted in deep cobalt blue. There is also the clouds and Ho-ju design. There is marking on the back of plate. The condition of plate excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. One little spot on the rim has thin blue paint as showing on the photo. The surface of blue and white glazing area painting has little raised finish. Dating from 1800-1830's...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1461093
(stock #4655)
Hawkes, Asian Art
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The bowl and cover with moulded panels of shi-shi and botan, peony flowers. All against an underglaze blue karakusa ground. The cover is surmounted by a seated shi-shi.
Unusually, the coloured decoration appears to have been applied in Europe, not as ‘clobbering’ but in reserves left blank for just such painting...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1461031
(stock #4653)
Hawkes, Asian Art
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Oliver Impey illustrates a coffee pot of the same form and design in ‘Japanese Export Porcelain, the catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.’
Made for the European market during the last quarter of the 17th century and probably copied from a Dutch metal version. These coffee pots have a purpose-made opening in the lower body but taps seem to have been fitted upon arrival in Europe...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1461029
(stock #4651)
Hawkes, Asian Art
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The decoration of flowers on this khendi has been reduced to the absolute minimum possibly denoting its destination as South East Asia where early exports from Arita were made.
Approximately 20cm high. Weight: 1.30 kg...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1460950
(stock #4650)
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The dish is shaped in the form of a folded paper letter. Unusually it is decorated with a stenciled design of what appears to be a formal pattern of lightning behind an arrangement of stylised flowers...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR
item #1460948
(stock #4648)
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Decorated with a carp diving in waterweed executed in typically thick and strongly hued enamels. The back similarly decorated with oysters and weed, the centre with a large Kutani mark.
The Yoshidaya kiln was a short-lived venture, situated in Yamashiro, intended to revive earlier Kutani-style wares. The founding investor was Toyota Denuemon IV (aka Sekio, lived 1751-1827), a businessman who used the professional name Yoshidaya. He chose not to situate his kiln in Kutani because of the ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1460588
(stock #RAJ-15)
Gallery Rex
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This large plate was fired with no glaze at the first, and the second fired pictured traditional pattern with blue glaze and the third colored picture depicted 2 Chinese men of literary taste and children playing at the garden, and the last painted with gold. The seal mark ”大明成化年製”was used at the middle Edo period, Very gorgeous piece.
One more piece with the same pattern we have.
Size: 41.0cm(D) 4.8cm(H)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1458186
(stock #TRC200026)
A Chinese style celadon incense burner by one of the 5 Imperial Court Artists of Meiji. Sozan spent his life perfecting techniques for celadon production first used in the Souther Song Dynasty as evidenced here with his powdery blue “kinuta” glaze. The bottom of the vessel is unglazed showing the fine porcelain clay and the adjacent glazed foot bears his Imperial Court Artist seal. While several of Sozan’s better known motifs appear on the market with a fair degree of regularity, this is t...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1456300
(stock #TRC220104)
One of the most prominent potters of the Meiji period and one of only five to ever be appointed as Imperial Court Artist, the name Tozan is synonymous with fine porcelains including: Kyo-style tea and sake-wares, pieces for the western export market, distinctively home-grown Japanese motifs, and expertly crafted Chinese-style pieces such as the one seen here.
Apprenticed to Kameya Kyokutei, Tozan (1846-1920) took it upon himself to visit many kilns and to gain technique and advice ...
Apprenticed to Kameya Kyokutei, Tozan (1846-1920) took it upon himself to visit many kilns and to gain technique and advice ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1454925
(stock #RAJ-14)
Gallery Rex
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This large plate was fired with no glaze at the first, and the second fired pictured traditional pattern with blue glaze and the third colored picture depicted 2 Chinese men of literary taste and children playing at the garden, and the last painted with gold. The seal mark ”大明成化年製”was used at the middle Edo period, Very gorgeous piece.
One more piece with the same pattern we have.
Size: 41.0cm(D) 4.8cm(H)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1454800
(stock #RAJ-13)
Gallery Rex
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This deep plate was fired with no glaze at the first, and the second fired pictured traditional pattern with blue glaze and the third colored picture depicted peachs and flowers, and the last painted with gold. Very sophisticated piece.
Size: 28.8cm(D) 5.0cm(H)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1454798
(stock #RAJ-12)
Gallery Rex
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Very rare large hexagonal plate. Turtles and cranes as the symbol of longevity in Japan are depicted with color and gold, it's very gorgeous.
Size: 42.2cm(D) 4.0cm(H)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1454794
(stock #RAJ-11)
Gallery Rex
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This plate was made in Arita porcelain area at middle Edo period. Arabesque with flowers at the center, 3 chinese phenixes, 6 dragons are pictured around with fine brush strokes and octopus arabesque with blue glaze. The seal mark"大明成化年製" is commonly seen at the middle Edo age. Size: 34.2cm (D) 5.0cm (H)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1454430
(stock #EW3221)
EastWest Gallery
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A rare Arita export dish decorated in Kakiemon style with a pair of Hoo birds, (Fenghuang or Pheonixes) amongst rocks and flowers, Peonies and Chrysanthemums. The rim decorated with a Bird and vine pattern arabesque. Identical dishes exist painted in this pattern but enamelled in the classic Kakiemon palette. The “Bird bird and vine” pattern appears on “Kakiemon” export teapots of the same period. The curious blobs arranged in groups of three, represent Stars, Hoshi. The reverse is pl...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1454222
(stock #TRC211028)
From a large collection of Edo period Nabeshima and Hirado-ware, this intricately crafted vase features two serpentine dragons intertwined across the face of the round porcelain vessel. In addition to the carved dragons, the body displays a painted third dragon, much fiercer than the two in relief. Overall in very good condition, there appear to be fine repairs made to the horns of one dragon.
Hirado wares—alternately known as Mikawachi wares in some contexts—are known throughou...
Hirado wares—alternately known as Mikawachi wares in some contexts—are known throughou...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1453379
(stock #4645)
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An unusual Arita wall-vase, kakehana, circa 1750. The seed-shaped hollow body is moulded with trailing vines supporting a dragonfly. The painter has used two different greens, aubergine, yellow and black. The unglazed back is pierced for suspension. It is probable that this kakehana was made for the home market.
In 52 years of business I have found only two of these unusual vases, this one I kept for my collection.
Approximately 16.7cm long. Perfect condition with only a little w...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR
item #1453000
(stock #4643)
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A Kutani “Yoshidaya Revival” dish, early 19th century.
The Yoshidaya kiln was a short-lived venture, situated in Yamashiro, intended to revive earlier Kutani-style wares. The founding investor was Toyota Denuemon IV (aka Sekio, lived 1751-1827), a businessman who used the professional name Yoshidaya. He chose not to situate his kiln in Kutani because of the site's remote location, but his wares emulate the earlier Kutani wares in a variety of ways.
Approximately 15...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1452757
(stock #2021-914)
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Polychrome celadon ceramic four-lobed tray with two fish yôkai dressed in yukata, a light kimono worn in summer. The yôkai are supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. Most of the ceramic is glazed, except for the brown skin of yôkai which has a matte finish.
Unidentified mark.
Japan - Taishô era (1912-1926)
Height: 1.2 in. (3.4 cm) - diameter: 6.3 in. (16.3 cm)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1447851
(stock #TRC210624)
A Chinese style celadon vase by one of the 5 Imperial Court Artists of Meiji. Sozan spent his life perfecting techniques for celadon production first used in the Souther Song Dynasty as evidenced here with the powdery blue “”kinuta”. The outer ring of the foot is unglazed showing the fine porcelain clay this piece is constructed from and the glazed center bears the seal of the Imperial Court Artist who fashioned this piece. While several of Sozan’s better known motifs appear on the marke...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1447791
(stock #TRC210623)
From a large collection of Edo period Nabeshima and Hirado-ware, this intricately crafted incense burner in the shape of a lantern features two intertwined dragons dancing around the base. Various parts of the lantern are painted with clouds, dragons, and arabesque designs, making for a unique and impactful composition.
Hirado wares—alternately known as Mikawachi wares in some contexts—are known throughout Japan and also abroad for their high quality and fine craftsmanship that ...
Hirado wares—alternately known as Mikawachi wares in some contexts—are known throughout Japan and also abroad for their high quality and fine craftsmanship that ...
Zentner Collection
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Large and unusual Japanese antique fish plate. Made to look as if one fish overlaps the other with raised details such as fins and eyes. The large white fish is further decorated with blossoming branches, butterflies and a small bird with gold details. The bottom fish is orange with blue fins and intricate scales painted in gold. Scrolling vines and peony flowers decorate the rim of the underside of the plate.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 17 3/8" long x 9 3/...
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 17 3/8" long x 9 3/...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1445817
(stock #GYA05R026)
A beautiful set of 9 Japanese Meiji period koimari foliated plate. Dia. 21.5cm. Condition: sign of use, minor chips to rim, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering. Available individually at $180 each by request.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1445154
(stock #TRC210509)
Considered auspicious symbols of wealth, status, and good fortune; foo dogs—commonly referred to as shishi or koma-inu in Japan—are often seen in pairs guarding shrines, straddling the doorways of shops, and protecting public buildings. Here we have a fierce guardian adorning an incense cady (kogo). Rendered in fine celadon porcelain that Sozan was so renowned for, this pieces would be a rare addition for any collector interested in Sozan’s body of work.
Suwa Sozan I (1852—1...
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1444732
(stock #TRC210325)
One of only five Imperial Court Artists of Meiji, ceramic pieces by Kōzan are highly prized by collectors and are ever more difficult to find on the market these days. Here we have a fantastic example of a guardian shishi from the Kōzan kiln crafted in fine celadon. Considered auspicious symbols of wealth, status, and good fortune; foo dogs—commonly referred to as shishi or koma-inu in Japan—are often seen in pairs guarding shrines, straddling in the doorways of shops, and protecting publi...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1443322
(stock #4636)
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An Arita small dish in ai-Kutani style decorated with a bird beneath a tree, all within a dog-tooth border. The plain back with an apocryphal four-character Ming Wanli reign mark. Circa 1700.
Approximately 16.9 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1443319
(stock #4635)
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A shaped Arita blue & white porcelain dish in the form of Mt. Fuji, circa 1680 - 1700.
A similar but smaller example is illustrated in The Complete Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, item 2276.
Approximately 16.5 cm wide. Perfect condition.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1443318
(stock #4634)
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An Arita porcelain whistle in the form of a reclining Chinese boy. Decorated in Kakiemon-type overglaze blue, green and iron-red enamels. Circa 1680 ~ 1700.
A similar whistle is illustrated in Christiaan J. A. Jorg’s ‘Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections.’
Approximately 7.6 cm long. Perfect condition.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1442602
(stock #2015-243)
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Large hollow porcelain bowl with polychrome decoration of flowers, landscapes, and a samurai on horseback.
The village of Kutani, located in the province of Kaga, is a famous place for the production of ceramics, characterized by a particular decoration. The first pottery kilns were built around 1640 at the instigation of the lord of the province, eager to encourage the nascent industry.
The industry of Kutani developed considerably and became famous towards the end of the 17...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1441502
(stock #4633)
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A fine Japanese porcelain plate, the centre painted with a pair of Ho-o birds perched on rocks amongst flowers. There are several versions of this design featuring different borders. This border is unusual, it features three Ming-style elephant headed dragons and a profusion of blooms. The back has a particularly delicate depiction of trailing blooms and an inner border of clouds. The mark is associated with the Old Kakiemon kiln, 1680’s.
Approximately 20.7cm diameter. Perfe...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1440246
(stock #TRC210107)
In Asian folklore, the peach is said to represent long-life for mortals and immortality for the gods. According to legend, the moon goddess—a powerful alchemist—can make an elixir from peaches that grow in the garden of the western paradise with miraculous revitalizing properties. Here we have an exceptionally rare set of sake cups by Suwa Sozan, one of only 5 Imperial Court Artists from Meiji. Sozan spent his life perfecting techniques for celadon production first used in the Souther Song D...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1439944
(stock #4630)
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A 17th century Japanese porcelain plate plate for the domestic market. Arita 1670 - 1690. A goose on a promontory next to a crashing wave.
d = 19.4 cm. Perfect condition
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1439885
(stock #4625)
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A Japanese Arita lobed dish decorated with a dragon descending from clouds, grasping the pearl of wisdom. The back with a fuku mark. The dish dates from 1750~1790. A similar design to Chinese examples of the Yongzheng period.
Approximately 14.4 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1438113
(stock #4620)
Hawkes, Asian Art
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An early Japanese blue & white plate produced in Arita at the end of the seventeenth century. The centre features a roundel carefully painted with a vase of flowers on a verandah. The unusual vase perhaps based upon a Dutch example. The ‘Kraak’ style border after Chinese Ming design.
For a similar plate see ‘Ko-Imari Porcelain from the Collection of Oliver Impey, Barry Davies Oriental Art, 1997’ where it is noted that sherds of similar examples have been found at the Kakiemon kil...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1438059
(stock #20210125-01)
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Offered is a lovely 18th Century (circa 1770-1800) Japanese blue and white Arita porcelain nagazara (which translates roughly as "long dish") of squeezed rectangular form, painted entirely by hand with a marine view. This is entirely appropriate, as the purpose of such nagazara was to serve fish.
The reverse is decorated to the sides with small vignettes or glimpses of some of the same scener...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1437975
(stock #4614)
Hawkes, Asian Art
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A Japanese molded dish with a barbed rim. The centre with a dragon coiled around a tablet of calligraphy. The back has an apocryphal Ming reign mark for Chenghua. 4 spur mars. Circa 1780.
Approximately 22 cm diameter. There is a filled flake to the front edge at roughly 12 o’clock, otherwise fine.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1437974
(stock #4613)
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An unusual 18th century Japanese porcelain dish with chidori and waves drawn in thick outline, the centre with a Tibetan Buddhist symbol. The V & A Museum, London, has an identical dish, FE.113-2006. Arita1770-1780.
21.7 cm. Diameter, perfect condition.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1437973
(stock #4612)
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A Japanese porcelain plate decorated with a dignitary beneath a parasol, attended by his servant, in a garden. The cavetto is unusually decorated with a continuous landscape, a device not often encountered on Arita porcelain. The use of linear shading is reminiscent of Chinese “Master of the Rocks” style. Arita, circa 1680~1700.
The back is entirely plain with four spur marks within the foot-rim.
This is the remaining plate from a set of three.
Approximately 21...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1437169
(stock #P-319)
A Japanese porcelain blue and white decorated flower pot, setting on three legs, and with a drainage hole. The pot is from Arita or Imari and was made during the Meiji Period. The pot measures about 9 3/4" high x 12 1/4" in diameter, and is in excellent condition. There are water and dirt stains that can be removed. The asking price includes shipping within the USA.
Zentner Collection
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Antique Japanese porcelain brush washer and brush rest in the form of Daruma. Derived from BodhiDharma, the monk founder of Zen Buddhism, this is a whimsical and utilitarian object for the scholar's table. After a long meditation, Daruma opens his mouth in a wide yawn, creating the water container portion of the brush washer. He stretches his arms up over his head, his hands together, making a perfect brush rest. Painted wearing his signature red robes, details in black and green.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1434175
(stock #4610)
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An unusual Arita blue & white porcelain plate, circa 1700 - 1750. A smaller dish with similar moulded and gadrooned edge and border of spiky foliage is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. FE.66-1970. An identical dish, dated from the first half of the 18th century is kept at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
The base with an apocryphal Chinese Ming Chenghua reign mark and 5 spur marks.
Approximately 21.2 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1434172
(stock #4607)
An Arita Export porcelain plate in Dutch ‘Kraak’ style. A plate with the same border is illustrated in the Impey Collection “Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Hotei Publishing, Amsterdam, 2002”, item 12. The border pattern shows a striking similarity to that used for V.O.C. orders produced at the Hikeoba and Sarugawa kilns. Circa 1680.
Approximately 21.7 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1433762
(stock #4604)
Hawkes, Asian Art
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An early Arita porcelain bowl made for export to the Far East. The decoration is based on a Ming Chinese dragon & phoenix bowl, the interior with a fish rising from waves. Fuyoyama or Tengudani kilns. See Impey, ‘The Early Porcelain Kilns of Japan, Arita in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century. Clarendon Press, Oxford.1996’ where several sherds are illustrated. Circa 1650 - 1680. Found in Cambodia. Must be of the earliest wares specifically made for export.
Approximately ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1433412
(stock #TRC209326)
This beautiful vase is a truly Japanese expression of a classical Chinese form. Fashioned after Song Dynasty pieces that are thought to have been introduced in the 9th century from Syria, the fine Kinuta celadon glaze is masterfully recreated by one of the most skilled Kyoto potters of the Meiji period. The outer ring of the foot is unglazed showing the fine porcelain clay this piece is constructed from and the glazed center bears the seal of the Imperial Court Artist who fashioned this piece.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1431854
(stock #EW3203)
EastWest Gallery
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An unusual Arita dish with an out-turned rim decorated in a greyish toned under-glaze blue with a Chinese Export Qianlong “Chinoiserie” style pattern featuring a conventionalised landscape of Pagoda and Islands surrounded by two bands of diaper containing four floral sprigs, Peonies and Chrysanthemums. The reverse decorated with further lotus flower sprigs and a “zhen wan”, precious trinket, type four character mark of commendation; the first two characters I have not been able to identi...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1910
item #1429968
(stock #TRC20902)
This Meiji period incense burner is made of fine white porcelain with a silver globe decorated with autumn foliage. As with much of Japanese pottery from this era, it is fashioned after classic Chinese pieces from the Song Dynasty. The potter, first generation Miura Chikusen, is of the same generation as many of the better known Imperial Court artists (Kozan, Siefu, Tozan, etc…) and just as accomplished in terms of mastery of technique, level of artistic expression, and volume of pieces produc...
Set of three large graduated Japanese Arita porcelain serving bowls, each decorated in underglaze blue with a landscape scene featuring a temple set against craggy mountains and trees. A flowing band of scrolling foliage encircles the exterior. Late Meiji Period to early 20th century. Base marked. In diameter, each measures: 10," 8 7/8" and 7 1/2." In height, they are 3 3/4," 3 3/8" and 2 3/4." Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or hairlines. From a Tucson, Arizona estate.
Japanese Antique Gold Enamel Kinrande Bowl made by XII Eiraku Zengoro (1823–1896) with Phoenix Motif and Exquisite Gold Kintsugi Repair
The bowl has a cobalt blue signature of the potter translated as "Made by Eiraku in Great Japan"
XII Eiraku Zengoro (1823–1896) belongs to one of the most influential Kutani pottery family in Kyoto in 19 century.
He became the head of the family in 1843 at the age of 20 with the name Wazen after retirement of his father Hozen.
This bowl is more likel...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1426624
(stock #4592)
Hawkes, Asian Art
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A fine Arita Export gourd-shaped bottle decorated in Chinese Transitional taste. Arita 1660 – 1680.
The enjoyment of nature.
The Catalogue of the Shibata Collection exhibits two similar bottles.
Another, a 39.8 cm tall example is illustrated in ‘Fine & Curious Japanese Export Porcelains in Dutch Collections’. Hotei Pub. 2003. In this the author, Professor Jorg, informs us that although large gourd vases are relatively common, smaller examples are much more rare. ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1426197
(stock #TRC20625)
This extraordinary vase is a truly Japanese expression of a classical Chinese form. Fashioned after cylindrical Song Dynasty pieces that are thought to have been introduced in the 9th century from Syria, the handles are of Chinese origin and represent the mythical "Chiwen" (Shichihoko in Japanese). This deity, typically depicted with the body of a carp, the head of a tiger, and the scales of a dragon, is believed to be a bringer of rain and a protector against fire. The outer ring of the foot is...
Japanese late Edo period cylindrical form porcelain lidded wine pot on a raised foot decorated in underglaze blue with bands of leafy flowers set against a white porcelain ground. Fixed upright U-shaped handle. Mid-19th century. 8 3/4" high to the top of the handle x about 8” across to the tip of the spout. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Typical minor production irregularities.
