Japanese art pottery vase c.1900 TANZAN ?

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #670272
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A Japanes pottery vase with elephant handles very finely decorated with resist glazes in an archaistic chinese style on smooth ground glazes of black and green. This is a tour de force of the decorators skill. It is very much in the manner of Tanzan and possibly from his studio.

Dating from c.1900, it stands 7 3/4inches (19.7 cms) high.

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Water jar, karako with bag, Kato Shuntai, Japan 19 c

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #668423
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Mizusashi in the shape of a Chinese boy, holding Hotei’s large bag. Over brownish beige very fine stoneware a layer of mottled brown glaze, over which a blue-green finely crackled flambé dripping glaze. The inside with brown mottled glaze, the bottom left free. In the bottom the impressed mark in an oval cartouche of Kato Shuntai. Japan, 19th century.
Height: 3 ¼ in.; diameter: 6 in. (8.3; 15.2 cm) ... Click for details

Gourd shaped ewer, flowers, river, Kyoyaki, Japan 19thc

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #668169
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Gourd shaped ewer or water dropper. Cream colored stoneware with finely crackled clear glaze, on which a decoration of blossoms and lucky symbols along a meandering stream between mountains in red, green, blue, yellow, aubergine enamels and gold. Kyo yaki, or Kyoto Satsuma. Japan, 19th century. The stopper is missing.
Height 4 7/8 inches (12.3 cm).... Click for details

Fine Japanese Old Bizen Plate, Peony Relief 19c

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #667161
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The size of Plate: 5 5/8" Dia x 3/4" High. Beautiful Japanese Old Bizen Plate. It is made wonderfully detail relief work of Botan (peony) design. The wokmenship is superb with relief work of peony as well as the mesh work background. The condition of plate is excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. A couple of Hittsuki at the backside edge from kiln. Dating from Edo Kouki(late Edo). 1800-1850.

Unusual Antique Japanese Oribe Lacquer Covered Dish

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #665537
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A very rare Edo period Oribe pottery lidded dish covered outside with black lacquer with maki-e designs of various patterns (likening to Tsugaru-nuri lacquer-ware) surmounted by three worn gold dial. The circular images are of popular literati themes, a hut in trees, steep mountain vision and geese in flight. Inside plum blossom and chrysanthemum with flashes of Oribe green over pale crackled glaze. The dish is 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) diameter, 2-1/2 inches (6.5 cm) tall. There is a small gold ... Click for details

Antique Kenzan-style Plate

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #662584

Ogata Kenzan (1663 Kyoto – 1743 Edo), was a genius ceramic artist and designer who took the world of Japanese pottery to a new level and branded a style of ceramic that is still in the making today. Kenzan’s style, which departed from Kyoto sober tea ceremony ware tradition, was colorful and in my humble opinion, very avant-garde in shapes and designs and influenced artists in Japan and the rest of the world, including renowned British potter Bernard Leach (1887 – 1979). Because of the widespr... Click for details

Antique Japanese Early Taisho Oribe Plate c.1920

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #660578
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Early Taisho Period splendid antique Japanese Oribe plate with spout. Trademark rich Oribe olive greens with brown flowers and lattice motifs. No cracks or chips. Mint condition. c.1920. (17" x 3") (43cm x 7cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance to USA or Western Europe $110.

A Bizen Double Gourd Vase - Meiji - Tozan

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #660452
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A sizable Bizen double gourd vase signature is with two applied handles and numerous yellow spots of the natural ash glaze used when firing Bizen. The base carries the signature of TOZAN. It measures 10” high and is 5” diameter at the largest part of the lower waist. We estimate it dates to the late 19th to early 20th century, Condition is excellent. Bizen pottery, along with the pottery of the Seto, Tokoname, Tanba, Echizen and Shigaraki regions is one of the six potteries of the Middle Ages.... Click for details

Antique Japanese Unusual Satsuma Stoneware Samurai Dish

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #658872

Antique Japanese Satsuma stoneware Samurai subject plate. Ca.late 19th century/1900. Depicts a samurai scene with horse and snow. Very well painted in various enamels. Excellent condition. Impressed artist seal on bottom. Diameter: 9.5". Height: 1.25".

Antique Japanese Tall Satsuma Stoneware Vase Signed

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #658869

Antique Japanese Satsuma stoneware tall vase. Dates from the 19th century. Signed by the artist in iron red. Depicts various women and flying birds. Nicely painted in various enamels. Very good condition. One small firing bump on surface. Very well painted. Height: 9.75".