Set of Five Ko Kutani Revival Style Plates

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #750455
2B-443

Set of five 19th century Japanese Ko Kutani (Old Kutani) style ceramic plates in the revival style likely from the Yoshidaya kilns. Each plate is freely decorated in rich overglaze enamel colors of yellow, blue, green, red and aubergine depicting a characteristic Chinese figure in a landscape. Each plate has a “pie crust” raised edge with a diaper design within its border, the flat rim outlined in a reddish brown glaze (“beni ye”). This accentuates the thickness of the biscuit as well as furnish... Click for details

Unusual Antique Japanese Crane Form Studio Pottery Vase

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #749704
TCR2360

Crackled blue-green dotted with oil-spots in brown and blue cover this very unusual early 20th century studio vase in the shape of a crane, the elegant birds head fully 3 dimensional looking back over its shoulder. I have never seen a piece like this before. It is likely, judging by earth and glaze, from the area of central Kyushu, Agano or Onta. It is 9-1/2 inches (24 cm) tall, and in excellent condition.

Antique Japanese Mingei Tamba Gourd Vase

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #749387
TCR2359

A fine example of the misshapen forms which exemplify the Japanese aesthetic of musakui no sakui, the intention of no intention. This crushed and squeezed Tamba vase is covered in dark iron, speckled with licks of flame yellow. It is 8-1/2 inches (21.5 cm) tall and in excellent condition, enclosed in a kiri-wood box.

Antique Japanese Mingei Kamahen Karatsu Vase

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #749110
TCR2358

A small tokkuri has melted into the side of this large antique Chossen Karatsu Vase , a kiln miss-fire. Raw dark earth supplanted by rivulets of dark ame-yu glaze frosted above with crackled green tinged white. A very unusual piece, as ordinarily mistakes were destroyed. Was it done purposely or testament to the violence within the kiln, where 40 percent loss is standard? An example of rare chance or musakui no sakui, the aesthetic of intention of no intent; we will never know, however it cl... Click for details

Antique Meiji Period c.1890 Shigaraki Tea Storage Jar

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #748891
KA574

Beautifully adorned with the trademark Shigaraki blue and green nagashi overglazes on a white hagi base. This tea storage jar is in excellent condition and dates to the Meiji Period c.1890. Excellent condition; no cracks or chips. (11" x 8") (28cm x 20cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance to USA or Western Europe $70.

Japanese stoneware bowl, Eiraku mark, c. 1880

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #746644
2767

A Japanese stoneware bowl modeled as a half-melon, enamels decoration of scattered jewels (tama). This bowl has an impressed Eiraku mark and dates to the Meiji period, c. 1880. It measures 4 inches high X 8.5 inches wide, or 10cm X 21.5cm. No damage but slight wear to gilding on rim.

Edo Period Bizen Pottery Model of a Tiger, Signed

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #743890
2B-698

This boldly modeled Japanese Bizen ware okimono depicts a stylized tiger and dates to the late Edo period, ca.1800-1850. The signature of the artist “Shotan” is stamped on the base of the tiger’s tail. The animal is seated on its hindquarters, looking to the left with a fierce expression. The skill of the potter is clearly shown on the wonderfully modeled head with its prominent tongue and teeth, wide open mouth and the hollow eyes. Fur markings and stripes are incised over the entire body, whi... Click for details

An Oribe Rectangular Dish – Meiji

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #743342

A slab molded Oribe dish dating from the late Edo to early Meiji period. The top of the dish has been glazed with a tan glaze and then had a muslin cloth imprinted on it. The characteristic dark green Oribe glaze was then applied to the sides and dripped down towards the base of the dish. On the bottom, the dish is unglazed and has an unusual feature of parallel stripes that were made either with the potter’s fingers or a spatula type tool. There is a potter’s mark in an ovoid cartouche – howeve... Click for details

Antique Japanese Carved Sandstone Lantern Toro

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1900: item #740082
D106

Beautiful antique three section Japanese lantern, or Toro. This item dates to the mid Meiji-Period (c. 1890), and is hand carved from solid sandstone. The largest section is the base, which measures roughly 18" wide, 19" deep, and 9" tall, and weighs 160 pounds. The middle section measures 8" by 9" by 30" inches tall, and weighs 113 pounds. The top measures 19" by 16" by 9" tall, and weighs 108 pounds. The toro is in excellent condition, with no cracks or major chips. There is some dust an... Click for details

A Japanese Pottery Incense Burner (Koro) - Meiji

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #737891

This is a handsome pottery koro for incense that has a cutaway design of flowers from which the incense smoke arises. The stoneware koro has a black under glaze and then a milk chocolate brown second glaze wiped on above that so that the black shows through in streaks. The base of the rim of the top and the bottom of the koro are both unglazed allowing us to see the granular nature of the clay used to form the koro. There is an impressed mark on the bottom but is too smooth from firing to be abl... Click for details