A Japanese Seto Ware Ishizara Plate – 18th/19th Century

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1837 VR: item #699645
ICHI 1286

This is a fine Seto Ware stoneware ishizara plate, with a cream-colored slip over a buff stoneware body and painted over in gosu blue and in iron oxide with a design of a small bird flying next to a tall bamboo stalk. Seto was one of the "Six Old Kilns", the six major ceramic traditions of medieval Japan. This plate is an excellent, characteristic example of Seto folk pottery. The ishizara plates were heavy plates used at village inns and wayside booths to serve travelers with herring or fish an... Click for details

Antique Japanese Kutani Vase

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #698939
KUTA-001

An unusual-shaped Kutani vase with panels of birds and landscapes on a background scrolling tendrils surrounded by a thickly applied blue-green glaze. All symbols (phoenixes, birds, chrysanthemums, etc.) are symbols of good luck, strength, and prosperity. The stamp on the bottom is a "Fuku" character which means happiness and good luck. Age: 1920 or earlier. Size: H. 16cm. W. 12cm. Condition: No repairs, chips, or breaks.

Japanese Pottery Brush Holder - Kyo-Yaki

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #696416

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.

Japanese Early 20th Century Sake Delivery Bottle

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #695118
SMK-06-M(c

Japanese early 20th century sake bottles made for delivery from sake supplier to local bars and restaurants. Each bottle has the suppliers name and type of sake written on sides. The bottles would be recognized, picked-up and refilled. Minor chip to bottom and old cracks. Bottle measures 10" tall and 5" in diameter.

Japanese Early 20th Century Sake Delivery Bottle

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #695112
SMK-06-M(b

Japanese early 20th century sake bottles made for delivery from sake supplier to local bars and restaurants. Each bottle has the suppliers name to be recognized for pick and refills. Type of sake is also written on side of bottle. Minor chips to lip and old cracks. Bottle measures 10 1/4" tall and 5 1/4" in diameter.

Japanese Early 20th Century Sake Delivery Bottle

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #695110
SMK-06-M

Japanese early 20th century sake bottles made for delivery from sake supplier to local bars and restaurants. Each bottle has the suppliers name to be recognized for pick and refills. The type of sake is also written on the side on the bottle. Minor chip to lip. Bottle measures 10 1/2" tall and 5 1/4" in diameter.

A Kyoto Pottery Okimono of a Standing Daruma – Signed

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #693328
Ichi 134

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

A Japanese Pottery Bowl with Design of Buddha – Meiji

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1910: item #692505

An interesting Japanese stoneware bowl with an overglaze picture of what appears to be either Buddha in a relaxed position or possibly a Buddhist priest. The design is done in a chocolate brown glaze over a cream colored slightly crackled base glaze. The bottom of the bowl has the same cream color with the single exception of a fine brown line that encircles the bowl. The foot is unglazed and shows impressions of the finger prints of the pottery – not signed. We date the bowl to the middle to la... Click for details

Japanese Bizen Hanging Wall Pocket Vase

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1920: item #692144
SB-56

This fine example of mingei folk ceramics is a hanging wall vase in the form of a double gourd which came from kilns in Bizen province and dates to the late 19th/early 20th century. This piece was potted from a hard dark gray clay with a dark brick-red or brownish-red exterior color and was unglazed when fired. Leaves, stems and tendrils have been modeled and applied by hand to the gourd, creating a pleasing low relief decoration. There is a small hole on the upper back where the vase would hav... Click for details

Edo Period Japanese Stoneware Water Dropper

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware Pre 1837 VR: item #690951

Appearing to be a finely-modeled shell standing upon three tiny feet, this Edo period (or earlier) Japanese stoneware object was, no doubt, prized by several generations of scholar-calligraphers. There is what appears to be a tiny leaf next to the water fill opening. It measures 3" in length, and 2 1/4" high other than a barely visible restoration on one foot, the piece is pristine, with the ususal potting flaws typical of stoneware.