Japanese Kutani sugar jar and cream pitcher, decorated with men and women in garden scenes on one side and finely plumed birds on the other. This set is finely painted in typical kutani red colors with gilt highlights. The handles are bamboo style and shape. There is no top to the sugar jar.
Signed: Each piece has the Kutani signature mark on bottom.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: Sugar jar, 3-3/4”H x 5-1/2” (handle to handle); Creamer 4-3/4”H x 4-1/2” (spout to handle); 1.2 lb.
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Japanese Satsuma Bowl with Maple Leaves
Description: Beautifully painted Japanese Satsuma scalloped bowl with gilt edge. The interior of the bowl is decorated with a maple tree and autumn leaves. There are also birds flying over red and pink blooming flowers outlined with gilt. The exterior has three sections of maple leaves.
Signed: There are Japanese characters written in gold over a rust red background on the bottom.
Date: c1912–1926.
Size/Weight: 2-1/8”H x 4-3/4”Diameter; 7 oz.
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Japanese Satsuma vase with a gilt edged scallop top and a long neck above a finely decorated body. The vase has an alternating design of gilt edged flowers, chrysanthemum and peonies, with the other designs of lozenges and triangles of blue and red flowers with gilt outlines. The primary colors are orange, green pink, purple, blue and rust-red. There are two gilt chrysanthemum Satsuma mons on the neck of the vase. Unsigned.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 7-1/8”H x 3”Diameter; 1 ...click for details
Matched Pair of Japanese Kutani covered tea cups in two sizes - His & Hers. The cups have a gilt/gold ground, decorated with flying white cranes (thousand crane design), on the tops and sides.
Marks: Both cups are signed on the bottom with an ironstone red Kutani mark.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 4-1/2”H x 3”Diameter & 4”H x 2-7/8”Diameter; 1 lb. (together)
Condition: Excellent condition with no breaks or cracks.
Japanese Kutani covered tea cups in two sizes – his & hers. The cups have an orange red ground, accented with a gold topped fan design featuring a lake, trees, and mountains. The cups are also decorated with white cranes and hand painted Japanese character marks.
Signed: Each cup is signed on the bottom with a red Kutani mark, in addition to the characters on the tops and sides.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 4-1/2”H x 2-3/4”Diameter (lg) 4”H x 2-1/2”Diameter (sm); 1 lb.
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Japanese Imari scalloped plate with an chrysanthemum design with cobalt, light blue and gilt edge with three reserves of ironstone red and gilt ground and cobalt circle with gilt design. The center has a village scene. The primary colors are ironstone red, green cobalt, white, aubergine, and orange. The backside has ironstone red and cobalt floral and scrolling leaf design. There are no marks.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 8-1/2”Diameter; 1 lb.
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Japanese Imari shallow bowl/plate with two alternating designs of (1) circle with crane and jui-I surrounded by cobalt ground with gilt design; (2) flowering tree and pine tree in a fan design with a ironstone red/gold fan. Center has an under glaze blue design. The back of the plate is light blue with a 2-character Japanese mark.
Date: From 1900.
Size/Weight: 8-1/4”Diameter; 1.2 lbs.
Condition: Excellent condition with no breaks or cracks.
Japanese Imari rice bowl covered with chrysanthemum flowers and archaic sword tips of cobalt, ironstone red and gilt. The center of the top has a 4-character signature. The bottom has the same design ending with a lighter blue under glaze petal design with flowers.
Date: From1900.
Size/Weight: 3-7/8”H x 5-1/2”W; 1.2 lbs.
Condition: Excellent with no breaks or cracks.
Japanese Imari covered rice bowl. The two pieces have two alternating designs of (1) fan design with flowers and half of an ironstone red flowers (2) cobalt ground with gilt and whole ironstone red flower. This design is duplicated on the base. There is a two-character mark in the center of the top. The bottom has an under glaze blue design.
Date: From 1900.
Size/Weight: 3-7/8”H x 5”Diameter; 14 oz.
Condition: Excellent condition with no breaks or cracks.
Japanese cloisonné yellow vase, decorated with two-tone pink roses and buds, along with a single royal blue flower and blue bud on the lower right side. It has a variety of light and dark green leaves, and sharp brown thorns on each of the stems. The yellow glaze on the interior of the neck has a thin groove or split which was likely from the initial glazing. The designs are outlined with silver wire. The rims on the top and bottom are silver.
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