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Footed Japanese Koransha Porcelain Dish
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Pre 1920 item# 55004 (stock# 2B-462)
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Elegant Koransha white porcelain footed dish with dramatic design of large underglaze blue leaves, small overglaze turquoise leaves and overglaze red enamel berries outlined in gold. Meiji/Taisho period. Two blue rings encircle the high foot, beneath which is found the Koransha mark of the scented orchid painted in underglaze blue. The subtle background shading moves from pure milky white at the top of the dish and changes to a lighter and then somewhat darker shade of blue as it surrounds the l ...click for details
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Japanese Match Safe with Chrysanthemums
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Pre 1920 item# 496201 (stock# 6B-397)
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This unusual copper match-safe is wonderfully decorated in high relief with blossoming spider chrysanthemums. Meiji/Taisho period, early 20th century. Both sides feature two large spider mums, their gracefully arching petals beautifully rendered in superb detail. Because it was used to carry wooden stick matches, the case’s bottom has a grooved strike-a-light. Probably the most frequently represented flower in all of Japanese art, the chrysanthemum has been respected in Japan since ancient times ...click for details
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Fukagawa Porcelain Vase with Dragon & Clouds
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Pre 1920 item# 416403 (stock# 2B-737)
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Lovely little Japanese porcelain ovoid from vase decorated in underglaze gray enamels and overglaze iron-red enamel and gilt with a dragon emerging from swirling storm clouds. Meiji period (1868-1912). The base is marked with the mountain trademark of the Fukagawa Porcelain Manufacturing Company painted in underglaze blue. Accents of gilt encircle the foot and the neck and highlight the two simulated ring handles on either side of the vase. Fukagawa porcelain is generally noted for its fine qual ...click for details
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Rare Japanese Aka Carpet, Meiji/Taisho Period
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Pre 1920 item# 731428 (stock# 12-185)
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This beautiful hand-knotted cotton pile Japanese carpet (“dantsu”) with its stunning and bold design originated from Aka in Hyogo Prefecture, an area famous for its carpet production during the Meiji and Taisho periods. Ca. 1910-1925. This particular carpet was created in classic Ako dantsu design with the pattern of “kani-botan” (the name of a family crest formed of crab-shaped peonies) with a double key fret border. The natural dyes produced wonderful subtle shades of indigo blues and tans on ...click for details
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