This very beautiful set of two futaoki (lid rests) was made by a recognized Kyoto potter named Nakamura Suiran, born in 1942.

Nakamura Suiran, who learned his trade from his father, is specialized in Cochin ware (Kouchi-yaki, in Japanese)...

Here is a beautiful set of 6 small hand-painted porcelain plates made at the kiln of Kakiemon XII (1878-1963). The name Kakiemon has been associated with superior craftsmanship since the 17th century...

This interesting small bronze piece was probably made during the Meiji period (1868-1912). It represents a kind of small lobster or a large shrimp. It probably used to have antennae as well...

This amazing jar dates from the end of the Edo period (1615-1868). It was made in the ancient Buzen province (current Fukuoka prefecture) near the area where Agano ware was also made, in a town name Takawa, at a kiln called Kaharu. The seal at the base of the jar is a combination of the first characters of those two nouns.

The style of Denko pottery is very much similar to Agano pottery and clearly influenced by the Korean Buncheong tradition...

An attractive set of 5 plates made in the Seto style of pottery during the Meiji period (1868-1912).

The first Seto kilns were established in the 13th century. In the 16th century, most of them moved to the Mino province (current Aichi and Gifu prefectures)...

A wonderful set of 5 small plates made during the Meiji period (1868-1912) in the Satsuma style of pottery.

Satsuma porcelain is a more than four hundred year old tradition. Like many others in Japan, it was born at the end of the 16th century, after Japanese warlords came back from Korea with Korean potters and their techniques to be used to make ware, especially tea ceremony ware, for their private use...

A remarkable inro (traditional Japanese case) made during the Meiji period (1868-1912). It is made of lacquer with inlaid gold and decorated in sublime details with motifs of flowers designed in red or dark lacquer, some sprinkled with nacre. The netsuke is decorated in the same fashion as the inro, and the ojime is made of coral.

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The inro is signed Keigetsu...

Here is an intriguing bowl dating from the Meiji period (1868-1912) with a shape and decorations not often seen. Inside the bowl, four carps are depicted in exquisite details and very fluid forms...

This wonderful set of 10 small plates was made during the Meiji Period (1868-1912). All of them are decorated with different scenes inspired by the famous “Views of the Tokaido” better known as Ukiyo-e works made by Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Hokusai (1760?-1849)...

A beautiful set of two tokkuri (sake pouring vessels) dating from the Meiji Period (1868-1912) and made by one of the masters of the genre Kutani Shozo (1816-1883).

The two flasks are decorated with flowery motifs and the picture of a pond in which dwell a duck and a turtle, in the typical rich Kutani palette of red, blue and green, underlined with gold...

A splendid vase made during the Meiji period (1868-1912) by a recognized artist named Kano Seiun, born in 1871. Kano Seiun was active from the Meiji period until the beginning of the Showa period (1926-1989). His work was exhibited in Paris in 1900 and is now in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.

The vase represents a carp swimming under a plant, in low and medium relief. The carp seems to be swimming leisurely towards the furthest branch in a very much alive scene...

Here is an exceptional, beautifully crafted lacquer Suzuri-bako (writing box) dating from the end of the Edo period (1615-1868). The box is decorated with inlaid and sprinkled gold and silver.

This box contains a suzuri (ink stone) a suiteki (water dropper) made of brass and a brush, which still has hair. Its lid is decorated with motifs of bamboo leaves, plum flowers and pine cones; together they form the“shochibukai”, a symbol of happiness...