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...

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)...

This remarkable hanaire (flower vase) is part of a series of mostly antique and vintage items that we recovered from the storehouse of a retired construction contractor. His house is located in the southern part of Kyoto, where buildings from the Edo and Meiji periods still stand. His son not being interested in inheriting his father's collection, we were asked to take them out, and we are now able to present them to you.

The vase dates from the Edo period (1615-1868)...

Here is a wonderful antique koro (incense burner), the top of which is a Chinese Ming Dynasty piece for which the ninth bearer of the Raku name, Ryonyu (1756-1834) made a recipient.

The Raku style of pottery is a Kyoto tradition born more than four hundred years ago. It was created by Chojiro (? – 1589), a Kyoto potter, under the guidance of Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591), a tea master, to cater to his needs for tea bowls that would echo the principles he set for the tea ceremony...

This magnificent tokkuri (sake flask) is a Karatsu ware, made during the Edo period (1615-1868). Karatsu is the name of a small seaside city, located in the Northern part of Kyushu, the third largest island of the Japanese archipelago. Karatsu has been an important pottery production center since the 16th century. After having invaded Korea (1592-1598) the Japanese warlords brought back Korean potters and their techniques, to be used for their own needs as tea ceremony practitioners...

Very fine Satsuma ceramic incense burner by the foremost potter from Kagoshima prefecture at the turn of the XXth century, Keida Masataro. The crackled creamy glazed body is decorated with different kinds of flowers painted in gold and color; the same flowers are depicted on the delicately pierced cover of the incense burner, surrounding a central golden chrysanthemum...