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...

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...

This is a remarkable Imari porcelain bowl dating from the Edo period (1615-1868). It is not only in impeccable condition, with very minimal enamel wear, its design is rarely seen and the dragon very finely drawn in blue and gold inside the bowl is a fantastic sight...

A wonderful Imari porcelain bowl dating from the end of the Edo period (1615-1868). It is decorated with flowers painted in the rich red and blue colors of Arita ware, underlined with gold, and typical Japanese patterns.

The bowl is in good condition; there are some enamel losses in the red patches on the outer part of the bowl (please see pictures)...

This splendid vase is a Satsuma porcelain. It dates from the Meiji period (1868-1912). The vase features motifs of a crane and kiri (paulownia) flowers drawn in golden lines and bright enamel colors over a yellowish, finely crackled glaze. It is signed Eicho.

Satsuma porcelain is a more than four hundred year old tradition...

This very fine sake set 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...

This attractive koro (incense burner) 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 wonderful plate is a Nabeshima porcelain ware. It was made around the end of the Edo period (1615-1868). It is part of a set of five plates.

Nabeshima porcelain is world-known for its high level of quality. At the end of the 17th century, the Nabeshima clan who ruled the Saga domain, located near Arita, moved the kiln they were patronizing deep into the mountains, in the Okawachiyama village, where it could difficultly be accessed...

This beautiful koro (incense burner) 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...

This wonderful porcelain box 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...

This spendid porcelain bowl 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...

This remarkable pot is a Seto Sometsuke piece, made during the latter part of the Edo period (1615-1868). In the beginning of the 19th century, a potter named Tamikichi Kato (1771-1824) brought the porcelain firing techniques back to the town of Seto, an important pottery production center...

This sublime bonsai hachi (pot for bonsai) 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...

This splendid shuhai (sake cup) 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...

This magnificent cat is an antique porcelain from the world renown ceramic producing Japanese town of Imari. It was made during the Meiji period (1868-1912). Imari ware have been sought after from the 17th century, when a Korean potter established the first porcelain producing kiln on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The exporting of porcelain from Japan to Europe quickly flourished. First copied from Ming Chinese ware, Japanese porcelain slowly evolved into a genre of their own attaining high...