A desireable yet simple Japanese "Yukimi" antique lantern crafted in heavy thick Bizen pottery in three pieces which we date to early to mid 20th century and originally from an old Japanese tea garden. It measures about 12" high and 12" wide at top. It is a fine and mildly weathered, well cared for example well suited to a tea garden or small exterior location!

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This is a very large, fine and important Japanese Hirado Blue and White Porcelain Covered Jar. It features an okimono of an 18c. style shi shi as its finial. This jar has multiple circular plate and charger decorations on its body and over the top of the lid. The Jar also has traditional blade pattern foot rims and symbolic decoration on the top. It is in excellent condition with no damages or losses. The Jar measures 17 1/2" x 13" in Diameter, and dates to first part 19th century (1800-1860)...

This is a fine and important Japanese Seto Porcelain Garden Art Work. It is hand painted with birds over floral decorations over the top, panoramic sea-scape with with mountains and houses around its body and possesses two openings as handles on its sides. Lastly it features superb, symbolically decorated upper and bottom rims. It is in excellent condition with no damages or losses...

A large and impressive, fine quality Meiji period circa 1890 Imari charger of splendid "Herons"- birds in a breathtaking and glistening classical matrix of cobalt blue, white, pink, black, iron red, and gilt colors. This is not your normal and average charger- an unusual design of birds rarely found now and worthy of display in your home or office. The reverse painted in underglazed blue and signed. Both sides in equally fine condition, minimal wear to the gilt...

A fine Meiji period pair of glistening blue, white,and gilt decorated porcelain bowls or plates coming from Koransha pottery in a stunning hard to find "school of fish with flower blossoms" carp or koi motif and "four flying geese with moon" patterns. The reverses both signed and painted with classic Koransha marks. Dimensions: 8.25"d x 1.5"h

Condition: Excellent, with no chips, hairlines or restoration. Minimal wear to gilt areas...

Cheerful art, this is a fine and large scale late Meiji period painted and carved wooden sculpture okimono of legendary figures Ebisu and Daikoko- two of the Seven Lucky Gods from Japan that bring luck and wealth to their owner! This is a gorgeous, early and lovely carving with finely painted detail- subtle colors of gold, red, black, and gray- now hard to find and especially in this collectible size...

A huge and stunning possibly one-of-a-kind brilliant crackled blue-green almost turquoise with a splash of dark blue, glazed modernist vase is circa 1880 and from Awaji pottery. This pottery was located on Awaji island in Japan between Honshu and Shikoku. It was founded about 1830 by a doctor named Minpei in the village of Iga...

A stunning and massive 22" diameter hand painted porcelain hibachi in ovoid form. Early 20th century. The milky white body is decorated with six underglaze blue fan designs which depict scenes of bamboo, iris, prunus, Mount Fuji and pine trees. Blossoms are delicately painted in underglaze copper red. The top rim features a repeating blue floral motif. There is a key fret design encircling the top of the piece, below which there is a distinctive blue and white diaper pattern...

A fine Japanese art nouveau form bronze flower vessel Signed "Yoshi Massa". This lovely Japanese bronze flower vessel usubata was cast in a desireable "gourd" form in a three piece sectional style including an art nouveau drooping leaf motif around its shoulder. It is signed in three places: "Yoshi Massa." Mid to late 19th century. The shoulder and base are fully decorated with leaf...

Quite exceptional multi glazed large scale flower vase with Kutani incised stamp bottom. Iris' galore! We date this piece to the early part of the 20th century. Please take note that we found a barely perceptable professional lamp hole repair on base...

A stunning possibly one-of-a-kind brilliant crackled blue-green almost turquoise glazed modernist vase with a splash of dark bluish tones is circa 1880 and from Awaji pottery. This pottery was located on Awaji island in Japan between Honshu and Shikoku. It was founded about 1830 by a doctor named Minpei in the village of Iga. The Awaji potters were masters of their crafts, specialists in using high-fired, white or cream colored clay that's almost like a stoneware and using brilliantly toned gl...

These versatile Chinese antiques make superb incense holders or potpourri containers! The lids of these round Qing dynasty paktong handwarmers have lovely openwork patterns and date to the mid to end 19th century. These handwarmers are made of the silvery alloy paktong (“pai-tung” or “baitong”). The heavily cast plain surface bodies have a swing handle which is attached to its sides on decoratively shaped side supports cast from paktong.

In the winter months, handwarmers would be f...