Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art (75)

An antique flask much like a tokkuri used for transporting sake, the "abura" (oil) "dokkuri" (flask) was used to transport oil products. H.27cm (10.5"), Body Dia.16cm (6.25".) This one is from the old Echigo (present-day Niigata Prefecture) which had stores of oil used for heating and lighting that were shipped up the Japan Sea coast north to Hokkaido. This example is wonderfully pitted with oil over a white glaze, produced at one of the no longer existent folk kilns of the Echigo region...

The Ainu of northern Japan produced their own clothing throughout history with a variety of materials such as elm bark fibers and animal skins/furs. In later years, contact with the Japanese included trade for textiles such as indigo dyed cotton. This Meiji Era robe has a base of aizome cotton with cut-out applique in a garment known as "kapara amip" in the Ainu language, or lightweight robe...

Bowl, Khalong ware, North-Central Thailand, ca. 14th-16th C. Underglaze iron decoration of "Vajra" (thunderbolt / diamond, representing firmness of spirit or/and spritual power in Buddhism) and circular band on interior. Exterior decoration of scrolling vines. H.2.5"(6.5cm) x Dia.6.25"(16cm.) The kilns of Central, Northern, & Western Thailand were active predominately in the 14th to 16th Centuries. Wares were made for local consumption as well as for export...

Bowl, Sisatchanalai (Si Sichanalai) district of Thailand's Sukhothai Province, formerly known as Sawankhalok (Sangkalok,) ca. 14th-16th Century. White glaze with underglaze iron floral decoration and circular bands. H.2.625"(6.75cm) x Dia.6.375"(16.25cm.) Excellent condition. The kilns of Central, Northern, & Western Thailand were active predominately in the 14th to 16th Centuries. Wares were made for local consumption as well as for export...

Bowl from Sukhothai region, Central Thailand, ca. 14th-16th Century. Green glaze. H.2.875"(7.25cm) x Dia.5.5"(14cm.) A small food bowl in the shape used today for rice in North Asia (Japan, China, etc.) The shape would have been prized in its day in Japan as an export ware of Thailand used as a Tea Bowl for matcha (Matcha Chawan.) Excellent condition, still suitable for matcha use today. The kilns of Central, Northern, & Western Thailand were active predominately in the 14th to 16th Centuries...

Blue glazed bowl with "Chocolate Base" (bown slip applied to foot ring base) from Vietnam, ca. 15th - 18th C. Small gold/lacquer repair to foot ring (see enlargements.) Excellent condition. The beautiful and rare blue color highlights the green of whisked matcha when used as a Matcha Chawan (Tea Bowl, see enlargements.) H.2.75"(7cm) x Dia.5.25"(13.25cm.) Vietnam has had a large ceramics industry serving both domestic and export markets for much of it history...

A canning jar from an early American pottery. H.8.5'x Base Dia.5". This 19th century canning jar (pot) has a rich brown glaze (Albany slip?) and exhibits the simple beauty of traditional functional pottery. It makes a wonderful flower vase.

Celadon Bowl with incised lotus petals and character "ji" (Japanese = "kichi,) "Good Luck, fortune" on interior well. Ming Dynasty China, ca.1368-1644. H.2.75"(7cm) x Dia.5.125"(13cm.) Excellent condition and suitable for Matcha Chawan (Tea Bowl) use. Very small glaze chip on rim. Most likely provenance is Longquan ware, Zhejiang Province. Celadon wares of similar design were an important export item from these kilns from the 12th through 17th Centuries...

Celadon Bowl with incised floral pattern on interior, Vietnam, ca. 14-17th C. H.2"(5cm) x Dia.5.25"(13.25cm.) Small gold/lacquer repair to rim. Suitable for use as Matcha Chawan (Tea Bowl.) Includes "kibako" (wooden box.) Vietnam has had a large ceramics industry serving both domestic and export markets for much of it history. There has been considerable influence from China at various times, but it has also developed a separate tradition...

Small white ceramic Bowl, Burma, ca. 14th-16th C. Faint green glaze drops on interior. H.2"(5cm) x Dia.4.125"(10.5cm.) Burmese ceramics have been widely found in western, northern, and central Thailand...

Connical-shaped ceramic bowl with impressed floral patten on interior. Vietnam, ca. 14th-17th C. H.2.375" x Dia.6.75"(17cm.) Similar wares were made in the 1th-16th Centuries in the region of current-day Hanoi and Hai Hung Province that have been excavated in Thailand. Vietnam has had a large ceramics industry serving both domestic and export markets for much of it history. There has been considerable influence from China at various times, but it has also developed a separate tradition. What ...

Ceramic Jarlet with underglaze cobalt blue decoration of birds and grasses on the body and lotus petals around the shoulders. Vietnam, ca. 15-17th C. H.2"(5cm) x Dia.2.125"(5.5cm.) Vietnam has had a large ceramics industry serving both domestic and export markets for much of it history. There has been considerable influence from China at various times, but it has also developed a separate tradition. What is known as An nan (Annam) ware was highly prized among tea masters in 16th-17th Japan. ...

Jarlet with Underglaze Cobalt Blue decoration of lotus petals and arches. Vietnam, ca. 15th-17th C. H.1.75"(4.5cm) x Dia.2.125"(5.5cm.) Vietnam has had a large ceramics industry serving both domestic and export markets for much of it history. There has been considerable influence from China at various times, but it has also developed a separate tradition. What is known as An nan (Annam) ware was highly prized among tea masters in 16th-17th Japan. This refers to the region of northern Vietnam...

Tea leaf storage jars used in Japan like this were produced in and out of Japan from about the 15th century onwards. I wish I could say that this is one of the famous Muromachi Era "nanban" wares from the Phillipines or Southern China that are so prized by Japanese tea ware collectors, but it is one of the replica items made up through the Meiji Era in Seto, Japan. Still, the Japanese kept the traditional shape and produced many fine chatsubo in their own right. H.38cm (15") Body Dia.35cm(13.75"...

Shallow dish from Khalong kilns of Northern Thailand, ca. 14th-16th C. Underglaze iron decoration of pikul flower petals ( "Mimusops elengi," "Jewel Flower," a flower traditionally, and still today, reserved for use by royalty or religious orders) and scrolled lines. H.2"(5cm) x Dia.7.875"(20cm.) The kilns of Central, Northern, & Western Thailand were active predominately in the 14th to 16th Centuries. Wares were made for local consumption as well as for export. The Thai kingdoms of the Cent...

Ceramic Dish, Khalong kilns, North-Central Thailand, ca.14th-16th C. Underglaze iron design of chrysanthemums. (This pattern is actually refered to as "Black Crow" in Thailand, but resembles chrysanthemum patterns.) H.2"(5cm) x Dia.8.5"(21.5cm.) Excellent condition, with wooden box.

E-Gasuri (Kasuri) Futonji, Picture Ikat-woven Bed Cover; Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. Four-panel kon (dark-blue) indigo-dyed cotton bed cover, woven with e-gasuri (picture) ikat technique creating images of Otafuku (goddess of happiness & mirth) and Plovers, squares, and crosses. An excellent example of the picture ikat tradition of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture on the north end of Kyushu Island. Top cover only, no backing or wadding, good condition. 7” (18cm) tear to one end of cloth. Ca. 19...

Indigo dyed cotton wrapping cloth, furoshiki, from late Meiji Era. The family crest stencil dyed (katazome) into the corner is "anzu-botan" (apricot-peony). L.133cm (52.25") x W.130cm (51").