£265.00
A pair of porcelain plates made for export to Europe at the end of the 17th century. The dishes with shallow foliate edges, the cavetto decorated with flower stems in the manner of Astor pattern porcelains. The centre of the plates feature a fine decorative flower basket. The back of each plate has a typical Kangxi lozenge mark.
Just under 22 cm and 21.5 cm diameter. The edge of the first plate has some small nibbles ...
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A beautifully crafted representation of the young Krishna dancing away with the butter he has just stolen from his mother’s kitchen. Great detail in the adornments and fine condition. 18th century or earlier.
Approximately 14.5 cm high. 748 grams weight.
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£245.00
Buddha sat in a mediative pose, one hand in his lap, the other connects to the earth. The head has been dressed with gold paint, the hair exhibits traces of blue. A good quality sculpture that seems to have had a hard life and has seen better days. There is a bruise to each upper arm, one larger than the other and some distortion to the bottom of the lotus base.
Approximately 9.5 cm high.
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£245.00
The kiln is noted for overglaze enameling introduced by Dohei in 1835 and the gourd-shaped bottles decorated with maple leaves are perhaps the best known of all. This example is decorated with coloured branches and Ming dragons set within a frame of red lattice. The body is stoneware covered in a finely crackled clear glaze.
This is a genuine old bottle, in overall good state ex...
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Approximately 7.5cm long., 6.5 cm high. Perfect condition.
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£1,850.00
Approximately 30.7 cm high. This vase appears to have had a charmed life, the enamels, and especially the gilding, are in an exceptional condition.
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£135.00
Approximately 6.5 cm high.7.5 cm maximum width.
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Approximately 16 cm diameter. Good condition generally with just some minuscule flakes to the black lacquer on the back and light wear from use.
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£110.00
Approximately 28.5cm high. One or two small dents from use.
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Unusually, the coloured decoration appears to have been applied in Europe, not as ‘clobbering’ but in reserves left blank for just such painting. Sotheby’s sold a pair of jars and covers, perhaps from the same workshop, as “Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century, the painted decoration, Piedmontese.” Sotheby’s, 1...
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Made for the European market during the last quarter of the 17th century and probably copied from a Dutch metal version. These coffee pots have a purpose-made opening in the lower body but taps seem to have been fitted upon arrival in Europe. This example has been fitted with a hinged pewter lid and the taphole has been stop...
£420.00
Each base has a ‘Fuki Choshun’ four-character mark in underglaze blue.
Two similar bowls are illustrated in the Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, #2673 and #2674. Dated to 1690~1730.
Approximately 9.5 cm square at the mouth and 6.8 cm high. One with a little very light age related non-stained crazing on...
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Approximately 20cm high. Weight: 1.30 kg. Fine condition.
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Two dishes of very similar shape are illustrated in the Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, items 2604 and 2635, dated to 1690 ~ 1730.
Approximately 13.8cm wide. In fine condition. In the photograph of the back the foot-rim looks a...
£135.00
Two dishes of very similar shape are illustrated in the Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, items 2604 and 2635, dated to 1690 ~ 1730.
Approximately 14cm wide. In fine condition. This dish has a fine scratch in the porcelain, benea...
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The Yoshidaya kiln was a short-lived venture, situated in Yamashiro, intended to revive earlier Kutani-style wares. The founding investor was Toyota Denuemon IV (aka Sekio, lived 1751-1827), a businessman who used the professional name Yoshidaya. He chose not to situate his kiln in Kutani because of the ...
£185.00
The delicate porcelain bowl decorated with breaking waves, autumnal maple leaves and chrysanthemum flowers. Within the foot-rim is a coloured ‘clove’ mark. The lid, of similar design, sports a splendid flowerhead knop.
Approximately 15.2 cm diameter. Generally in good state but with some stained crazing. The rim of the bowl has small flakes filled with white. The lid has a little roughness on one part of the ...
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A fine and large porcelain bowl with a brown glaze draining from the mouth and leaving the rim with an attractive white line showing off the foliate edge. Within the foot-rim can be found the six-character mark shen de tang bo gu zhi, which may be translated, 'Antique made for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue'. The clear glaze has a distinct pale blue-green tinge. Noted is that the interior of the bowl exhibits a s...
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In 52 years of business I have found only two of these unusual vases, this one I kept for my collection.
Approximately 16.7cm long. Perfect condition with only a little w...
£220.00
The Shibata Museum compendium has a pot of similar shape and cartouche, no nail head texture or iron dressing but with additional cobalt decoration, item#3782. 1780~1820.
This example is approximately 17.5 cm high. The handle has a very obvious stress crack but no other problem. Fine ...
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The Yoshidaya kiln was a short-lived venture, situated in Yamashiro, intended to revive earlier Kutani-style wares. The founding investor was Toyota Denuemon IV (aka Sekio, lived 1751-1827), a businessman who used the professional name Yoshidaya. He chose not to situate his kiln in Kutani because of the site's remote location, but his wares emulate the earlier Kutani wares in a variety of ways.
Approximately 15...
£220.00
Each is approximately 6.5cm high, 6cm long. The first is in fine condition with some firing lines as issued. The second has a largish chip to the tail and leans slightly.
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£185.00
A similar whistle is illustrated in Christiaan J. A. Jorg’s ‘Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections.’
Approximately 7.4 cm long. Perfect condition.
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£295.00
Modeled in the form of a partially unfolded fan and decorated with a figure on a riverbank, the river and a solitary boat before him. The naturalistically modeled back is plain and has three thickly potted circular feet. Mukozuke were used to serve the kaiseki meal, part of the for...
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£1,250.00
Approximately 19 cm diameter, 22 cm high (on stand). In good condition overall with only some signs of use on the belly of the censer to report. The censer and stand weigh 4.3 kg.
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£180.00
Approximately 20.3 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 16.9 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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A similar but smaller example is illustrated in The Complete Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, item 2276.
Approximately 16.5 cm wide. Perfect condition.
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A similar whistle is illustrated in Christiaan J. A. Jorg’s ‘Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections.’
Approximately 7.6 cm long. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 20.7cm diameter. Perfe...
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£725.00
Approximately 14cm high x 11cm wide. Fine condition with only some minuscule wear to the gold enamel on the top surface to report.
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d = 19.4 cm. Perfect condition
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£320.00
Approximately 18.8 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£320.00
The cup is approximately 8cm diameter, the saucer is 14.8cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£110.00
Approximately 14.4 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 14.4 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£110.00
Approximately 14.6 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£145.00
An identical dish is illustrated in the Shibata Collection Vol.4, #303 where it is dated to 1770~1800.
Approximately 17.8 cm diameter. The dish has some light wear from normal use but is otherwise in fine condition.
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£145.00
An identical dish is illustrated in the Shibata Collection Vol.4, #303 where it is dated to 1770~1800.
Approximately 17.8 cm diameter. The dish has some light wear from normal use but is otherwise in fine condition.
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£145.00
An identical dish is illustrated in the Shibata Collection Vol.4, #303 where it is dated to 1770~1800.
Approximately 17.8 cm diameter. The dish has some light wear from normal use but is otherwise in fine condition.
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For a similar plate see ‘Ko-Imari Porcelain from the Collection of Oliver Impey, Barry Davies Oriental Art, 1997’ where it is noted that sherds of similar examples have been found at the Kakiemon kil...
£145.00
An identical dish is illustrated in the Shibata Collection Vol.4, #303 where it is dated to 1770~1800.
Approximately 17.8 cm diameter. The dish has some light wear from normal use but is otherwise in fine condition.
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£145.00
An identical dish is illustrated in the Shibata Collection Vol.4, #303 where it is dated to 1770~1800.
Approximately 17.8 cm diameter. The dish has some light wear from normal use but is otherwise in fine condition.
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£120.00
Approximately 18.5 cm diameter. Fine condition. ...
£120.00
Approximately 18.5 cm diameter. Fine condition. Tiny ...
£120.00
Approximately 18.5 cm diameter. Fine condition. Tiny a...
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Approximately 22 cm diameter. There is a filled flake to the front edge at roughly 12 o’clock, otherwise fine.
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21.7 cm. Diameter, perfect condition.
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The back is entirely plain with four spur marks within the foot-rim.
This is the remaining plate from a set of three.
Approximately 21...
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The censer comes with the original box with inscriptions on the lid and front panel, alongside a paper label.
Approximately 6.7 cm by 6.7 cm, 9 cm high. Perfect condition with only a little wear to the patina from use. This is exaggerated by my lighting. The tomobako is ...
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The base with an apocryphal Chinese Ming Chenghua reign mark and 5 spur marks.
Approximately 21.2 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£165.00
Approximately 19.4 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£225.00
Approximately 22 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 21.7 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£345.00
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£280.00
See Shibata vol II #612, for another example, dated to 1690-1710.
Approximately 17.4 cm diameter. In perfect condition.
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Approximately 9.7cm high. Perfect condition. Remarkably fresh looking with no wear to the enamels.
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