Japanese Ceramics

A gorgeous 19th-Century Japanese Meiji Period Imari porcelain charger with a hand painted floral design in the traditional Imari colors with stunning gilt accents. This fine large pl...

This extraordinary 19th-century Meiji period Japanese Satsuma lotus-form bowl is an epitome of artistic mastery and cultural significance. Adorned meticulously with red and black koi...

An imposing, capital Japanese Imari-verte porcelain vase with hand-carved hard wooden cover. The vase, in a baluster shape, showcases a vibrant and continuous scene of elegant ladie...

Circa 1900 pair of Satsuma vases. Hand painted coastal landscape, mountains, women and children outside of elaborate homes. Signed on the bottom with the Shimazu Clan crest, wear to...

DOUBLE-MOUTHED VASE – Japanese vintage modern pottery vase with two spouts, Showa period, 20th century, approx. H 23 x W 18 x D 11cm (9.05 x 7.08 x 4.33in). Unidentified potter’s car...

Stunning Large Japanese Circular Form Imari Deep Cabinet Bowl or Centerpiece of outstanding quality and generous proportions, made during the last half of the Nineteenth Century poss...

Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari hand decorated Porcelain Vase of seldom seen double gourd form glazed porcelain, of generous proportions, now converted to an Electric Table Lamp,...

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary very large decorative porcelain charger in blue underglaze, extremely intricately hand painted, a stunning masterpiece by widely acclaimed award-w...

This is a good quality, hand decorated Japanese porcelain charger, large plate or bowl with an Imari pattern, dating to the late 19th centur...

Koro Satsuma Japanese ceramic Japanese glazed ceramic in various colors Meiji Style Circa 1940 Origin Japan It has traditional images painted on its front and back. The purpose of th...

Exceptional museum-quality Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand-painted in stunning cream, red, blue and black, a mesmerizing signed masterpiec...

Vintage Japanese Sake Flask Hip Flask Glazed Canteen Pitcher Pottery Vessel Folk Art Pottery 6.75 h x 7.5 w x 3.75 d Preowned original vintage condition Refer to images.

An exquisite, unique work by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his tenmoku and nuka trailing decoration glaze technique. Hamada first coated the plate with a thin slip made from a local clay or ochre. This particular clay is rich in iron and provides a darker unglazed background for the trailed Nuka and Tenmoku glazes to pop and radiate (which Hamada poured from a ladle in unique and spontaneous patterns). The original Hamada signed and stamped/sealed box...

A set of 3 Japanese porcelain Kenjo-Imari Dishes, Japan Edo Period, 18th century. 3 Imari octagonal porcelain dishes. Underglaze cobalt blue, enamels and gold. The decoration in the ...

Exceptional Japanese early Meiji period (circa 1870) signed Imari ribbed porcelain Bowl, extremely intricately hand-painted on both sides in cobalt blue underglaze and polychrome en...

Antique Japanese Porcelain Enameled Vase, Garden &Scene Pheasant, Made in Japan, C1910 Measures- 10.75''H x 6.25''W x 6.25''D

A fine antique barber's bowl. In Japanese Imari porcelain. With traditional blue underglaze and cold-painted iron red decoration and embellished with gilt highlights througout. The...

A wonderful and rare near pair of first quarter 18th century Japanese Edo Imari garniture vases of baluster form having silver-gilt paktong neck and...

A Japanese Taisho period brown Tamba Tachikui ware sake jar from the early 20th century with kiln marks, lower spout, cork and dark brown drip glaze. This early 20th-century Japanese...

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari charger plate with birds, tree branches and floral motif.

Extraordinary Japanese late-19th century Meiji period (circa 1875) Imari raised and ribbed porcelain deep charger, extremely intricately hand-painted on both sides in cobalt blue un...

A collection of 5 small Japanese wabi sabi pottery vases in beautiful earth tone. They are bigger than the usual mini vases as some of them are over...

This extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality decorative porcelain vase features a patch of thistle plants and flowers -- a traditional motif in Imari-Arita porcelain art. ...

A fine old or antique Japanese Imari porcelain tray. With red, blue and green painted decoration and gilt accents throughout. The bowl has three panels depicting a pair of mandarin...

Behold a collection of 5 mini Japanese wabi sabi porcelain vases, each a poetic celebration of seasons and nature's scenes. One features a romantic cherry blossom glaze with sky blue...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, painstakingly intricately gilded and hand painted in stunning deep blue in various shades on a stunning globular body, a ...

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari bowl with birds, leaves and floral motif.

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari charger plate with birds and floral motif.

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari charger scallop edge plate with figures, buildings, trees, mountains, birds and floral design.

An antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand with calligraphy décor and circular top. This antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand, adorned with exquisite calligraphy décor, is a testame...

A large and very fine quality late 19th century Japanese porcelain charger. Having classical motif hand painted decoration to the border with wonderful orange and blue colors. In lov...

This is charming large mid-20th century Japanese Arita blue & white charger that depicts a country mountain scene. The charger would make a great addition t...

A rare yellow ground Japanese ceramic charger 15.5 inches in diameter. Decorated on a yellow base with a bird, foliage and blossom in shades of yellow, blue, brown and green. S...

Small porcelain vase in Satsuma earthenware. The 4-sided body is decorated in polychrome and gold enamels with geishas in a garden, a mountain landscape, a bird on a flowering branch...

A fine antique handleless cup and saucer. In Japanese Arita porcelain. With blue underglaze and cold-painted iron red decoration. Embellish...

This a wonderfully large Imari Charger that dates to the late Meiji period. The charger features a central reserve of a traditional Japanese flower...

Exquisite contemporary Japanese museum-quality decorative porcelain vase, stunningly hand painted in blue, green and orange on a gracefully shaped pure white porcelain body, a signed...

This a great example of a very large Meiji Period Imari Charger. The charger is in overall very good condition with very minor indications of use. The charger is beautifully decorate...

The vase is potted in globular form with a tightly pinched neck and rolled top rim beautifully decorated with four highly detailed individual panelled scenes. The first a Geisha bari...

Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain matcha tea bowl, a unique piece platinum-gilded on the inside and hand painted in vivid pink and green on the outside set...

A large Japanese Imari deep charger, Arita, c. 1700, Genroku Period. Hand painted to the centre, with a large vase containing a profusion of flowers, upon a terrace. The broad border...

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this finely decorated Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma vase stemming from the highly regarded Kinkozan studi...

This is a stunning example of a very large late Meiji Imari Charger that measures 24" in diameter. Chargers of this size and condition are uncommon...

Mid-century early People Chinese Republic period hand enameled porcelain lidded urn vase, Jiangxi Jingdezhen Min Ci 6 Hao Cai mark under the bottom, Famille-rose Dimensions: height ...

A Japanese Meiji period barrel shaped Sake jar from the 19th century with hand-painted blue calligraphy and frontal spout opening. This Japanese Meiji period Sake jar, dating back to...

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this finely decorated Meiji Period (1868-1912), Satsuma vase stemming from the highly regarded Kinkozan stud...

A pair of fine quality Japanese Kutani foo dogs in rich polychrome enamels over porcelain. The pair date to the Meiji period (1868-1912) and are in lov...

A two-tone spherical incense burner. The 9-hole lid in grey-white glazed stoneware with gilded handle. The main body in glazed, veined earthenware. Made by master Katsuyoshi Kotoge (...

A beautiful Bizen pottery vase by artist Shibuta Toshiaki, in the shape of a flattened sphere with a triangular opening at the top, sliced cleanly with a confident gesture. A beautif...

This work of art by master potter Mori Taïga demonstrates his mastery of the material and the art of fire. One can imagine a libatory cup to celebrate a divinity, or more prosaically...

This very large dish was created by the talented young master potter from Bizen: Baba Takashi. One is quickly attracted by the undulating effect of part of the dish, a perfect contra...

A pair of small ceramic vases with superb surface decorations made by Japanese studio Seikozan circa 1890-1910s (late Meiji Period). One of the many artist studios that specialized i...

Kutani porcelain okimono of a cat, c. 1900. Meiji Period. £490.00 Kutani porcelain okimono, Japan, c. 1900. Meiji Period. Finely modelled as a sleeping cat, its hair delineated in g...

A large and whimsical glazed stoneware "Basket and Frog" vessel or basin by Ito Tozan I (1846 - 1920), Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. Impressed maker's mark to the underside readin...

Pair of antique (19th century) Japanese Imari porcelain vases with raised figurative designs later mounted as table lamps.

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality decorative vase, a masterpiece intricately hand-painted on a rectangular body of the finest Arita porcelain, which provides the per...

The vase of slightly bulbous form potted with a tapered body reaching a slightly pinched neck and rolled top rim is beautifully decorated with two large scenes. The first scene features a mountainous region with a river flowing through the centre with beautiful wash colours of green. A Bamboo plant can be seen hanging over the left of the scene with two Geishas walking amongst the flowers with children running around them. Further Geishas can be seen to the far right of the vase in front of a traditional Japanese building. The second scene an upstream version of the first with spectacular pink cherry blossom amongst a central river breaking the land in two with further figures with children. The scenes bordered by a strip gilt border featuring alternating images two depicting a Minogame. The shoulder of the vase is beautifully finished with complex rings of geometric scrolling borders with shades of teal, butterflies and one hundred treasures style decoration above gilt cartouches of the imperial style Kiku (chrysanthemum). The vase is signed to the base Dai Nippon, Kyoto Tojiki, Goshi Kaisha, Okamoto Ryozan 京都陶, 磁器合, 資会社,岡曰本亮山 with the Yasuda Company Mark (Yasuda Kyoto Tojiki Goshikaisha) which translates as the Yoshida Kyoto Ceramic Joint Stock Company and dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) circa 1900. Yasuda Company was founded in 1896 by Gensei and Yoshizaburo Yasida two brothers from Kyoto. The companies full name is Yasuda Kyoto Tojiki Goshikaisha which translates to Yoshida Kyoto Ceramic Joint Stock Company. They were a manufacturer and dealership based in Kyoto and active during the second half of the Japanese Meiji-era specialising in decorative works including Cloisonne and Ceramics, today they are best-known for their Satsuma pottery wares. The company gained a good reputation and great respect for their high quality works which were executed by some of the best artists of their time. As well as Okamoto Ryozan, they worked with celebrated artists such as Sozan, Kizan, Hozan and Seikozan. Ryozan was born Nakamura Tatsunosuke and was trained by the legendary 10th generation potter Nishimura Zengoro who himself, used the artist’s name “Ryozan”. After Nishimura’s death in 1851, Nakamura Tatsunosuke adopted the name “Okatomo Ryozan” in order to pay tribute to and honour his master. Ryozan went on to become the Head Artist at the Yasuda Company of Kyoto where he confirmed his reputation as one of the great Satsuma artists of the generation. Minogame 蓑亀 are long-lived turtles with long strands of algae growing from their shells. The algae drapes down from their shells and resembles a farmer’s straw raincoat (mino) from which they get their name. They are considered very auspicious creatures throughout East Asia. The long algae on their backs is reminiscent of the long beards of sages and wise men. Because of this and their long life span, they are a symbol of long life and prosperity and appear frequently in paintings, sculpture in Japanese culture. The minogame is a symbol of longevity and happiness and has an important role in the well-known legend of Urashima Taro...

A Japanese Hirado ware water dropper used in calligraphy dating to the Edo Period (1603-1868). The whimsical, molded design features an array of sea creatures and shells on the base ...