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1950s Decorative Tea Canister Lidded Jar Japan
By Wendell August Forge
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Decorative Wheat Tea Canister Japan narrow Lidded Jar stamped Japan 12.5 h x 6
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Metal

1950s Lovely Decorative Tea Canister Lidded Jar Japan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Lovely Decorative Tea Canister Japan narrow Lidded Jar stamped Japan 10.75 h x 5 diameter
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Metal

Japanese Tea Ceremony Mizusashi Water Jar by Master Porcelain Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese signed and hand painted porcelain mizusashi/Water Jar features an attractive
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Gold

Japanese Green Blue Tea Ceremony Mizusashi Water Jar by Master Porcelain Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary hand-painted porcelain mizusashi water jar in green and blue
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Shonzui Style Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Small Tea Jar, ca 1630-1670
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Amazing Lidded small incense or tea jar from the Edo period. Very nicely potted and with a lovely
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Enamel Lidded Jar
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period lidded jar decorated with cloisonne enamel shield shaped panels
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Jars

Materials

Enamel

Blue Porcelain Mizusashi Jar by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
frogs making bow and arrows. Mizusashi is a lidded fresh water jar used in the traditional Japanese tea
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Red Gold Mizusashi Jar by Master Porcelain Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary jar/mizusashi, extremely intricately hand painted in red, green and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Gold

Japanese Green Porcelain Mizusashi Water Jar by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
reverse side of the lid. Mizusashi is a lidded fresh water jar used in the traditional Japanese tea
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue Yellow Platinum Porcelain Lidded Jar by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
water jar used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony to replenish the boiling kettle and rinse the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Gold Purple Red Porcelain Lidded Jar by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary signed porcelain Mizusashi/lidded water Jar in a striking dimpled
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Green Gold Red Mizusashi Water Jar by Porcelain Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
). Mizusashi is a lidded fresh water jar used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony to replenish the boiling
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Gold

Japanese Blue Gold Mizusashi Water Jar by Master Contemporary Porcelain Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
water jar used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony to replenish the boiling kettle and rinse the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Gold Red Porcelain Mizusashi Lidded Jar by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
available upon request. Mizusashi is a lidded fresh water jar used in the traditional Japanese tea
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Jars

Materials

Gold

Kuniyaki Tea Bowls and Tray Set After Nonomura Ninsei Japan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Kuniyaki Tea Bowls and Tray Set After Nonomura Ninsei Japan. Kuniyaki tea bowls set, after
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Tête a Tête Tea Set with Butterflies
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Tea service for two people (tête-à-tête) Satsuma earthenware, Meiji period, 19th c. With
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Four English Tea Tins
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good set of four English 19th century tea tins, numbered 41, 46, 53 and 65, retaining original
Category

Antique 19th Century Georgian Jars

Materials

Tin

Contemporary Japanese Blue Gray Gold Porcelain Matcha Tea Cup by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary porcelain tea cup/matcha cup, hand painted in blue underglaze in stunning
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

Materials

Gold

Japanese antique pottery "Shigaraki" large vase/1400-1500/Natural glaze pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I have received a very nice Jar. This is Shigaraki ware, one of the six great kilns that have
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Jars

Materials

Pottery

Imari Pavilion Pattern Blue and White Tea Set c 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Re
Located in seoul, KR
period, influenced by Japanese Imari ware. Imari porcelain, produced in the Arita region of Japan. It
Category

Antique 1720s Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Kenji Fujita Ceramic on Oak Jar Box Japanese Studio Craft Tea Caddy Tobacco
By Kenji Fujita
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Tottori Japan, c.1950s Turned Oak Tea Caddy with Ceramic Inlay by ceramicist Kenji Fujita.
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Japanese Antique Shigaraki Tsubo Jar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Japanese stoneware storage jar, known as tsubo from Shigaraki kiln, circa 17th-18th
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Edo Period Japanese Aoki Mokubei Jar Japan Figures Trees
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A Japanese Aoki Mokubei Jar. Edo Period. The inside base has a fish between the
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Cloisonné Covered Jar by Ando Jubei
By Ando Jubei
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese cloisonné enamels are known as shippo-yaki and the mid-19th century saw the production of
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Japanese Tsubo Jar with High Relief Crab Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese stoneware tsubo (storage jar) circa 19th century (Meiji period), likely made in one of
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Massive Ceramic Jar Tsubo by Japanese Potter Tsujimura Yui
By Tsujimura Yui
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive and magnificent ceramic Tsubo jar by Japanese potter Tsujimura Yui (1975-). Inspired by
Category

Early 2000s Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Beautiful Japanese Antique Pottery Jar/1573-1600/"Tanba" Ware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is called "Tambaware" in Japan. Tamba is a historic kiln located in Hyogo prefecture, Japan
Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Antique Shigaraki Jar "Uzukumaru"/Japanese Vase/14th-16th Century/Wabi-Sabi
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
During the Muromachi Period (1392–1573), the concept of wabi-sabi was formed from the tea ceremony
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Awaji Pottery Manipulated Jar Gloppy Drip Glaze Zen Tea Ceremony Vase
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Awaji Pottery jar with dents and slashes covered in layers of thick lava glaze, circa 1930
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Awaji Pottery Manipulated Jar Heavy Drip Lava Glaze Wabi Sabi Tea Ceremony Vase
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Awaji Pottery jar with dents and slashes covered in layers of thick lava glaze, circa 1930
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Ceramic Vase by Ito Tozan I Meiji Period
By Ito Tozan I
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stoneware vase of a jar form was finely decorated with low relief carving and delicate colored
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Cizhou Lotus Carved Jar, Song-Yuan dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This jar features a carved design, which is typical of Cizhou ware. It has a creamy white and brown
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Bizen Pottery Mizusashi with Mottled Glaze and Black Lacquer Lid
By Fujiwara Rakuzan
Located in Prahran, Victoria
This elegant water jar for tea ceremony (Mizusashi), from the Okayama prefecture of Japan features
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Lacquer

Antique Chinese Ceramic Storage Jar Song-Yuan Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
cultures such as Japanese, Philippine and Borneo Dyak people. A jar named "Chigusa" was acquired by Freer
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Moon Jar / Korean Antique vase / Joseon Dynasty / 18th Century
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
It's a wonderful moon jar. It is a rare size that is suitable for the alcove of a Japanese tea room
Category

Antique 18th Century Korean Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary porcelain tea service from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, is a sophisticated and artistic take on a tea
Category

2010s Italian International Style Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Korean antique pottery jar/17th-19th century/Beautiful glazed /Joseon Dynasty
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
scratches. It didn't leak even when I added water. This seems to have been used as a tea utensil in Japan
Category

Antique 18th Century South Korean Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Shigaraki the Potters' Valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan Hardcover Book by Louise Al
Located in North Hollywood, CA
jars and tea ceremony wares from clay. This book examines the political, economic and artistic history
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Books

Materials

Paper

Meiji Style Antique Teakwood Dragon 20th Century
Located in Lomita, CA
her collection in our offerings of snuff bottles, bowls, jars, a pair of tea cups, a teapot, a vase
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Teak

Awaji Pottery Art Deco Vase in Tricolor Drip Glaze
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Awaji vase in traditional tea jar form with multicolored drip glaze drizzling down from the
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Vases

Materials

Pottery

Book Ko-Sometsuke Masahiko Kawahara Chinese Porcelain Ming Kyoto Shoin, 1977
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
jars, tea cups, tea caddies, bowls, ewers, wine bottles, wine cups, writing implements, containers for
Category

20th Century Books

Materials

Porcelain

Cizhou Rectangular Pillow with Carved Decoration, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
a time when the tea houses of the capital were adorned with the works of renowned painters. Although
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

A Cizhou Yuhuchunping, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
when the paintings of famous artists adorned the walls of tea houses of the capital. While this type of
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Stoneware

Cizhou slender meiping, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
walls of tea houses of the capital. While this type of pottery did not apparently attract Chinese
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antiquities

Materials

Stoneware

Cizhou carved bean-shaped pillow, Song-Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century
Located in seoul, KR
when the paintings of famous artists adorned the walls of tea houses of the capital. While this type of
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinoiserie Antiquities

Materials

Stoneware

Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Water Kettle Japan Meiji Dragonfly Motif
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a signed Lid, Dragonfly Motif with Bronze Lid and Hollow Fukurobari
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Kettle Japan Meiji Wood Grain Pattern Solid Handle
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a wood Grain Pattern with Iron Lid and Solid Moku-Tsuru Iron Handle. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Water Kettle Japan Meiji Ruyundo Ihada Texture Signed
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a signed Body, Ihada Texture with Bronze Lid and Solid Moku-Tsuru Handle
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Water Kettle Japan Meiji Ruyundo Ihada Texture Signed
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a signed Lid, Ruybundo, Ihada Texture with Iron Lid and Hollow
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Tetsubin Iron Bronze Brown Kettle Japan Meiji Floral Flower Motif Bas-Relief
Located in Monterey, CA
This Japanese Tetsubin has a Floral Motif in Bas-Relief with Bronze Lid and Hollow Fukurobari Iron
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Lidded Jar with Incised Poem by Otagaki Rengetsu
Located in Berlin, Berlin
water jar for the Japanese tea ceremony. Despite her tragic life, the work exemplifies the subtle beauty
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Ban-ni Sumida Gawa Pottery (Ginger Jar with Lid)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
near the Asakusa pottery district near Tokyo Japan. It was commonly known as "Poo Wear". This style of
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

17th Century Shigaraki Storage Jar for Rice Crackers with Natural Ash Glaze
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Fantastic early Edo-period storage jar. With its sharp-angled shoulders and almost vertical sides
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Ash Glazed Lidded Jar with Arrow-Notch Type Mouth by Kaneshige Makoto, 1945
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Outstanding Bizen fresh water jar (mizusashi) with arrow-notch type mouth (yahazu-guchi) by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Ceramic Pot with Lid Japanese Mizusashi by Makoto Yabe
By Makoto Yabe
Located in Atlanta, GA
century. The lidded pot is known as Mizusashi in Japanese tea ceremony and is used to hold cold water for
Category

Late 20th Century American Japonisme Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Old Vintage Oribe Japanese Tea Ceremony Pottery Zen Mizusashi Water Jar Signed
By Oribe
Located in Wilton, CT
Old or antique Oribe pottery tea ceremony Mizusashi (water jar), circa early 20th century. Measures
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Pottery

Signed Shigaraki Meiji Period Tea Storage Jar
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptionally beautiful signed Shigaraki tea storage jar that dates to the later Meiji
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Tea Caddy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Japanese porcelain tea caddy with cover. Hand decorated in a delicate fashion with an
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Awaji Pottery Sunny Yellow Tea Cannister Ginger Jar Vase
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Awaji tea jar vase in bright yellow glaze, circa 1920s. 11" high, 5" diameter. Excellent
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Pottery

Lidded Jar
By Louis Reilly
Located in Kansas City, MO
Louis Reilly Title : Lidded Jar Materials : soda fired stoneware Date : 2019 Dimensions
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware, Tea

Lidded Jar
H 9 in W 9 in D 9 in
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Japanese Tea Jar For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese tea jar for your home. Each Japanese tea jar for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, pottery and stoneware. There are 14 variations of the antique or vintage Japanese tea jar you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the Japanese tea jar you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Japanese tea jar bearing Art Nouveau, Art Deco or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. A well-made Japanese tea jar has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Awaji Pottery, Fitz and Floyd and Kenji Fujita are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Tea Jar?

Prices for a Japanese tea jar can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $124 and can go as high as $3,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,345.
Questions About Japanese Tea Jar
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    Japanese tea cups are usually called Yunomi, which are cylindrical in shape. They do not have any handles. These tea cups are made of ceramic materials and are the most common tea cups used in Japan. Grab your unique Yunomi tea cups on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A Japanese tea house is referred to as chashitsu. A sacred ritual from the 9th century takes place in a tea house — Japanese tea is prepared and served by ceremony masters that adhere to a strict protocol. Tea houses are made of wood and the floor area is covered with tatami mats, where guests sit during the ceremony.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Japanese teapot is called a kyusus, while the everyday drinking glasses for tea are called yunomi. For more formal occasions, a chawan tea bowl is used. You can shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese tea sets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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