Large Antique 19th-20th C Meiji Japanese Kutani Statue of a Man, Figure

Description Large, lovely and very nicely made Kutani statues It's a moulded porcelain statue with underglaze blue decoration, depicting the ancient Chinese mythical figure of Shide ( Jittoku in Japanese) holding a broom. Jittoku's name literally means "the Foundling". Jittoku was a foster child in the care of a nearby Buddhist monastery, where he swept the kitchen floors...

Nicely made artifact of high quality. Condition No damages, just some ware due to age. Size 180mm wide 110mm depth 50mm high Period 19th century 20th century Meiji Perio...

Fabulous Satsuma vase with a circular mountainious landscape scene with a bridge and ladies in a pagode garden. Condition Overall condition some spots of enamel loss on the body,...

Description Faboulous japanese porcelain plaque. Very high quality painting of a Mountain landscape. Marked with signature. Condition Small age signs like a small scratch i...

Large and very lovely piece. With mark Condition: Overall condition perfect (only crackle lines all over). Size: 369mm x 59mm Period: Meiji Periode (1867-1912).

A very nice pair of small statues. Good for home decoration. The mark reads: ?? Kutani ?? Taniguchi (the maker name). Condition hands missing, part...

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...

A large and extraordinary pair of Meiji period yellow porcelain vases with hand painted floral decoration. Wonderful color and presence, truly statement vases. Overall in remarkable ...

"Late Meiji era Kutani vase, circa 1903. A beautiful porcelain blue ground centered by an intricate Geisha flanked by gold figural Foo Dog handles. Features a floral and foliat motif throughout. Signed along the base. Kutani ware, Japanese porcelain made in Kaga province (now in Ishikawa prefecture). The name “Old Kutani” refers to porcelain decorated with heavily applied overglaze enamels and produced in the Kaga mountain village of Kutani. The powerful Maeda family had established a kiln there by 1656. The clay bodies used were gray and coarse-grained. On most pieces—dishes and bowls were especially common—a white or blue-white matte glaze was decorated in dark, restrained colours, initially greens, yellows, and some reds, and later purples and dark blues. Some items had cobalt blue decoration under a white glaze. The most noted Old Kutani pieces are “Green Kutani,” in which most of the surface is covered in a green or blue-green glaze to which one or two colours have been added (or the glaze is applied evenly over a design executed in black). The bold designs of Kutani ware drew freely from Chinese ceramics, paintings, and textiles. They are renowned for their rich pictorial ornament executed in lively, intense lines. Owing to local financial problems and difficulties in obtaining the necessary pigments, the Kutani kiln was abandoned some time in the Genroku period (1688–1704). Ceramics production in Kaga enjoyed a renaissance early in the 19th century, however, including the establishment of another kiln at Kutani in the 1820s. In addition to a revival of the styles of Old Kutani ware, there arose a style using gold on a coral-red ground, which was perfected during another spate of activity that began in the 1860s. Technical advances were made and Western-style pigments were adopted, and by the 1890s modern Kutani...

Antique Meiji period Japanese porcelain temple jar with intricate hand painted decoration and gilt. The jar in Classic Kutani colors with floral and phoenix birds all over the top an...

A large and impressive fine quality 19th century Imari vase, with hand painted classical floral motif and inset panels painting of playful Foo Dogs. Japan, Meiji period, late 19th c...

Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese, Meiji Satsuma vase with a double gourd form. The design incorporates underwater plants with golden Koi Car...