20th Century Ceramics

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...

Antique Chinese late Qing dynasty early 20th century porcelain hat stand vase, reticulated with quatrefoils to the round cylindrical body, hand painted with a pair of large and small...

20th Century green and white enamelled cast iron radiator cover with opening access doors to the front and sides. Very good condition and no r...

Vintage hand painted porcelain foo dog - unsigned - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor signs of age and use. Size - 2 3/8...

Antique Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white ginger jar, hand painted with two double happiness characters on scrolling foliage background with large peony blossoms in cobalt blue. ...

This carved trumpet vase is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. This piece is a porcelain vase with a design reminiscent of an ancient Chinese altar piece...

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...

Vintage famille rose porcelain dancing court lady - hand painted - indistinct impressed marks to the interior of the base - China - circa 1930. Excel...

Pair of vintage Chinese vases decorated with raised motifs including flowers, ornaments such as vases and vessels, on a light grey crackl...

This very large and substantial bowl or basin is signed by and unknown artist and originates from China, dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Chinese Export style. The...

Hakuji is a form of Japanese pottery and porcelain, usually white porcelain, originated as an imitation of Chinese Dehua porcelain.

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...

20th Century Japanese ceramic vase

Vintage orange, white & gold garden seat. Overall pattern of leaves and flowers.

Large Karatsu Bowl

Pair of very fine vintage Chinese export blue and white hawthorn ginger jars, finely decorated with reserve plum blossoms. The white porcelain bisc...

Chinese, 20th century.
A pair of blue and white scalloped bowls with figural scenes to interior and surrounded by foliate motifs.
Marked to underside.
Approx: 5.875"

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Jardinières 100 Antique Pattern, Late Qing Period Circa 1900 Marked A magnificent pair of Chinese Ex...

Marked at base, Japan, 19th century. Provenance: Collection Nieuwenhove. Condition: Minimal age signs like some ware to enamel. 1 process flaw or damage to base rim. Size: 330 x ...

Early 20th century Chinese Famille Noire porcelain ovoid ginger jar with lid. Wonderful ovoid shape jar with nature themed design hand painted with large birds, flowers, koi fish, l...

A Chinese vintage altar vase from the mid 20th century, with celadon crackle finish and flaring neck. We currently have 3 vases available, priced and sold $1,300 each. Created in China during the midcentury period, this tall altar vase charms...

Pair of porcelain doves. China. early 20th century. Famille rose glaze. Measure: 7.25in high.

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 ...

Chinese, 20th century. Chinese. A porcelain oxblood red porcelain horseshoe water pot of bell shaped body. The deep red glaze has an underglaze cloud motif as photographed. Kangxi...

An exceptional pair of polychrome Chinese Rose Medallion palace vases of monumental size with flared decorated lips, several different carto...

Vintage Chinese Famille Noire porcelain ginger jar with lid, c. 1920-30s. Impressive ovoid shape jar hand painted with vibrant colors on matte black glaze. Each side features a pict...

Blue and white baluster form porcelain vase with Zhongfeng mark on base, c. 1960s. Beautiful vase with a sweeping mountainous scene and unique calligraphy script. A unique Chinese p...

This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white large Dish or Plate, marked to the base with the Qing, Kangxi mark( 1662-1722) but dating to the Kangxi reviv...

This temple jar is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. An uncommon blue and grey pebbled and textured field contrasting w...

Chinese Scholar Object Oxblood Porcelain Bowl - Kangxi Mark. A porcelain bowl in oxblood glaze with a Kangxi type mark to underside. Approx: 3...

Chinese, late Qing Dynasty.
A good quality antique porcelain vase depicting two women picking flowers under a colorful tree. Lion head handles and story marked to verso.
Ap...

Fantastic pair of mid-century Chinese ceramic polychrome incense censer foo dogs, circa 1970s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of yellow, green and brown; the pair mea...

During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...

These are a very good Large pair of Chinese foo or lion dogs on plinth's, sometimes called temple lions made of metal and hand gilded with fine detail, all in the Ming style but dating to the 20th century, Circa 1920s period. These are an unusually large pair of Foo Dogs...

A pair of Asian Chinoiserie style table vases by Andrea by Sadek. Hand painted famille vert porcelain with vivid colors, primarily greens, depicting bok choy & butterflies, gold trim...

This temple jar is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. This piece is a porcelain vase with a design reminiscent of the fa...

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...

Chinese. A porcelain peachbloom oxblood porcelain vase with fitted base. Kangxi type mark to underside. Approx: 8.25" H X 2.5" W.

A pair of large glazed ceramic planters with an Asian scene. The vintage terracotta planters are ochre and brown in color and have notched...

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...

Monumental pair of antique Chinese late Qing to early Republican period Famille Rose Porcelain vases. The vases of baluster form with appli...

A Mid 20th Century Chinese Export style decorative porcelain vase with stand, unbranded. A beautiful multi-color porcelain broad urn shaped vase with hand painted Chinoiserie scenes, a textured finish, and a separate decoratively carved round wood stand...

Very beautiful large white-blue porcelain basin or fruit bowl or cup. The large white bowl is decorated with a blue floral-themed composition, including foliage, lotus flowers and ma...

Chinese, mid century. A pair of turquoise blue ceramic foo dog sculptures, likely circa 1950 or 60.

This huge 23" tall vintage Chinese porcelain blanc de chine statue represents Xi Wang Mu (西王母), the revered goddess of the Western Paradise, a figure of imm...

Chinese, Hongxian mark circa 1915-1916.
An antique famille rose porcelain story bowl marked with 4 character Hongxian stamp.
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White glaze porcelain jar with dragon motif. Dimension: the widest diameter in middle part is 10.8" height is 11.5"

Kutani porcelain okimono of a Japanese Green Pheasant, Japan, Meiji Period. The pheasant modelled, perched upon a large gnarled branch. Decorated in typically vibrant enamels, and he...

A Mid 20th Century Asian style decorative porcelain vase with stand, unbranded. A beautiful multi-color porcelain urn shaped vase with hand painted Chinoiserie scenes, a textured fin...

This Pickling Jar was once used to pickle eggs and features a wonderful array of hand-painted motifs which include birds, foliage and other subtle symbols and patterning. The hand-pa...

Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs from China, circa 1950s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of yellow, green and brown; the pair measure 14"W...

Very beautiful enameled porcelain statuette of the God Shou Lao, also called the old man of the South Pole. He is a Chinese Taoist god, Incarnation of t...

Large Pair of Chinese Export Sancai Glazed Foo Dogs China, 20th Century An exquisite, large-scale Sancai glazed pair of Foo Dogs, featuring elaborately decorated Foo Dogs with rema...

Large pair of antique Chinese porcelain foo dogs. Stunning pair of antique Chinese hand decorated porcelain foo dogs or foo lions. T...

This is a vintage ginger jar. An English, ceramic spice pot in foliate decor, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Fine decorative appeal with ...

A ceramic lidded celadon vessel made by Japanese potter Uichi Shimizu (1926-2004) circa post 1980s. The vessel was known as Mizusashi in Japanese and used as a freshwater container t...

This is a dramatic, colorful large pair of Chinese foo dogs hand painted in rich tones of green, blue and gold, 20th century.

A beautiful Chinese ceramic garden stool ,Classic barrel shape with Famille Verte glaze depicting figurative groups in garden settings. E...