Large Meiji Period Bronze Twin Handled Urn with Decoration

Large Silk flower arrangement in cement Urn. Gorgeous twin handled urn. Solid cast cement or stone. custom made silk floral splay. In excellent...

Large English Ceramic Jardiniere with Silk Flowers. Beautiful and colorful bouquet to brighten any room. The jardiniere is stamped on the bottom. Will post better photos soon. Cermic...

Antique Religious Thurible/Censor/Font/Planter or Chandelier. This was possibly a church thurible for burning incense in or a water font or baptismal font. Use as a planter to hang a...

Rare and Collectible Weller Dupont Jardiniere circa 1930's . Romantic overflowing bouquet of roses with ribbons across a green and cream graph like background with a neoclassical des...

Rare Royal Doulton Hand Painted Glazed Vase possibly hand painted by by H. Morrey. Early 20th century with amazing hand painted artistry and glaze. Chips on the top of the vase that...

1910 Vintage Art Pottery Floral Ceramic Umbrella Holder. Gorgeous deep greens and golds.

A monumental Japanese Meiji period bronze censer urn, the elaborate multi-section exhibition piece with large high-relief dragon 'handles' to either side of the ovoid body with two s...

A fine antique Japanese Meiji twin handled bronze vase decorated with floral designs in silver, brass and copper inlay dating from the 19th century...

Late 19th/Early 20th c., large Japanese Meiji bronze floor urn. The principal decoration on both sides of the vase is rendered in beautiful and strong relief. One side depicts birds, possibly skylarks, in flight and on flowering cherry blossom branches. The opposite side depicts herons wading and alighting on a flowering tree. the upper and lower portions of urn are decorated with repeating arched lozenges detailed with scrolls and flora. The urn is adorned with foo dog handles, unmarked. This is an impressive and beautiful bronze urn. In bronze-working, Meiji period craftsmen were newly empowered to attempt distinctive, innovative, and complex pieces. Makers were influenced less by the West than by China, which had had a relationship with Japan stretching back thousands of years, far further than Japan’s recent association with Western powers. Artistry in bronze-work reached new heights in the Meiji period, as a number of metalworking schools developed, creating intricate pieces including vases, sculptures...

19th century Meiji Period diminutive bronze vase with lovely etched and applied decoration. A raised gilt bird is shown flying above etched bamboo on one side, gilt applied lilies wi...

This large antique earthenware vase was made in Japan is circa 1900 in the Meiji period and style. This vase stands a foot high and is done w...

A pair of large Meiji period bronze vases, each of baluster form raised on three oni-mask feet on a ring-shaped base, applied with arched mask-and-ring handles, finely inlaid in patinated metals, silver and gilt with boys playing around a large water jar...