Sancai Vase
Chinese Sancai-style Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese Sancai-style glazed vase with four handles to shoulder.
Green decoration on white glaze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Sancai Glazed Covered Jar
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century Chinese Sancai glazed earthenware decorative covered jar of an amphora shape
Category
Early 20th Century European Urns
Materials
Pottery
Antique Awaji Pottery Sancai, Three Color Glaze Japanese Covered Jar
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Awaji pottery covered jar in rich sancai glaze, circa 1900. 2 1/2" high, 4 3/4" diameter
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Jars
Materials
Pottery
Green Glazed Maitland-Smith Fantail Vase
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
A contemporary iteration of the classic Chinese phoenix-tail vase form, this tall porcelain urn by
Category
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Green Glazed Maitland-Smith Fantail Vase
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
A contemporary iteration of the classic Chinese phoenix-tail vase form, this tall porcelain urn by
Category
Late 20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Tang Sancai Tri Glaze Chinese Pottery Vase
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful sancai tri-glazed jar of the Tang dynasty style. The jar of globular form, is covered
Category
20th Century Chinese Tang Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Art Nouveau Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, ca. 1900s
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Art Nouveau
Flower Vase
Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery
ca. 1900s
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Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pottery
H 9.75 in W 4.75 in D 3.63 in
Japanese Art Nouveau, Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, Ca. 1900
By Awaji Pottery
Located in New York, NY
creating unadorned monochromes, two-tone glazes, three-color glazes (sancai), incised decoration (most
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Ceramic
H 12.5 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Qing, Antique 20th century Sancai-Glazed Dragon Pattern Porcelain Vase
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Qing, antique 20th century Sancai-glazed dragon pattern porcelain vase /
Condition: Shows normal
Category
20th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Sancai Meiping Mounted Lighter mid 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A small antique late Qing to early Republic Chinese porcelain meiping vase, ingeniously converted
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Figures of Guan Yin and Lion
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed pottery figures / sculptures of Guan Yin and Lion on
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
No Reserve
H 44 in W 28 in D 15 in
Modern Japanese Studio Pottery Oribe Moon Flask Vase by Ken Matsuzaki
By Ken Matsuzaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary studio ceramic vase made by Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki (1950-). The vase
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bunny Williams Home Pheasant Feather Lamp (Blue)
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
table. The lamp’s ceramic vase is hand-painted in deep blue tones before a final glazing and firing to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Bunny Williams Home, Small Pheasant Feather Lamp, 'Blue with Gold Base'
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling pheasant feather glaze—inspired by the traditional sancai or tri-colored glaze
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Bunny Williams Home, Small Pheasant Feather Lamp 'Blue with Blue Base'
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling pheasant feather glaze—inspired by the traditional sancai or tri-colored glaze
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Tang Dynasty Splash and Drip Glazed Ovoid Jar, circa 8th Century
Located in Austin, TX
abstract drip glaze, China, circa 8th century.
The tall, slender vase of elegant proportions, with a
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Offering Vessel With 8 Lotus Petals in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
by a form known as a vase.
Has a combined measures including the lid of 8.25 by 7 inches
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
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Pair of Japanese Satsuma Shouldered Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
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Large Japanese Fukagawa Imari Vase, 129cm (51") high
By Fukagawa
Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Japanese Antique Bamboo Hat/1868-1920/Folk Tools/Wall Hanging Decoration
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a traditional Japanese hat.
Japanese people wear hats like this to protect their heads from the hot sun.
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1992 Modern Textile Woven Cranes & Grass Wall Hanging #418 by Don Freedman
By Don Freedman, Interlude
Located in Topeka, KS
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Japanese Imari Vase
Located in Wilson, NC
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Antique 1860s Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Porcelain Cache-Pot Planter with Blue and White Mountainous Landscape
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage porcelain cache-pot planter from the mid 20th century with hand-painted blue and white décor depicting landscapes, architectures and figures in boats patterns. Crea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Silk Painting by Kano Chikanobu, Crane, Pine & Camelia
Located in Kyoto, JP
Birds & Flowers of the Seasons
Pheasants & Plum in Snow
Unframed painting. Ink, pigment and gofun on silk
Kano Chikanobu 1819-1888
Signature: Chikanobu
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H 46.25 in W 19.5 in D 0.01 in
Japanese Fine Antique Currency Exchange Shop Sign, Hand Carved
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a beautifully handmade and hand carved black lacquer colored antique shop sign -kanban- for a Japanese currency exchange shop. The kanji translates to "currency exchange". M...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
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Japanese Hand-Painted Imari Planter with Landscape, Tree, Flowers and Books
Located in Yonkers, NY
Immerse your home in the rich tapestry of Japanese art with this early 20th-century hand-painted Imari porcelain planter. A masterpiece of traditional craftsmanship, it boasts a dyna...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1700 Japanese Screen Pair, Cranes & Pines, Kyoto Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
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Anonymous. Kyoto Kano School.
Late 17th/early 18th centuries, circa 1700.
Pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens.
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
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Located in Yonkers, NY
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Porcelain
"The Crane's Departure" / Kimono Art, Textile Wall Art, Japanese Art
Located in Shibuya City, Tokyo
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Small Vintage Decorative Posy Vase, Japanese, Hand Painted, Flower Pot, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage decorative posy vase. A Japanese, hand painted flower pot, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Charmingly finished and of petite proportion - ide...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Ceramic
H 7.88 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
White Vintage Vase Curved Body & Flared Neck
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage blanc de Chine altar vase from the mid 20th century, with flaring neck. Experience the timeless elegance of traditional Chinese craftsmanship with this vintage mid-...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vases
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Porcelain
Japanese Imperial Satsuma vase, circa 1900
By Satsuma
Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Awaji Studio Thrown Stoneware Vase in Tri-Color Volcanic Glaze & Crackle Effect
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
Dramatic turned stoneware vase from the studios of Awaji, Japan, featuring a brilliant tri-color
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Nouveau Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Parvillèe Pair of Carps & Heron, circa 1870
By Léon Parvillèe
Located in Paris, FR
defender of polychrome architecture, a researcher and an art historian. In the pair of vases, the artist
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Antique Late 19th Century French Ceramics
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Awaji Art Pottery Sancai (three-color) Vase, Applied Decor
Located in Wilton, CT
Cylindrical form. Applied decoration of chrysanthemums and foliage beneath green and aubergine glaze over yellow crackle ground.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Vases
Chinese Petite Sancai Glazed Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Sancai, or three color glaze, is a staple of traditional Chinese ceramic decoration. This bowl
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Awaji Art Pottery Yellow Flambe Vases
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair Awaji pottery baluster form vases with striking sancai(yellow, green, aubergine) flambe glaze
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Vases
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Porcelain Biscuit Glazed Vase with Peach and Bat Motif
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese porcelain bottle form vase with relief decoration of bats and peaches. Glaze is slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Vases
Chinese Pottery Vase Sancai Glazed with Bees
Located in Somis, CA
A Tang style sancai glazed pottery globular vase. The rounded body is applied with five rosettes
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20th Century Chinese Tang Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Antique Pair English Georgian Stoneware Davenport Tankards Mugs Equine Hunting
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Dublin, Ireland
need only about 800 °C (1,470 °F). They have been used for about 2,000 years in China e.g. sancai
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Vases
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Ormolu
H 5.25 in W 6.5 in D 4.75 in
Dramatic Ugo Zaccagnini Vase Converted to a Lamp
Located in Wilton, CT
era vase with terrific monster tongue handles, geometric relief decoration, and vibrant sancai (three
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Bunny Williams Home Pheasant Feather Lamp (Brown)
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
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Ceramic
Bunny Williams Home Pheasant Feather Lamp 'Brown'
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
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Ceramic
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Located in Chicago, IL
An impressive large Southern Chinese sancai (three color) glazed ceramic urn with mythical
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Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
rendered in a fantastic sancai ("three colors") color palette. Each bottom frieze depicts scholars objects
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Very old Chinese pottery/9th century/excavated pottery/Tang dynasty
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
as yellow, blue, white, and green, but it is called Tang Sancai because three colors are mainly used
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Vases
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Bunny Williams Home, Small Pheasant Feather Lamp, 'Blue with Gold Base'
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
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Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Located in Chicago, IL
rendered in a fantastic sancai ("three colors") color palette. Each bottom frieze depicts scholars objects
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets
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Elm, Lacquer
Bunny Williams Home Pheasant Feather Lamp, Brown
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
table. The lamp’s ceramic vase is hand-painted in warm brown tones before a final glazing and firing to
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Table Lamps
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A pair of Japanese Awaji Flambe Glazed Vases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Awaji Sancai (three color) glazed vases with applied figures and a wonderful robust
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Pottery
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Ceramic
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Sancai Vase For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sancai vase you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each sancai vase for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, pottery and porcelain. Find 7 options for an antique or vintage sancai vase now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect sancai vase — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A sancai vase made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Awaji Pottery, Bunny Williams Home and Maitland Smith each produced at least one beautiful sancai vase that is worth considering.
How Much is a Sancai Vase?
The average selling price for a sancai vase at 1stDibs is $1,688, while they’re typically $795 on the low end and $38,000 for the highest priced.
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