Abstract Japanese Ceramics

Arita Ware

Japanese Vase Signed

Japanese Terracotta

Japan Abstract Art Midcentury

Early 20th Century Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Abstract Motif Miro

$375

Early 20th Century Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Abstract Motif Miro

Located in Vancouver, BC

A wonderfully one of a kind ceramic. Porcelain glazed on earthenware clay. Signed on the back. A great addition to your collection. The maker is unknown but it has VERY distinct ...

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Two Japanese Earthenware Tamba-Tachikui Dishes with Abstract Decoration

$1,113

Two Japanese Earthenware Tamba-Tachikui Dishes with Abstract Decoration

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Two Japanese earthenware Tamba-tachikui dishes with abstract decoration, one dish signed, third quarter 20th century -Diameter 31.5 cm- Tamba-tachikui ware (called Tamba-tachikui ya...

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20th Century Japanese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Kinpei Nakamura Signed Japanese Abstract Pottery Vase With Original Sealed Box

$995

Kinpei Nakamura Signed Japanese Abstract Pottery Vase With Original Sealed Box

Located in Studio City, CA

Kinpei Nakamura was born in the town of Kanazawa, A chance encounter with pottery master Kitaôji Rosanjin at a young age influenced him greatly and he began his artistic pottery car...

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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Japanese Signed Artisan Mingei Shigaraki Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Abstract Vase

$295

Japanese Signed Artisan Mingei Shigaraki Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Abstract Vase

Located in Studio City, CA

A quite striking Japanese Shigaraki Ware pottery vase featuring a very abstract, multi-layered ash glazed texture.

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Japanese Black and White Glazed Ceramic Vase with Abstract Botanical Motif

$790

Japanese Black and White Glazed Ceramic Vase with Abstract Botanical Motif

Located in Fukuoka, JP

This striking ceramic vase from Japan, dating to the late 20th century, features a bold monochrome palette and a highly expressive surface. The bulbous form tapers into a narrow neck...

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Modern Japanese Porcelain Studio Vase with Organic Abstract Design

$7,000

Large Modern Japanese Porcelain Studio Vase with Organic Abstract Design

Located in Hudson, NY

Artist signature on the bottom and on original storage box: Hasegawa Isamu. Hasegawa Isamu was born in 1925 in Kyoto, son of famed porcelain artist Hasegawa Hakuho. He studied un...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Blue and White Abstract Form Dishes by Nakashima Katsunori

$7,500

Pair of Japanese Blue and White Abstract Form Dishes by Nakashima Katsunori

Located in Hudson, NY

Original signed box. About the artist: Nakashima Katsunori (1963-2014) was born in Seto City, near the industrial city of Nagoya. He graduated from the Aichi prefectural School of Ce...

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-century Japanese Abstract Floral Ashtray In Orange, Brown, and Tan

$300

Mid-century Japanese Abstract Floral Ashtray In Orange, Brown, and Tan

Located in Miami, FL

Mid-century Japanese Abstract Floral Ashtray In Orange, Brown, and Tan Offered for sale is a Mid-century Modern ceramic glazed ashtray created in iconic Mid-century colors. The base...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Abstract Painted Vase by Scarlet Pottery

$2,000

Blue Abstract Painted Vase by Scarlet Pottery

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery." It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone. Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...

Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Small White Vase with abstract painting by Scarlet Pottery

$2,000

Small White Vase with abstract painting by Scarlet Pottery

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery." It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone. Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...

Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large White Vase with abstract painting by Scarlet Pottery

$2,500

Large White Vase with abstract painting by Scarlet Pottery

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery." It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone. Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...

Category

2010s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

silvia vassilevaTerracotta Knott, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2022

$1,350

Terracotta Knott, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By silvia vassileva

Located in Yardley, PA

Contemporary minimalist abstract inspired by Japanese calligraphy and ceramics.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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1967 Double-Sided Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda (1939-2011)

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H 13.25 in W 7 in D 3.5 in

1967 Double-Sided Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda (1939-2011)

By Tomiya Matsuda

Located in Chicago, IL

Glazed and pierced vertical abstract sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda, Japanese (1939-2011).

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Patrick Horsley Handmade Stoneware Abstract Modern Graphic Design Tray Wall Art

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H 2 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in

Patrick Horsley Handmade Stoneware Abstract Modern Graphic Design Tray Wall Art

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Stoneware tray or wall piece with superb graphic design, created by Patrick Horsley of Portland, Oregon. Piece is signed as seen in my third picture. Two holes on the foot indicate t...

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Copper Abstract Sculpture/Bud Vase

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H 16 in W 7.5 in D 6 in

Japanese Copper Abstract Sculpture/Bud Vase

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

3-613 Japanese copper clad ceramic bud vase/sculpture Ceramic vase clad in molted copper.

Category

Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Copper

Ohira Kazumasa Signed Modern Abstract Japanese Bizen Ware Pottery Sculpture Vase

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H 4 in W 6.5 in D 3.25 in

Ohira Kazumasa Signed Modern Abstract Japanese Bizen Ware Pottery Sculpture Vase

Located in Studio City, CA

A very beautiful, abstract form Bizen ware sculptural vase by renowned Japanese contemporary potter Ohira Kazumasa who creates Environment Ceramic Art and takes his inspiration from ...

Category

20th Century Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

20th Century Abstract Double Opening Ceramic Vase

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H 12 in W 5.5 in D 5 in

20th Century Abstract Double Opening Ceramic Vase

Located in Miami, FL

20th Century Abstract double opening ceramic vase made in Japan. Beautiful brown rough textured ceramic ridged body with abstract glazed hand painted design. Unique shape with two du...

Category

20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

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H 22.84 in Dm 20.87 in

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Contemporary terracotta abstract sculpture with white porcelain, by Yoshimi. Japan, circa 2005.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

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H 14.18 in W 14.18 in D 7.88 in

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Contemporary terracotta abstract sculpture with white ceramic, by Yoshimi. Japan, circa 2005.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

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H 14.57 in Dm 14.18 in

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Contemporary terracotta abstract sculpture with white ceramic, by Yoshimi. Japan, circa 2005.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

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H 15.75 in Dm 13.39 in

Contemporary Terracotta Abstract Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Very nice terracotta abstract sculpture with white ceramic made by Yoshimi. Japan, circa 2005.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Japanese Antique Ceramic Vase - Japandi Wabi-Sabi

$500

H 13.78 in Dm 12.21 in

Japanese Antique Ceramic Vase - Japandi Wabi-Sabi

Located in Chiba, Chiba

A Japanese antique ceramic vase with a quiet, time-worn presence. The piece shows a small chip along the rim, and several kiln marks remain visible on the body—subtle traces of its h...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Antique Japanese Sue ware [Sueki] straight-mouth jar / Wabi-sabi pottery/vase

$800

H 6.62 in Dm 5.4 in

Antique Japanese Sue ware [Sueki] straight-mouth jar / Wabi-sabi pottery/vase

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old Japanese jar of Sue ware (Sueki), fired using a technique believed to have originally come from the Silla kingdom of the Korean peninsula. Similar vessel forms can...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Antique Pair of Japanese Edo Arita Kraak Porcelain Dishes, circa 1690

$2,817

H 10.83 in Dm 1.19 in

Antique Pair of Japanese Edo Arita Kraak Porcelain Dishes, circa 1690

Located in Nottingham, GB

A magnificent and unusually well-matched pair of large Japanese Arita porcelain Kraak-style chargers, dating to circa 1690. Measuring approximately 27.5 cm in diameter, these impres...

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Antique Late 17th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Tokoname Pottery Jar / Late 12th Century / Wabi-sabi

$1,500

H 14.18 in W 13.9 in D 13.35 in

Antique Japanese Tokoname Pottery Jar / Late 12th Century / Wabi-sabi

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a Tokoname ware jar made in the Heian period, around the end of the 12th century. It comes with a wooden storage box. Tokoname ware is pottery that has been made on the Chit...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Antique Japanese pottery vase / Late 16th to early 17th century / tokoname ware

$900

H 12.41 in W 9.93 in D 9.65 in

Antique Japanese pottery vase / Late 16th to early 17th century / tokoname ware

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This piece is an old Tokoname ware jar produced in the Tokoname region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is believed to date from the Momoyama period to the early Edo period (late 16th ...

Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Japanese antique Bizen ware vase / 15th-16th century / Wabi-sabi vase/Tsubo

$1,300

H 15.95 in Dm 13.47 in

Japanese antique Bizen ware vase / 15th-16th century / Wabi-sabi vase/Tsubo

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This Bizen ware jar was fired in the Bizen region of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen ware is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns and is known as one of the oldest pottery styles in Japan. Its...

Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Brutalist Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase - Signed

$350

H 7.5 in Dm 6 in

Brutalist Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase - Signed

Located in San Diego, CA

An interesting brutalist style studio pottery stoneware vase, circa 1970s. Cool and different piece that is signed on the underside. The vase is in very good condition with no chips...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 17th-18th Century/ Wabi-Sabi /Tokoname

$1,760

H 20.87 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar 17th-18th Century/ Wabi-Sabi /Tokoname

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Tokoname is a region in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the country's oldest pottery centers, with a history dating back to the 12th century. This jar, despite cracking ...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antique Large Pottery Vase late 19th early 20th century / Wabi Sabi /

$1,800

H 29.14 in W 23.63 in D 21.66 in

Japanese Antique Large Pottery Vase late 19th early 20th century / Wabi Sabi /

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a large antique Japanese ceramic jar, embodying a strong sculptural presence shaped by earth, fire, and the passage of time. It is believed to originate from the Tokoname re...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Vases

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Abstract Design Pottery Plate

$395

H 2 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in

Vintage Abstract Design Pottery Plate

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This pottery plate presents a shallow, rounded form with gently curving sides that rise from a wide central well to a modest raised lip, a simple silhouette that allows the abstract ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Edo Pottery Vase 18th Century / Tsubo

$1,800

H 24.02 in Dm 18.51 in

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Edo Pottery Vase 18th Century / Tsubo

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a very old ceramic vase made in Japan. It was made in the Edo period (1860s-1860s). It is called Shigaraki ware in Japan. This large vase was used to hold and carry tea leav...

Category

Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Vases

Materials

Pottery

Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase/withered wabi-sabi vase/16th century

$900

H 15.16 in Dm 12.84 in

Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase/withered wabi-sabi vase/16th century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is Shigaraki ware pottery made in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Shigaraki ware is said to have been born in the Shigaraki region of Shiga Prefecture around the 8th century and is one...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Jars

Materials

Pottery

Antique Arita Edo Period 17/18C Japanese Porcelain Plate. Rare design

$675

H 1.86 in Dm 12.21 in

Antique Arita Edo Period 17/18C Japanese Porcelain Plate. Rare design

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Description A very nice blue and white dish plate Edo period. Condition In general very good condition. A firing flaw close to the rim and a hole for hanging. Size: 31x4.7CM Diamet...

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Distorted Shape Pottery Vase 1860s-1920s / Tsubo

$800

H 14.57 in Dm 13 in

Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Distorted Shape Pottery Vase 1860s-1920s / Tsubo

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

A beautifully aged Japanese storage jar. It embodies the quiet strength of traditional, practical pottery. Its form is distorted. Distorted jars are not usually found on the market,...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Pottery

Shigaraki Tsubo Ceramic Vessel, Edo Style, Glazed, Japan, 18th Century

$3,500

H 17 in Dm 14.5 in

Shigaraki Tsubo Ceramic Vessel, Edo Style, Glazed, Japan, 18th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Japanese ceramic vessel from Shiga, Japan. This piece gains its unique glaze and irregularities from the firing process in which wood is added to the kiln. The ash that is produced t...

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Mino Yaki Pottery Vase by Kenzo Toen, Japan, Circa 1960

$67

H 6.25 in Dm 4 in

Vintage Mino Yaki Pottery Vase by Kenzo Toen, Japan, Circa 1960

Located in Fairfield, CA

A vintage Japanese Mino Yaki pottery vase. Lovely earthy glazes. Made by Kenzo Toen of the Gifu Prefecture, signed on the base.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

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$695

H 3.25 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in

Japanese Asian Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl

Located in Studio City, CA

A stunning Japanese stoneware studio pottery chawan tea bowl that features a beautiful, heavy and sumptuously multi-glaze with wonderful shifts in color and texture. This bowl is wit...

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Pottery Sake Bottle Vase

$2,495

H 4.6 in Dm 4 in

Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Pottery Sake Bottle Vase

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful, perfectly shaped and balanced antique Bizen ware shibui sake bottle (tokkuri) vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a uniqu...

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Studio Pottery Closed Form With Rattle Sculpture

$8,500

H 4.25 in Dm 4 in

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Studio Pottery Closed Form With Rattle Sculpture

By Toshiko Takaezu

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and quite engaging sumptuously glazed closed-form sculpture with rattle by renowned Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu, famed for her use of color,...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Modern Japanese Studio Pottery Oribe Moon Flask Vase by Ken Matsuzaki

$4,800

H 9.8 in W 8 in D 3.5 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 showcases distinguished "moon flask" form with shoulder loops. The moon flask form was wide...

Category

Early 2000s Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Vessel Urn

$895

H 5 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Vessel Urn

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, unique, and handcrafted piece of ancient Japanese Sueki Sue ware pottery dating back to the 500-600s (6th-7th century). Sueki/ Sue pottery was a blue-gray form of stonew...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

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Abstract Japanese Ceramics For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of abstract japanese ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Impressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes contemporary. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Abstract japanese ceramics available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes black, beige, brown, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Dave Fox, Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos, Nancy Genn, Yasuhide Kobashi and Arthur Secunda are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in acrylic paint, paint and synthetic resin paint. If space is limited, there are small abstract japanese ceramics measuring 4 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 144 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are Abstract Japanese Ceramics?

Abstract japanese ceramics can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,600, while the lowest priced sells for $298 and the highest can go for as much as $460,003.

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The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.