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Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamp

Pair 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps
By Satsuma
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma porcelain vases / lamps
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps
Pair 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps
$6,171 / set
H 22.84 in Dm 9.85 in
Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain vase / lamp. Having wonderful classical
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Style Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Japanese Style Porcelain Table Lamp inspired by the Satsuma style of ceramics
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases as Lamps, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases Mounted as Lamps, figural group design with gilt accents
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20th Century Japanese Ming Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases as Lamps, Pair
Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases as Lamps, Pair
$1,150 / set
H 24.5 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Satsuma Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases lamp of baluster form raised up on stepped wooden base. The
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Satsuma Porcelain Vase Lamp
Satsuma Porcelain Vase Lamp
$987 Sale Price
38% Off
H 23 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Meiji Period Kyoto Satsuma Vase Table Lamp, Japan, circa 1880
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Antique Meiji Period Kyoto Satsuma Vase Table Lamp, Japan, circa 1880 Dimensions: – Height without
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase Fitted as Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large antique Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase fitted as table lamp with two standard sockets
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

19th-Century Japanese Satsuma Vases Mounted as Lamps, Gilt Bronze Mounts, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
19th-Century Japanese Satsuma Vases Mounted as Lamps, Gilt Bronze Mounts, Pair Offered for sale is
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Satsuma Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese satsuma vase or lamp. Having
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Satsuma Vase or Lamp
19th Century Satsuma Vase or Lamp
$2,468
H 16.93 in Dm 8.67 in
Vintage Japanese Oriental Porcelain Satsuma Vase Gold Gilt Figural Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Japanese Oriental Porcelain Satsuma Vase Gold Gilt Figural Table Lamp on Wooden Base. Circa
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Oriental Oversized Porcelain Satsuma Vase Japanese Table Lamp w/ Geese
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Antique Oriental Oversized Porcelain Satsuma Vase Japanese Table Lamp w/ Geese on Carved Wood Base. Circa
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Satsuma Baluster-Shaped Vase Lamps
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of Satsuma porcelain vases lamps. Having inset panels depicting Japanese landscapes with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Satsuma Baluster-Shaped Vase Lamps
Pair of Satsuma Baluster-Shaped Vase Lamps
$1,316 Sale Price / set
42% Off
H 14.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
19th century Satsuma Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
Made for the European market in the Meiji period, this lovely Japanese Satsuma porcelain vase has
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th C., Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vase Table Lamps with Warrior Figures
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th pair of Japanese Satsuma vase table lamps, decorated with Japanese warriors., with floral
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Pair of Satsuma Vases on later Bronze Bases as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Satsuma vases on later bronze bases as lamps with custom shades, Japan. Late 19th/ early
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20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Satsuma Moriage Oil Lamps & Dragon Jardiniere Mantel Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique parlor set of Japanese Satsuma porcelain and brass Kosmos Brenner oil lamps and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Satsuma Moriage Oil Lamps & Dragon Jardiniere Mantel Set
Antique Japanese Satsuma Moriage Oil Lamps & Dragon Jardiniere Mantel Set
$1,520 Sale Price
45% Off
H 16.75 in W 12.5 in D 10.5 in
Satsuma earthenware vase with geishas, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of slightly bulged Satsuma earthenware lamps with a gilt bronze mount. Beige background
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Faience

Satsuma earthenware vase with geishas, circa 1880
Satsuma earthenware vase with geishas, circa 1880
$3,947 / set
H 26.58 in Dm 6.11 in
Antique Pair Japanese Satsuma Table Lamps Vases Urns Meiji Period 1868-1912
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair of large early Meiji period Satsuma heavy gauge earthenware four-sided Japanese Vases
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Porcelain and Bronze Vase Transformed into a Lamp 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful and important Japanese lamp made of satsuma porcelain and gilt bronze from the 19th
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Antique 19th Century Japanese More Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Lovely Antique Satsuma Lamp Vase Set with Cranes and Turtles, Japan 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice quality with superb decoration of cranes and turtles. With elephant handles. Both lamps are
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Recent Sales

Japanese Porcelain Satsuma Vase as Lamp on Teak Base, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Porcelain Satsuma Vase as Lamp on Teak Base, Drilled & Newly Wired, Original Condition
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20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

19th Century Satsuma Large Vase Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful glazed porcelain lamp in rusts, creams, whites and burgundies. Carved apricot jade finial
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Jade

19th Century Satsuma Vase as a Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
Large Satsuma vase as a lamp with a pair of figures resting atop the urn form vase holding gold
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Satsuma Vase as a Lamp
19th Century Satsuma Vase as a Lamp
H 37.5 in W 13 in D 10 in
Pair of Satsuma Vases, Mounted as Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
Decorated with different scenes all around. Antique finish to brass base and cap. Base is 8 inches in diameter. The porcelain alone is 16 inches tall and the squared sides measure 6 ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Late 19th Century Meiji Period Satsuma Porcelain Vase Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 19th century orange glazed satsuma vases, each with handles and a bulbous body
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamp
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early Satsuma vase depicting a Japanese nobleman and woman on two panels front and back, with
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps, 19th Century Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of Japanese Meiji period (1864-1912) Satsuma vases / lamps, each with wonderful
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Striking Japanese Porcelain Satsuma Vase
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful Japanese Satsuma vase lamp. Porcelain vase has and intricate figural motif with raised
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20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Monumental 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Lamp
By Satsuma
Located in Water Mill, NY
Monumental 19th century Japanese Satsuma vase made into a lamp. Salmon like colors a wood base.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Japanese Satsuma Vase Pair as Custom Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, now as custom lamps with modern barrel shades, tall
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Monumental Japanese Satsuma Vases as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A unusual pair of monumental 19th century Japanese Satsuma vases made into lamps. The lamps have a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Japanese Satsuma Style Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Satsuma style vase mounted as a lamp, the central cartouche depicting two samurai in
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Antique 19th Century Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Satsuma Porcelain Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An amazing pair of Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases mounted as lamps with intricate handpainted
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20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Meiji Period Satsuma Bottle Vase as Lamps
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Pair of Porcelain Satsuma Bottle Vase Lamps. impressive condition, most likely converted as lamps
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Satsuma Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, having a faux basket weave pattern with bamboo
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Large Japanese Satsuma Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Lamp with nice quality bronze cap and finial over a cylindrical body flaring out at base decorated
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps
By Satsuma
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Japanese Satsuma vases / lamps, each of bottle form, having the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Satsuma Japanese Lamp Vases with Brass Base
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of midcentury Satsuma Japanese lamps with brass base and decorated with birds and flowers
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Satsuma Moriage Double Sided Hand Painted Vase Lamps
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Moriage double sided hand painted vase lamps Stunning pair of Japanese
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20th Century Japanese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vases / Candelabra
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of late 19th century Japanese Satsuma vases / candelabra. Each having wonderful
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique Satsuma Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, having a faux basket weave pattern with bamboo
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Oversized Antique Japanese Meiji Satsuma Art Pottery Lamp Base, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized antique Japanese Meiji Satsuma art pottery lamp vase features highly ornate neck of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Japanese Satsuma Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
An unusually large tapered square form vase with dragon in white glaze wrapped around vase with
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Antique 1880s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Pair of late 19th century Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of Japanese Satsuma ovoid porcelain vase Lamps with patinated bronze mountings. Gilded and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Japanese Satsuma Single Lamp
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamp of ovoid form with fine enamelling and gilded decoration, Meiji period
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Table Lamp
By Satsuma
Located in Fairfax, VA
Custom made Japanese Satsuma golden dragon design vase table lamp with silk lampshade and tigers
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Satsuma Japanese Vases Converted to Lamps
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A pair of Meiji period Satsuma Japanese vases converted to lamps. Meiji period 1868-1912 Empire of
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Satsuma Vase as a Table Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Early 1900s Japanese Royal Satsuma vase as a table lamp. Decorated with faces and figures. Meiji
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese Satsuma vases
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Japanese Satsuma oil lamps with 19th century French mounts. Electrified in the 20th Century.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of large Japanese Satsuma vases
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of 19th Century Satsuma vases with raised decorations and gilded wood bases and caps wired and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

A Pair of 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vase Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
as lamps with custom corded silk shades. Wired so that vases are not drilled.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Painted Satsuma Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 19th century pair of painted ceramic Japanese Satsuma vase table lamps with ornately detailed
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Paint

PAIR OF SATSUMA VASE NOW AS CUSTOM LAMPS
Located in Natchez, MS
Late 19th century/early 20th century satsuma vases now as custom lamps with silk shades. vases on
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Satsuma Vase Lamp
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
19th century Satsuma vase lamp with bronze top and base, well patinated and gilded decoration Meiji
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

19th Century Satsuma Vase Lamp
19th Century Satsuma Vase Lamp
H 14 in W 6 in D 6 in

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Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese satsuma vase lamp you’re looking for. A Japanese satsuma vase lamp — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese satsuma vase lamp — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese satsuma vase lamp over the years, but those crafted by Kinkozan and Satsuma are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamp?

The average selling price for a Japanese satsuma vase lamp at 1stDibs is $2,110, while they’re typically $675 on the low end and $12,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A type of Japanese pottery originated from Satsuma province in Japan is termed as Satsuma ware. A vase of this kind is known as a Satsuma vase. An interesting fact about Satsuma ware is that they feature a "makers mark" or marking as a key to help collectors unlock the value, age and authenticity of the piece. Shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese vases on 1stDibs.