Large Ceremic Shigaraki Tsubo by Nagaoka Masami
Located in Atlanta, GA
The exterior circle was marked with rustic geometrical patterns, which further enhances its Mingei beauty. Masami Nagaoka (1948-2013) is a Japanese potter from Izu.
Ceramic
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...
Ceramic
Japanese Antique Large Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Tamba
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Tamba Ware Vase Late Edo Period to End of the Edo Period This antique vase is striking with its powerfully protruding shoulders and low, stable center of gravity. The gradation of ...
Pottery
$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...
Pottery
Japanese Antique Storage Jar, Late Edo Period, Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique storage jar from the late Edo period, originally used for preserving food or materials. The surface displays a rich interplay of textures, with natural ash deposi...
Pottery
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...
Pottery
$1,737
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 ...
Pottery
$800
H 13.39 in Dm 9.85 in
Japanese Antique Pottery Distorted Jar late 19th–early 20th / Shigaraki/Tanba
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A powerful example of a Japanese Tamba ware storage jar, dating to the late Edo period. Fired in a traditional wood kiln, the surface reveals a striking natural ash glaze that has me...
Pottery
$1,595
H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in
Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Large Wabi-Sabi Art Pottery Jar Tsubo Ikebana Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, beautifully shaped and textured antique Japanese pottery tsubo jar/vase/pot - produced sometime during the late Edo Period (1603-1868) or early Meiji period (1868-1912) a...
Earthenware, Pottery
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,...
Pottery
$1,200
H 13.39 in Dm 11.42 in
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar late 19th–early 20th / Shigaraki/Tanba origin
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A Japanese antique vase, exuding a quiet presence. Its low rim and taut body create a simple yet powerful outline. The dark brown surface, created during the firing process, is lay...
Pottery
$730
H 16.15 in Dm 12.01 in
19th Japanese antique Tsubo, paper covered pottery vase wabi sabi pot, wood lid
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
This Tsubo, pottery Jar is a product of, at least late Edo era (estimate 1840s-1860) estimate from the style & condition. Especially, The lid is made from wood, has a good amount...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paper
$1,500
H 18.12 in Dm 14.73 in
16th Century Japanese Ko-Tamba Jar, Muromachi Period, Six Ancient Kilns PO394
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Ko-Tamba (old Tamba) jar, made around the latter half of the 16th century during the Muromachi period. Tamba ware is produced at one of the six great kiln sites of Japan c...
Stoneware, Pottery
Japanese Antique Edo Wabi-Sabi Shigaraki Tamba Tanba Art Pottery Jar Tsubo Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Tamba (Tanba) ware (or Sigaraki ware) Japanese pottery vase/jar/pot - produced sometime during the Edo Period (1603-1867). Tamba-yaki ware is a type of Japanese pottery a...
Pottery, Stoneware
$1,495
H 10.25 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Japanese Antique Momoyama Edo Bizen Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Art Tsubo Jar Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely stunning Bizen ware stoneware vase/jar/vessel - produced sometime during the late Momoyama period (1568-1600) / Early Edo Period (1603-1867). Bizen yaki ware is a type ...
Stoneware
$1,995
H 6.25 in Dm 8.25 in
Kaneshige Toyo Japanese National Treasure Signed Bizen Pottery Tsubo Jar Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, darkly fired, antique Bizen ware three-ear tsubo jar/pot/vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a line of hand-incised shoul...
Stoneware
Large Japanese Antique Shigaraki Tsubo Jar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Japanese stoneware storage jar, known as tsubo from Shigaraki kiln, circa 17th-18th century (early Edo possibly Momoyama period). The tsubo is of an impressive size at nea...
Ceramic
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
A Modernist Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A patinated bronze bowl by Just Anderson, Denmark.
Bronze
Korean antique pottery vase / Goryeo dynasty / 13th to 14th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
There is a long crack that has been repaired. Detailed images 14th and 15th. There is no water leakage, but please refrain from leaving water in it for more than two days. Also, be s...
Pottery
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Massive Ceramic Jar Tsubo by Japanese Potter Yui Tsujimura
By Tsujimura Yui
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive and magnificent ceramic Tsubo jar by Japanese potter Yui Tsujimura (1975-). Inspired by the techniques and aesthetics of the early medieval Sue ware, the artist hand builds...
Ceramic
Art Deco Bronze Vase by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Just Andersen, Sune Bäckström
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Good condition, some light scratches, scuffs and wear to the patination. Stamped ...
Bronze
$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...
Pottery
Round Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Round Pewter Vase made by Just Andersen in the 1930s. * Round pewter vase with lugs * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: 1662 (stamped ‘Just 1662’) * Year: 1933 * Condition: G...
Pewter
$1,918 / item
H 23.63 in Dm 16.93 in
Umanoff Side Table, H60 - Solid Walnut / Brass - by Arthur Umanoff for Audo
By Arthur Umanoff, Audo
Located in Bayrut, Beirut Governorate
As relevant today as it was when first designed by Arthur Umanoff in the 1950s, the reissued Umanoff Side Table balances walnut and brass on its rounded top and tripod-inspired frame...
Brass
Vintage Patinated Bronze Low Bowl, Sweden, 1960s
By Just Andersen, Ildfast, Carl Sorensen
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Patinated bronze low bowl. Great color and form being mostly mid century modern/ minimalist with a slight art deco detail. Very good original condition.
Bronze
$2,000
H 59.06 in W 66.93 in D 0.4 in
Boro0 Japanese Antiques Primitive Art BORO Indigo-dyed patchwork Old Cloth
Located in Niiza, JP
Material: cotton Width 1550 x Height 1700 x Depth 10 mm (about) weight 5 kg estimate Packaging (It will be rolled or folded and shipped in bubble wrap and cardboard.) 50cm x 50cm x...
Cotton
Limestone Planter or Trough
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage Limestone Trough Size: 19" D x 16.5"h Opening 13" w x 11" d x 10.5"h Perfect addition to your garden, this also works great for inside the home. Add your favorite house plant...
Limestone
$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...
Stoneware
Rare 'Fiorenza' Lounge by Motomi Kawakami for Alberto Bazzani
By Motomi Kawakami
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This very scarce chair by Motomi Kawakami for Alberto Bazzani is formed of two shells of orange ABS plastic, joined across their width at the lower back and front by a double metal b...
Large Han Dynasty Hu Green Glazed Mythical Beasts Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and decorative Chinese green-glazed pottery hu vase. Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). The compressed globular body encircled by eight mystical beasts of monkeys, Rabbits, de...
Pottery
$16,000
H 1.63 in Dm 9.75 in
Japanese Ao-Oribe Glazed Stoneware Dish, Early Edo Period, 17th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and rare Japanese ao-oribe glazed minoyaki stoneware dish, late Momoyama or early Edo period, 17th century, Japan. The circular dish of wheel thrown stoneware, glazed in the ...
Stoneware
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
With their rich and diverse history, antique, new and vintage Asian ceramics offer colorful and sophisticated ways to add flair to any space.
Japanese pottery dates back at least 13,000 years to the Jōmon period. Pieces from the Late Jōmon era display a rope-cord pattern encircling a pot or jug. During the Muromachi period, potters created simple bowls and utensils frequently used in tea ceremonies and were made as both functional and aesthetic objects.
Ceramics made during Japan’s Meiji period, from 1868 to 1912, reflected an explosion of artistic expression propelled by new access to international trade. Details became more intricate and refined, and colors were enhanced with new glazing practices.
Chinese porcelain, meanwhile, is often identified by its shape. Each reign and dynasty had specific shapes and styles that were encouraged by the imperial ruler. During the Song dynasty, for instance, there were four dominant types of ceramic vase shapes: plum-shaped, pear-shaped, cong-shaped (tall and square) and double-gourd.
Chinese ceramics that were made during the Qing dynasty were demonstrative of an expanded artistic expression, with more delicate shapes and a focus on intricate detailing. The shapes of ceramics from this era are thinner, taller and have subtle features like a gentle flare, such as on the mallet-shaped vase.
Later, the 17th- and 18th-century interior design trend of chinoiserie brought Asian paintings and screens, textiles and other art and furniture from the continent into many European homes.
Explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage Asian ceramics on 1stDibs to find the perfect piece for your home.