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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
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Vases

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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
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Early 20th Century European Urns

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
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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
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Vases

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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
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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 ABOUT AWAJI WARE ART
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Pottery

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
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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
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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
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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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
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

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Kutani Japanese Meiji Porcelain Vase Painted with Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Japanese Meiji porcelain Kutani vase hand painted with decorative and a figural panel dating between 1868 and 1912. The elegantly shaped tall slender vase stands on a rounded unglaze...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Round Stands with Painted Floral and Bird Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of antique Chinese stands from the early 20th century, with painted floral and bird decor and carved aprons. Created in China during the early 20th century, each of this pair ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Pedestals

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Chinese Vintage Porcelain Low Squat Planter with Yellow Mustard Glaze
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese vintage porcelain low squat planter from the 20th century, with mustard color glaze and generous, tapering lines. Created in China during the 20th century, this low s...
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20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Porcelain

Mangani Italian Porcelain Hand Decorated Twin Handled Vase
By Mangani Firenze
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish Italian porcelain twin handled pedestal vase hand painted with landscape scenes by Mangani and dating from the 20th century. This tall and elegant vase stands rai...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Porcelain

Japanese Imari Vase
Located in Wilson, NC
Japanese Imari vase, the interior rim is sparsely painted with stylized flowers and foliate, the baluster shaped body is boldly and profusely decorated with stylized flowers, foliat...
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Antique 1860s Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Imari Vase
Japanese Imari Vase
H 14 in W 8 in D 8 in
Japanese Pair Meiji Twin Handled Moriage Floral Painted Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional pair Japanese Meiji twin handled decorated with moriage patterning on a floral painted ground dating from around 1900. The porcelain vases stand on a shaped round foot...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Vases

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Porcelain

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

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Porcelain

Japanese Imperial Satsuma vase, circa 1900
By Satsuma
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and imposing late 19th Century Japanese Imperial Satsuma vase. Having a cobalt blue ground, scrolling gilded foliate decoration to the colar, the central hand painted ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Hand Painted Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar - China - Mid 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage porcelain ginger jar with lid - famille rose decoration with hand painted scenic panels to the front and back - turquoise bands to the top and bottom of the jar - unsigned - ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Large Japanese Fukagawa Imari Vase, 129cm (51") high
By Fukagawa
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large fine quality late 19th Century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese Fukagawa Imari vase measuring 129cm (51") high. Having exquisite hand painted decoration of classical motifs ...
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Antique Late 19th Century 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...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Satsuma Shouldered Vases
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fine pair of Japanese Satsuma earthenware vases, ornately decorated in typical Satsuma colours with enamels and heavy gilding. The designs on the bodies of these late 19th century ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Japanese Satsuma Shouldered Vases
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Shouldered Vases
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H 9.45 in Dm 5.91 in
Pair of Japanese Kutani Vases
Located in Wilson, NC
Pair of Japanese Kutani vases decorated throughout with several panels (cartouches) in various sizes with motifs of birds, bats, flowers, foliate, trees and houses. Each vase has tw...
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Antique 1850s Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Kutani Vases
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H 12 in W 6 in D 6 in
1900 Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Huge Vase with Samurai Scenes
By Satsuma
Located in Weiningen, CH
1900 Japanese Satsuma porcelain huge vase with Samurai scenes.
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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th-Century Japanese Imari vase made in the Meiji period, circa 1870. This fine vase has a lovely fluted shape, scalloped rim, and hand painted floral design in t...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Circa 1700 Japanese Screen Pair, Cranes & Pines, Kyoto Kano School
Located in Kyoto, JP
Pines and Cranes Anonymous. Kyoto Kano School. Late 17th/early 18th centuries, circa 1700. Pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens. Ink, gofun, pigment and gold leaf on ...
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

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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
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Jars

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Pottery

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

Materials

Faience

Chinese Petite Sancai Glazed Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Sancai, or three color glaze, is a staple of traditional Chinese ceramic decoration. This bowl
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Ceramic

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

Materials

Ormolu

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 Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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 Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Large Chinese Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An impressive large Southern Chinese sancai (three color) glazed ceramic urn with mythical
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Early 20th Century Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

Large Chinese Vessel
Large Chinese Vessel
H 24 in Dm 37 in
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

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
H 76.25 in W 47.25 in D 21.5 in
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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Pottery

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
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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

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
H 76.25 in W 47.25 in D 21.5 in
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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Ceramic

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

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

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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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Vases

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

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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Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Pottery

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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.