Andô Hironobu Vases and Vessels

Outstanding contemporary large Japanese porcelain vase featuring a fascinating and detailed geometric progression that is hand painted in...

Exceptional large gilded contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain three-piece raised lidded jar, hand painted in red and blue with generous gold details, depicting scalopped panels...

Large Awaji pottery vase with sprigged chrysanthemums and green and white glazes, circa 1930. Measures: 18 1/4" high, 9 1/2" diameter. Excellent condition.

A fantastic, wonderfully glaze stoneware Banko ware vase with beautifully detailed craftsmanship. Banko ware pottery is thought to have originate...

A beautiful pair of Modern periwinkle blue Japanese vases with octagonal base, pinched waist, and clover like design at neck/top. Marked underneath/bot...

A fine old or antique Japanese stoneware vase. In a squat vase form with ribbed decoration throughout. In the style of Bizen ware. ...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary porcelain decorative vase, intricately hand painted in various shades of underglaze blue on an elegantly shaped porcelain body, a signed masterpiece...

Exceptional large Japanese Imari porcelain vase, gilded hand painted in bold hues of green, purple and blue on a stunningly shaped porcelain body, a signed masterpiece by highly accl...

Exquisite very large contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative three-piece raised lidded jar, hand painted in underglaze blue and white , depicting a landscape from Japan's countrys...

Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in blue on a beautifully shaped body in pure white, a signed piece by widely acclaimed master porcelain artist...

A striking blue and white vase from the studio of Japanese Potter Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected ceramist from Meiji Period. Born as Miyagawa Toranosuke, Kozan established his pottery studio in Yokohama around 1870s and later became one of the appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household. His work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century and won many grand prizes. With a relative large size, this vase is decorated with underglaze cobalt blue using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking dimensional misty winter landscape. The pine trees with upright trunks and down-sweeping branches appear receding into the depth of the mist, forming an visually unending forest. Known as one of the most creative ceramists, around 1880s, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze. New colors allowed him to create underglaze design that appeared bright, smooth and glossy. He even invented his own receipt of cobalt blue to achieve a much brighter yet softer shade, as evident on this vase. To create landscape that is realistic and dimensional, more common in the western paintings, he was inspired by the native Japanese ink painting technique developed around 1900 by Yokoyama...

Exquisite Japanese contemporary ko-Imari (old Imari) style hand-painted decorative porcelain vase in green, red and blue , a signed masterpiece by widely acclaimed master porcelain a...