Kazuo Yagi Furniture

Incredible modernist dual spout Ikebana stoneware flower vase. Signed on the base. Japan, 1960

A rare and important vase by Guido Gambone with black and white geometric design. Being sold in as is condition. Brakes and repairs to upper area, some pieces missing. It displays we...

Shadow 2 sculpture A work of harmonization of darkness and light, cold and heat: yin e yang. A stunning sculpture with black crakle' and black dots on the brighter side and tiny w...

A very nice MCM Japanese ikebana semi-circle ceramic vase, circa 1970s. The vase is in great shape with no chips or cracks and has a wonderful mid-century cu...

Incredible modernist dual spout Ikebana stoneware flower vase with off white and tan glazes. Reminiscent of Isamu Noguchi's Mu sculpture. Signed on the interior of the base. Japan, 1960

This evocative Japonist vase was designed by Sándor Apáti Abt for the Hungarian ceramic factory Zsolnay. The vase features a radiant background of gold, green, and orange, and is ado...

Beautiful Japanese ikebana white ceramic vase, circa 1960s. The vase is in great shape with no chips or cracks and has a wonderful mid-century circular...

Outstanding Japanese modernist Ikebana ceramic/pottery pedestal vase/vessel, circa 1960s. Wonderful form and design. Has a sgraffito design around th...

Ceramic Vase, 1960's Additional Information: Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Dimensions (W x D x H): 15.5 x 15.5 x 18 cm Condition: Good vintage condition, with small signs of usage

Sculptural dual branch ceramic modernist Ikebana White glaze with a fantastic form. Retains a partial original paper label. Japan, 1960s

Very unique Japanese vase with abstract pattern in a variety of brown tones. The deepest brown glaze is raised, giving the vase a wonderful tactile texture.

A large Japanese ceramic vase from the end of Meiji period circa 1890-1910s by Kinkozan (1645-1927). One of the largest studio manufacturers of the export ceramics at the time based in Kyoto. In the typical style of satsuma made at the turn of 20th century, the vase is elaborately decorated with a rather unusual kinran-de (gold paint) and green enamel highlight on a mottled brown background. The painterly decoration depicts a large seasonal floral arrangement in a circular fashion. Besides the obviously superb craftsmanship, what sets this particular vase apart from many lower quality and mass-produced pieces is its tone-on-tone color pallet that is visually somber and the small and sensitive details that heralds the change of the seasons. When the viewer goes beyond the first casual glimpse of the blossom and foliage, one would notice that on the edges of certain leaves as well as along the stalks, there accumulates a very thin layer of the white dust that represents the frost. The flower in bloom are chrysanthemums. Despite of being splendid, they are the messengers of the autumn. The large lotus leaf was subtly rendered in a bended and slightly withered manner, just past its prime. Although the lotus is still in bloom, the prominent seed pod indicates it may be the last for the season. The sentimental capture of the change of the seasons is not unusual in Japanese art. This vase poetically represents such a subtle transition from summer to fall, perhaps depicting the very first frost. The neck of the vase is also slightly unusual with two rolled rings...