About Exquisite Classics
As a premiere resource for the finest contemporary hand-painted porcelain of Japan, Exquisite Classics takes pride in presenting the work of leading contemporary artists who are carrying forward Japan’s rich porcelain heritage. With an uncompromising dedication to excellence and the highest artistic standards, Exquisite Classics showcases a carefully curated collection of unique and exceptional porcelain pieces, crafted and hand-painted by Japan’s highly acclaimed master porcelain artists and “Living National Treasures.” These artists' work have found homes in many exce...Read More

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Featured Pieces
Japanese Blue White Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary museum-quality porcelain charger, extremely intricately hand-painted masterpiece hand-painted in blue underglaze in various shades of blue on a stunni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Green Yellow Brown Framed Porcelain Panel by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary hand-painted Kutani porcelain framed porcelain panel in a square shape, one of the artist's signature works depicting C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Green Yellow Purple Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary porcelain charger in an elegant rectangular shape, one of the artist's signature masterpieces depicting Chinese zodiac animals...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Blue Red Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary vivid red, blue and gold Japanese contemporary porcelain charger in museum quality , a signed masterpiece by master porcelain artist of the Imari-Arita region of Japan’...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Purple Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite gilded and intricately hand-painted Japanese contemporary porcelain vase in an elegant shape, extremely intricately hand-painted in various hues of purple and blue, a signe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Gold
Red Blue Purple Porcelainn Vase by Japanese Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand-painted in purple, green and blue on a beautifully shaped porcelain body, a signed mast...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Red Blue Gold Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality porcelain charger, extremely intricately hand-painted masterpiece with high purity platinum and gold and hand painted in red and bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Gold PlatinumPorcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite meuseum-quality signed Japanese contemporary porcelain vase, a masterpiece by award-winning third-generation porcelain artist of the Kutani region of Japan featuring a cas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics
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Gold, Platinum
Japanese Three Panel Framed Gold Black White Porcelain Artwork by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary three-panel framed porcelain artwork in gold, black and white. This is a masterpiece by a third generation master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita region of Japan who is the descendant of an extended family of prolific porcelain and ceramic artists. The artist's profile is available upon request.
The kiln started in the 19th century with traditional kinrande techniques (gold enameled porcelain), but in accordance with the philosophy of the kiln’s founder, each subsequent generation pioneered in a field of the master’s choosing. Thus, the second generation is known for its yuri-kinsai (gold foil underglaze) and the third generation for its haku-yui (intertwining of precious-metal foils).
Yuri-kinsai was termed in the 1950s as a new glazing technique. The main feature is a highly transparent overglaze on the gilded porcelain, cutting out stencils of gold foil for underglaze decorations.
In this exceptional work, the artist has used gold leaf, black and white for expressing the dramatic scene of Tawaraya Sotatsu's influential "Wind God and Thunder God" that is considered a Japanese National Treasure. It is a pair of two-folded screens using...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary signed decorative porcelain vase, a stunning piece in an elegant shape hand-painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, painstakingly intricately gilded and hand painted in a mesmerizing deep blue in various shades on a stunning globular b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Gold
Japanese Blue Green Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese museum-quality decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand-painted in blue, red, yellow and green on a stunning ovoid shape body, a signed masterpiece by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain