2 Antique Shiwan Chinese Glazed Green Ceramic Chopstick Holder Wall Pocket

An impressive Antique 19th century Chinese polychrome floor vase with double handles, a scene of geisha figures seated in a garden, and calligraphy on the back. Measure: 17".  

"Late Meiji era Kutani vase, circa 1903. A beautiful porcelain blue ground centered by an intricate Geisha flanked by gold figural Foo Dog handles. Features a floral and foliat motif throughout. Signed along the base. Kutani ware, Japanese porcelain made in Kaga province (now in Ishikawa prefecture). The name “Old Kutani” refers to porcelain decorated with heavily applied overglaze enamels and produced in the Kaga mountain village of Kutani. The powerful Maeda family had established a kiln there by 1656. The clay bodies used were gray and coarse-grained. On most pieces—dishes and bowls were especially common—a white or blue-white matte glaze was decorated in dark, restrained colours, initially greens, yellows, and some reds, and later purples and dark blues. Some items had cobalt blue decoration under a white glaze. The most noted Old Kutani pieces are “Green Kutani,” in which most of the surface is covered in a green or blue-green glaze to which one or two colours have been added (or the glaze is applied evenly over a design executed in black). The bold designs of Kutani ware drew freely from Chinese ceramics, paintings, and textiles. They are renowned for their rich pictorial ornament executed in lively, intense lines. Owing to local financial problems and difficulties in obtaining the necessary pigments, the Kutani kiln was abandoned some time in the Genroku period (1688–1704). Ceramics production in Kaga enjoyed a renaissance early in the 19th century, however, including the establishment of another kiln at Kutani in the 1820s. In addition to a revival of the styles of Old Kutani ware, there arose a style using gold on a coral-red ground, which was perfected during another spate of activity that began in the 1860s. Technical advances were made and Western-style pigments were adopted, and by the 1890s modern Kutani...

An impressive mid 19th century Chinese Export Bowl. Made from porcelain with polychrome rooster and hen design. Features a lobed / scalloped shape with footed base. The interior i...

Antique early 20th century Chinese famille rose porcelain tazza / chop suey / footed altar dish with a scalloped oval edge, decorated with pink, orange and yellow flowers. Dimension...

Vintage Chinese Famille Rose bright colorful ceramic garden seat, stool or occasional side table. Features a round and oblong body with the overall shape tapering slightly at the top...

Late 20th century Chinese export moriage style polychrome porcelain lidded urn / jar / centerpiece bowl featuring a panoramic cityscape view along the Pearl River at Guangzhou. The ...

A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other househ...

A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. This pot also has a wonderful turquoise hue. Shiwan ware is a style of...

A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...

A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other househ...

A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other househ...

A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other househ...